Sign Languages Study Group ✋
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Re: Sign Languages Study Group ✋
Hello all! I'm quite new to the forum, but I've been meaning to learn NZSL for a while now. There are some classes starting up in February, and I've gone through some of the basics from the NZSL website. That was a while back and I'd need to start again. I don't presently have any connections with the deaf community so this will probably be a big challenge for me!
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Re: Sign Languages Study Group ✋
This post may be dead, but…
I am currently studying both ASL and LSM (Mexican sign language).
For ASL—and it seems like he’s been recommended multiple times—but Dr. Bill Vicars is an amazing resource. Unfortunately, it is a resource that I haven’t found reflected in other national sign languages. For LSM, El Rincón de Molteni is a wonderful YouTube channel. And while the teacher is informative, it doesn’t have the same conversational style as Dr. Vicars’s material.
Which brings me to my major point : the difficulty of finding conversation partners for languages signed within and without the regions we inhabit. I have looked for online conversation partners ; for ASL it is difficult enough, but especially so for non-ASL languages and variants. Has anyone any sound advice on finding stable signing partners with a strong level of fluency, native or not, who don’t charge $30/hr? The language exchange element is difficult, too, for obvious reasons, but perhaps communication, learning, and conversation are enough without $$.
I am currently studying both ASL and LSM (Mexican sign language).
For ASL—and it seems like he’s been recommended multiple times—but Dr. Bill Vicars is an amazing resource. Unfortunately, it is a resource that I haven’t found reflected in other national sign languages. For LSM, El Rincón de Molteni is a wonderful YouTube channel. And while the teacher is informative, it doesn’t have the same conversational style as Dr. Vicars’s material.
Which brings me to my major point : the difficulty of finding conversation partners for languages signed within and without the regions we inhabit. I have looked for online conversation partners ; for ASL it is difficult enough, but especially so for non-ASL languages and variants. Has anyone any sound advice on finding stable signing partners with a strong level of fluency, native or not, who don’t charge $30/hr? The language exchange element is difficult, too, for obvious reasons, but perhaps communication, learning, and conversation are enough without $$.
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Re: Sign Languages Study Group ✋
Bumping this old thread because I'm learning ASL.
Any other signers currently active? If I don't get any responses here, I'll post in General, and if that doesn't work, I'll look for dedicated signing groups/websites.
I've also been thinking of reaching out to signers directly by making signing videos of my own (which I know will be awkward and error-ridden, but at least they'll show effort) and posting them on social media.
Any other signers currently active? If I don't get any responses here, I'll post in General, and if that doesn't work, I'll look for dedicated signing groups/websites.
I've also been thinking of reaching out to signers directly by making signing videos of my own (which I know will be awkward and error-ridden, but at least they'll show effort) and posting them on social media.
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