What is the best book for beginners ASL? I have known ASL for many years but I have a friend that wants to learn. I’m not familiar with the books that are out there now.
Great news, you can now suggest a website/app. With FactSumo, your friend can learn vocabulary and grammar concepts by watching a video clip of an ASL teacher sign to him/her.FactSumo is a simple website/app that gives you lots of chances to practice. With immediate corrective feedback, you’ll learn from your mistakes while getting another chance to get it right.Get started for free with our ASL Beginner 1 series:https://link.factsumo.com/6ANg/I...With a good grasp of vocabulary and grammar, your friend will be ready to practice with you in no time!Good luck!
What are the best ABC stories in ASL?
For those who are unfamiliar with this art form, “ABC Stories” are creative stories told in ASL (I’m unsure if other signed languages possess this particular literature format) in which all the signs are produced with handshapes following the English alphabet order (A, B, C, D, etc.). However, although the signs use the fingerspelled handshapes representing the letters of the alphabet, the signs do not necessarily have any relationship with English words starting with that letter. Thus, signs with the B handshape do not necessarily correspond with English words such as “book”, “bear”, “beautiful”, and so on, although there might be some coincidental connections such as the sign for BOOK (which actually is signed with flat hands, but may be modified to use a specifically “B” handshape — more on that later).There are certain rules for how an ABC (or another variation, “number stories”) story is constructed.The story must follow the English alphabetical (or numerical) order. A comes before B, which comes before C. 1 comes before 2, which comes before 3. And so on.You can do variations such as Z - A or 10 - 1 (backwards) ordering, but your ordering must follow a logical, consistent pattern — you can’t do random orderings such as B-T-X-Y-A or 5–9–1–2–4.Each handshape should be used only once, to represent one concept. To repeat the use of a handshape for different concepts would be equivalent to reciting “A B B C DDD EE F GGGG” or “1 1 2 3 444 5 6….”. It is not logical and does not make sense.Handshapes should be easily recognizable as representing that letter or number. While some modifications in handshapes for “poetic license” are acceptable, extensive modifications which would alter the meaning of the sign or transform the original handshape’s recognizability as representing that letter or number are not allowable.I created a vlog which discusses these rules and gives some visual examples of what I was talking about above. It is captioned for the signing impaired.Now that you know the basic rules for ABC/Number stories, you can search the internet for examples of these types of stories and evaluate for yourself whether they are good or bad exemplars.I’ll give you an example I like here. Watch it and identify where it follows the rules given above, and where the rules are “broken” or “bent”.
How hard is it to learn ASL?
It’s exactly as hard to learn ASL as it is to learn Japanese, Tagalog, or any other foreign language that is totally unrelated to English.My experience with teaching ASL at the university level was that my students consistently outperformed their peers who were taking Spanish, French, and other spoken languages. They developed communication skills faster and more effectively; they had larger vocabularies than their spoken-language counterparts; they mastered the grammatical structures earlier. I attribute this difference to two factors:They worked harder.They were more willing to take risks with the language, and to fall on their faces, if necessary, while they were learning.First, college students who study ASL usually enroll in ASL classes because they’re interested in the language and want to learn it. A high proportion of the students in introductory ASL classes are ASL majors, and even the non-majors are there because they want to be there. ASL students tend to practice their language skills voluntarily when they’re outside of class. They tend to join ASL clubs. They actively seek out deaf people so that they can improve their skills. Whenever they take an English or history class that happens to have a Sign Language interpreter in it, they spend more time concentrating on what the interpreter is doing than they do on the lecture.College students who study spoken language, on the other hand, frequently take those classes in order to fulfill a general education requirement, not because they want to learn the language. Their motivation is different, and it shows in their performance.Second, college students who study ASL tend to be more interested in using the language to communicate than they are in producing perfect grammatical forms. They don’t usually get hung up on the grammar rules as much as their spoken-language peers do. They’re willing to take risks with the language, and they’re willing to make mistakes. The empirical research has demonstrated, somewhat counter-intuitively, that foreign-language students who are willing to make mistakes tend to be more successful language learners.
What is the best book to learn intermediate/advanced ASL?
Practice, in real life. The best way to learn anything is by practicing little and often. It’s the same way you learned to play a sport or musical instrument. Mastery came over time and with practice.Same is true for American Sign Language.Go out and have conversations the ASL community. It’s the only way to get better at signing and learn the nuance of a language. Meetup may be a good option, depending on where you live.For specific concepts, you can try a resource like FactSumo. You’ll learn by watching a video clip of an ASL teacher sign to you. Then, we’ll quiz you on each sign and show you the signs that you’re having difficulty with more often.Download our ASL | Advanced 1 learning path, for free:http://link.factsumo.com/6ANg/6J...Good luck!
When you took Americans Sign Language classes, was there bookwork? Since it’s not a written language, would there be one?
I took ASL in college, and there was homework, but no “bookwork”.Homework typically consisted of preparing a short presentation using the new concepts taught in the previous class.I prepared by writing down the “glosses” of the signs in asl grammar order. But but this only worked if I knew the signs very well, because there was no way to write down the actual sign. Sometimes if it was a new word, I would create my own shorthand, such as indicating the hand shape using the letter of the alphabet.But there were never any reading assignments and nothing to physically turn in.
Best tools for learning a foreign language?
I recommend you these : Colloquial German/French and Teach Yourself German/French these books are great + audio CD :) Rosetta Stone is quite helpful but you're gonna lost if you don't know the Grammar from other resources! you can try "Tell Me More : German or French" it's less expensive than Rosetta Stone but it's really tough! (only if you want to master French/German and learn seriously, get this) http://www.tellmemore.com/ "Rocket French" is really great and it's quite cheap, you'll get everything you need :P (Audio Lesson, Mega Games, Rocket French Software), also available in German version. Oh yeah and this site is really helpful, you can learn German/French for free and you can also download the MP3s there :) www.ielanguages.com hope this help, but the best way to learn foreign languages is taking its class i.e Alliances Français if you want to learn French or Goethe Institute, German....
How can I teach myself Korean at home?
How to get started:I’d first try watching videos on Youtube that teach about the different sounds that exist in the language, I personally find that the sounds are the biggest obstacle to get past in the beginning. Over things like vocabulary for example. Also, try watching videos or go on sites that go step by step on how to write and read in Korean. Lucky you, unlike Chinese, you get an alphabet! Teehee!I haven’t gone through the Korean one, but Tuttle’s line of Elementary (Continued ’n Advanced) textbook series is very solid. I have it for Vietnamese and for a really good price ($20–30 depending on if there is a sale) it goes over a LOT of content! I’d recommend it to anyone! It even has an audio CD to make things easier for you~Elementary Korean (Paperback with disc)Elementary Korean Workbook (Paperback with disc)Continuing Korean (Hardcover with disc)Advanced KoreanThe 2000’s version of Elementary Korean is available FREE (not sure if you can find the audio CD or not, maybe check Piratebay -shiftyeyes-) You can check it out here : http://users.iit.uni-miskolc.hu/...I recently heard of this, it’s gone 100’s of pages worth of learning material! The textbooks/pdf are FREE and come with free audio as well!My Korean 1 (2nd edition)Talking2Koreans (3rd edition)My Korean 2Be sure to utilize flashcards and language learning apps! If you’re looking to make Korean friends and use what you’ve learned so far, use HelloTalk, it’s an app where you can do language exchanges! :)
How good is the japanese program at connections academy?
The best way to learn Japanese is through a variety of methods. You need to work on your grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Its best to think of these as separate categories and focus on each specific category as these require different methods and techniques. Start by learning the basics through grammar. These books really helped me: • Shin Nihongo no Kiso I & II • Shin Nihongo no Kiso Japanese Kanji Workbook • A Course in Modern Japanese by The University of Nagoya Press • An Introduction to Modern Japanese by Osamu Mizutani & Nobuko Mizutani These books cover both polite Japanese, which is extremely important to learn in order to speak Japanese effectively and causal Japanese, which is great for everyday conversations. Websites are not always the best way to learn Japanese. Most websites are run by people with no teaching credentials and are not even native speakers of Japanese. Some of them are just interested in making money and not in helping you in what you need to be successful in learning Japanese. How to Learn Japanese http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010...