Comments on: Learning Sign Language (ASL)? http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/learning-sign-language-asl/ Learn Sign Language Lessons Easily and FREE Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:03:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rapid Robert http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/learning-sign-language-asl/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 Rapid Robert Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:27:42 +0000 http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/learning-sign-language-asl/#comment-2525 That's great that you want to learn the language. It's very helpful to the deaf to be able to "talk" and be understood when in a pinch....ie, at the supermarket, in an accident etc. Many churches and their affiliated groups use sign language in their services. Perhaps if you called around, you could find someone that signs regularly at church and would be willing to teach you. My congregation used to teach anyone who wanted to learn. I think the most difficult part for me was translating what I heard correctly into signing. My brain wasn't that quick. You're young and probably won't have that much difficulty. I remember most of the letters that I had to learn 50+ years ago in order to communicate with an associate at work. Some of the word sign still reside in my memory bank, but it has been too many years ago to use them usefully anymore. Definitely give it a try. (Also comes in handy when you want to silently talk with a classmate across the room) ;-) That's great that you want to learn the language. It's very helpful to the deaf to be able to "talk" and be understood when in a pinch….ie, at the supermarket, in an accident etc.

Many churches and their affiliated groups use sign language in their services. Perhaps if you called around, you could find someone that signs regularly at church and would be willing to teach you. My congregation used to teach anyone who wanted to learn.

I think the most difficult part for me was translating what I heard correctly into signing. My brain wasn't that quick. You're young and probably won't have that much difficulty.

I remember most of the letters that I had to learn 50+ years ago in order to communicate with an associate at work. Some of the word sign still reside in my memory bank, but it has been too many years ago to use them usefully anymore.

Definitely give it a try.

(Also comes in handy when you want to silently talk with a classmate across the room) ;-)

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