I got an account just to let you know that I love your videos. I've been studing for 3 years to graduate in deaf studies and I'm JUST AWFUL at finger spelling. Thank you SOO much for the tips.
But very good and informative video! My hardest thing with ASL is fingerspelling. Not so much when I myself am doing it, but when others are fingerspelling something and I have to figure out what the hell they're signing. If they go reallllyy slow I can generally catch the word, but other than that I have to constantly ask them to repeat and go slower. Gets frustrating after awhile, but I hope practice does indeed make perfect.
Hey, this is interesting. Might be a regional difference, but for double consonants here in New England, you "slide" to the right when you reach two in a row instead, although the double z is the same.
hey there i just wanna say that i am a student in signing and i have been in the deaf community for so many years a lot of my friends are deaf, and i have been interpreting for so many years i just want you to know that i when figerspelling faster, is that they dont have the clarity, and one thing that i say is clarity vs speed would be better! but you did just fine! GREAT JOB and keep up that good work!
hi i live in quebec ... at malartic near vald'or. do you know if there is an english ASL school in quebec (or in ontario not too far) ? i've been searching on the internet but i can't find anything....
Thank you for sharing this with us. I think that fingerspelling is much harder than just working with signs. When I try to make words from other people's letters...oh my, it is truly dreadful! lol Practice makes perfect though, eh? So obviously, this is a great help. Thanks, again, for sharing it with us. Signing and talking at the same time is very difficult but I am sure that you will get even better (which is saying something) with practice.
OK, I am sorry for asking a stupid question, But, Is it normal, or ok to teach yourself sign language? I am not a student and i have never been to a class for ASL. But i would say i am ok. i have been teaching myself for about 6 months now. I was also wondering if you would have any advice? Thanks!
it isn't like, um.....recomended by pro interpreters, but i myself and self taught. just be careful as to how you are teaching yourself andsuch, that right there is a REALLY broad statement cause there are a lot of precautions to take...but just do your bst...that's my advice. sorry Jordan, i know it's your channel, i just felt compelled to answer.
ASLmusicLearner, I would say the problem in learning on your own is getting it wrong because the person you're learning from is not qualified/certified, and you don't get any correction when you do it wrong. For example, if you tried to learn from the blond lady from ExpertVillage, who teaches wrong signs. you could get messed up and really go wrong. Then you'd have to unlearn bad habits/wrong signs it when you meet somone who knows ASL.
Having said that, until you get into an ASL class, or meet someone fluent in ASL who would like to teach you and sign with you, I think that learning from books and videos is a good way to begin. Just make sure your source for learning is correct, is all I am saying. I also think most people never get better unless they meet and sign with deaf people who are fluent, who are the real experts!
If you watch my "About Me" vlog, you'll learn that I'm self-taught as well. But, I ran into a lot of trouble that way, and realized that going around saying "I learned ASL off of the internet" wasn't necessarily something to be surely proud of.
But you're got the right mind-set, you'll do just fine.
I think most people have a hard time signing and speaking at the same time. Like rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time. I definitely can't do it.
PIZZA! TWO ZZ's.
anxietytrip 1 year ago
Lackadaisical in spelling?
dkmitchell101 1 year ago
I got an account just to let you know that I love your videos. I've been studing for 3 years to graduate in deaf studies and I'm JUST AWFUL at finger spelling. Thank you SOO much for the tips.
Keep updating.
musterdyellow 2 years ago
There is something about you that I totally can't stand... and for some reason it helps me learn better. LOL. Whatever works right?
gyo280 2 years ago
I really like the detail in your teaching. You give important information that most teachers wouldn't think to share. Thank you.
flyboy1c 2 years ago
I like the use of the word 'lackadaisical.'
But very good and informative video! My hardest thing with ASL is fingerspelling. Not so much when I myself am doing it, but when others are fingerspelling something and I have to figure out what the hell they're signing. If they go reallllyy slow I can generally catch the word, but other than that I have to constantly ask them to repeat and go slower. Gets frustrating after awhile, but I hope practice does indeed make perfect.
weezerd16 2 years ago 2
You are very clear. And self taught? Amazing.
itakestills 2 years ago
Hey, this is interesting. Might be a regional difference, but for double consonants here in New England, you "slide" to the right when you reach two in a row instead, although the double z is the same.
Banerika 2 years ago
hey there i just wanna say that i am a student in signing and i have been in the deaf community for so many years a lot of my friends are deaf, and i have been interpreting for so many years i just want you to know that i when figerspelling faster, is that they dont have the clarity, and one thing that i say is clarity vs speed would be better! but you did just fine! GREAT JOB and keep up that good work!
wallie052002 2 years ago
hi i live in quebec ... at malartic near vald'or. do you know if there is an english ASL school in quebec (or in ontario not too far) ? i've been searching on the internet but i can't find anything....
gimkilo57 2 years ago
You want the Mackay Center ;)
NeutralMage 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing this with us. I think that fingerspelling is much harder than just working with signs. When I try to make words from other people's letters...oh my, it is truly dreadful! lol Practice makes perfect though, eh? So obviously, this is a great help. Thanks, again, for sharing it with us. Signing and talking at the same time is very difficult but I am sure that you will get even better (which is saying something) with practice.
Hotpiratechicks 2 years ago
Brilliant as always, and hardly aniclimatic :-)
jeg75nh 2 years ago
yep finally hearing ur voice! lol luv it! luv the video!
kahlaecutie 2 years ago
at last we hear ur voice man!!! :P
good job, keep it up! i, learning ASL from ur videos so thank u
H0HSLP 2 years ago
ZED!
:Canada-gasm:
amyleona2 2 years ago
Didn't know that Canadians had that effect on . . . anybody . . .
Thanks?
NeutralMage 2 years ago
Canada is just that amazing. :)
amyleona2 2 years ago
The best demonstration on fingerspelling the letters is CreativeHandsASL's video, by the way!
Banerika 2 years ago
OK, I am sorry for asking a stupid question, But, Is it normal, or ok to teach yourself sign language? I am not a student and i have never been to a class for ASL. But i would say i am ok. i have been teaching myself for about 6 months now. I was also wondering if you would have any advice? Thanks!
ASLmusicLearner 2 years ago
it isn't like, um.....recomended by pro interpreters, but i myself and self taught. just be careful as to how you are teaching yourself andsuch, that right there is a REALLY broad statement cause there are a lot of precautions to take...but just do your bst...that's my advice. sorry Jordan, i know it's your channel, i just felt compelled to answer.
Philip
terpprm 2 years ago
ASLmusicLearner, I would say the problem in learning on your own is getting it wrong because the person you're learning from is not qualified/certified, and you don't get any correction when you do it wrong. For example, if you tried to learn from the blond lady from ExpertVillage, who teaches wrong signs. you could get messed up and really go wrong. Then you'd have to unlearn bad habits/wrong signs it when you meet somone who knows ASL.
Banerika 2 years ago
Having said that, until you get into an ASL class, or meet someone fluent in ASL who would like to teach you and sign with you, I think that learning from books and videos is a good way to begin. Just make sure your source for learning is correct, is all I am saying. I also think most people never get better unless they meet and sign with deaf people who are fluent, who are the real experts!
Banerika 2 years ago
Thank you! I am learning from books right now. But i plan on going to ASL classes.
ASLmusicLearner 2 years ago
If you watch my "About Me" vlog, you'll learn that I'm self-taught as well. But, I ran into a lot of trouble that way, and realized that going around saying "I learned ASL off of the internet" wasn't necessarily something to be surely proud of.
But you're got the right mind-set, you'll do just fine.
Have a good one!
NeutralMage 2 years ago
hahaha I haven't heard your voice since you tortured me with Brittney Spears..."I never claim to know what I'm talking about" so true rotfl
Heffy7 2 years ago
"Double Zed!" =)
therealgoober 2 years ago
I think most people have a hard time signing and speaking at the same time. Like rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time. I definitely can't do it.
Banerika 2 years ago
Too true, I slow down so fast as soon as I try talking and signing at the same time. My speech. Is. Segmented.
AstralSandwich 2 years ago