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propose that our school should add American Sign Language as another foreign language option to choose over Spanish. I believe that we should implement some ASL in the younger children's curriculum, as in an immersion school. The students would keep up their Spanish curriculum in addition to ASL. Once they get into 5th grade, we will allow them the option to continue learning Spanish, or to continue ASL as their only foreign language. The learning of American Sign Language is useful because it…

If you asked me ten years ago what sign language was I couldn’t tell you, now American Sign language captivates me. I am so intrigued by the language and the culture, I think it is incredibly beautiful and I’ve met people who have changed my life because of it. When I was in tenth grade I signed up for my first year of American Sign Language class. I had previously learned the alphabet and a few random words in elementary school, but other than that I really didn’t know what I was doing. I…

(American Sign Language [ASL]), awareness of cultural identity (Deaf), behavioral patterns and norms, cultural artifacts, marital patterns…

twenty-nine year exploration of Sign Language at Gallaudet University in 1955, the Deaf Community’s future as an acknowledged independent community became immeasurably brighter. Through almost three decades of research, observations, learning, and writing, English Professor William Stokoe Ph.D. brought validation to the Deaf Community through by publishing his findings, which not only earned him the title of “Father of American Sign Language” but also legitimized American Sign…

American Sign Language (ASL) is made up of complex hand signals most commonly used to communicate with the deaf or hard of hearing. Unlike all other languages, ASL does not use or need neither speech nor hearing. Therefor, it is the most effective way to communicate with the deaf. Everything is made up of elements. Even the smallest bones in the human body, which are located in the ear and are vital for your ability to hear. People have been evolving form the beginning of time. Humans were…

favorite would have to be their American Sign Language lesson. I got to the school early and had the opportunity observe their daily class activity. A teacher who had a hearing disability, and was fluent in American Sign Language was running the lesson. He had the students sitting in a circle on the carpet. They each got a fun sized package of M&M’s and a work sheet that had pictures of different types of Thanksgiving foods on it. He then taught them the signs for the different foods. Such as…

Being Deaf includes living in a silent world that is not quite the same as the Hearing scene, however a hard of hearing individual can at present appreciate an extremely gainful and free life. For a hearing individual the thought of being hard of hearing and never listening to a sound in a world brimming with sounds may be an alarming thing. On the other hand, to a hard of hearing individual the inverse can be valid. Growing up Deaf, a man may miss the sounds that a hearing individual has around…

5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge affected your academic achievement? Growing up with a hearing loss, has affected me a lot with my education. I was placed in classes for the deaf (DHH) since pre kindergarten. Unfortunately, I did fall a bit behind compared to what the other kids education level was at. It’s very important to be able to hear when you’re a toddler because you are processing and learning new…

's story. T.L. lost the majority of her hearing when she was younger and became hard of hearing. She was not completely deaf and did not pursue American Sign Language as a way to communicate. She relied on her small about of hearing and lip reading to understand people. Her passion was for singing and and song writing and she worked hard to become a successful artist. I thought that it was really cool the…

they will always be part of the deaf culture and by large, the deaf society. Therefore, an outstanding aspect with the deaf culture is that one does not retire from been in the deaf culture and thus there is no aging out. Firstly, upon learning the sign language, this becomes like a permanent language just like an individual’s native language. Naturally, one may forget the new languages learned such a Spanish, Italian or French, but very hard for a deaf cultured individual to forget to…