Below is my video of where I started at the beginning of this project. The few words that I did know I don't recall how I learned them. I was also able to pick up on a few of the commonly used signs from the TV show Switched at Birth.
I haven't been blogging as I've gone along on my journey so I need to recall what I have done.
My first thought when I decided to learn ASL was to decide what I want my end goal to be. This I thought would be an easy decision--why not learn a song. That was the easy part and now I am stuck on deciding which one I would like to learn from the following choices: a) "O Canada" Canada's national anthem b) "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from the Little Mermaid c) "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas d) "I Won't Say I'm in Love" from Hercules I chose these as my options because I am familiar with the English versions of all of them. The next thing that I did was look at apps in the App store. I focused on the free apps as I wanted to see what was out there for those who want to learn but don't want to spend money on apps. The apps I use: a) ASL Coach: This app provided me with the alphabet and the numbers 1-9. I used this one the most to go over the alphabet and is the one I used the most to learn the alphabet. b) Marlee Signs: I haven't used this one much, but it has a lot of sayings and common words used daily. This app has lessons or you can learn how to finger spell words. c) The ASL App: This app comes with the alphabet, numbers, universal gestures, handshape exercises and the basics. There are also other free sections you can add and some that you can pay for. For my ECMP355 class at the University of Regina, one of our assignments is to learn something, anything only using the internet and technology. We were allowed to choose whatever we wanted with no restrictions. My struggle began with what I wanted to learn. I was torn between learning how to paint with water colours or learning how to sign. I asked people around me which one they thought that I should do. They all said that water colour would be fun and a way to let off steam and relax, but that sign language would have a greater benefit as a teacher. I agreed with what they were saying, thus my decision to learn sign language.
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