ASL 4 Class Reflection

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April 22 st , I attended a Silent dinner in the Eastdale Mall in Montgomery, AL. This event only had one Deaf person due to bad weather happening throughout Alabama. Because of this, truly interact with the Deaf person was a difficult task. Though rest of us were hearing, we signed throughout the whole event. A couple of my classmates were also at this event. During the event, we conversated about our ASL 4 class and what we had left to do for the class. I saw this as an opportunity to practice Week 6’s assignment with my classmates. We took turns signing facts and giving each other advise about how to better our signed facts. After practicing with my classmates, we all showed our facts to the Deaf person and asked for advice. For the rest

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