I signed up for a weekend of no talking!!! Am I crazy? Possibly.
But it's all about communicating with your hands, ASL. It's two weekends from now and I'm really excited about it. It's about 2 hours away from here and my roommate and her friend are also signing up for it. I haven't practiced ASL in a while so I am hoping I don't feel totally lost when I'm there.
I LOVE the language, it's amazing. I am also thinking about applying to become a teacher of the Deaf, so this may help me to decide whether it's something I want to pursue professionally or just out of interest.
The course is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. It includes accommodation, food, two classes per day and activities. It cost $150. I think it will be fun!
I think that's great!! Have fun with it!
ReplyDeleteMy Friends Daughter learned to sign, and when she went for a job with Virgin airways they accepted it as a second language. so you just never know when it will come in handy. She now uses it to communicate with her baby son.
ReplyDeleteThanks, you ladies are so supportive :) Love it!
ReplyDeleteMakky's Mom, I think it's great you taught your first baby ASL. My parents taught me it too when I was born because I was a late speaker too. I also went to speech classes when I was young so it really helped them. Also allowed me to communicate a little with my grandparents.
It is such a wonderful language! I will report back on it.
That sounds really neat! I worked with hearing impaired individuals for 3 years but never learned ASL. But I still would really love to, just haven't had the time or the motivation.
ReplyDeleteI think this it is going to be a super fun weekend!
This sounds like fun! How was the experience? I've been attending classes like that and I treasured every minute of it. This is not just to acquire a new skill, but help us understand people with hearing impairment.
ReplyDeleteLynelle