Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Comm/Lang/Speech
Today's lecture made me think about American Sign Language. The whole reason I became interested in it was because I would see people signing or have an interaction with someone who was deaf and not being able to fully understand them or communicate back was frustrating and I decided I wanted to learn how to do it. This also applies to the ever growing Hispanic population. I took Spanish for years and you would think that I could put a sentence together but I can't and I really wish I could because I come into contact with Spanish speaking people all the time. If I had the time I would try to take a class in that also so I could communicate better.
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I totally agree with you! I feel that a person with a speech or communication disability would compare to us learning a new language for the first time. Im taking an ASL 102 class this semester and it is so frustrating trying to visually learn what the instructor is signing. I love learning new languages, I took spanish in high school for a year and Im still clueless. I feel that the key priority for a child with speech and communication disabilities is body language and expression, as in ASL.
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