Reaction Paper: American Deaf Culture
American Sign Language is something I have been wanting to learn for a while. I have been learning a few signs here and there. But coming into this class, I did not know much about the American Deaf Culture. I knew that American sign language was a whole language of itself, with grammar included, and not just miming nor a visual form of English. But that’s about it.
After learning about American Deaf culture, a few things did surprise me. I did not know American Sign Language came about from the French. I assumed it came from Britain because that is where English is from. And the story of how ASL starting was very interesting. But what surprised me the most was that it is okay to go ahead and walk through
American Sign Language is something I have been wanting to learn for a while. I have been learning a few signs here and there. But coming into this class, I did not know much about the American Deaf Culture. I knew that American sign language was a whole language of itself, with grammar included, and not just miming nor a visual form of English. But that’s about it.
After learning about American Deaf culture, a few things did surprise me. I did not know American Sign Language came about from the French. I assumed it came from Britain because that is where English is from. And the story of how ASL starting was very interesting. But what surprised me the most was that it is okay to go ahead and walk through