Learning American Sign Language

The seminar on American sign language was. I was surprised by how intuitive some of the words were. Compared to learning other written languages in highschool which require a lot of grammar skills and are sometimes unintuitive sign language seems to be the opposite. Although it did require a lot of thinking for me because I was new to sign language, many of the words made a lot of sense. For example, a lot of the direct objects are just pointing at oneself or someone else. Other verbs were also very intuitive and seemed to flow as well. Additionally, the grammar is very simple compared to my experiences with learning Spanish and the endless conjugations. I think that sign language should be taught more even if it is at a basic level. It is so accessible and easy to practice. I had a lot of fun practicing the signs such as signing my college and major. It was also fun to learn some of the more “interesting” signs.

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  1. I agree that sign language should be taught more at a basic level. Especially since it is the only language that I can think of that uses facial expressions to frame how the phrases are being said. It is a very intimate and yet fun language to communicate with.