Polish sign language "mama's boy"
Lyrics: M-A-M-A-B-O-Y
Mama's boy, mama's boy
Mama's boy, mama's boy
I think I am improving in speed of signing btw :D.

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Polish sign language "mama's boy"
Lyrics: M-A-M-A-B-O-Y
Mama's boy, mama's boy
Mama's boy, mama's boy
I think I am improving in speed of signing btw :D.
Sigh,,
As a hearing person, what is a good resource for learning ASL? I'd prefer to learn from a deaf person but im not sure how to research that, anyone got advice?
Anybody got recommendations for learning American Sign Language? I can hear, and have experience learning English (as a baby), Spanish (classes), Korean (classes), and Japanese (online resources). I'm not starting ASL right now I just wanna have a collection of resources and tips ready for when I do!
Plus, maybe others can use this post for that too ;)
Finally started learning ASL (American Sign Language) after like 3 years of putting it off
. . .
I rlly need to find a book on it or something though
If anyone has any resources for me and is willing to share them it would be greatly appreciated :)
All of the language learning tips are like-
Read in the language! Listen to music! Documentaries! Get a pen pal!
I AM TRYING TO LEARN ASL NONE OF THAT HELPS
ASL Resources For Beginners~
This is for a friend of mine who's asking for some good resources to start learning ASL!
ASL, which stands for American Sign Language, is a beautiful and complex visual language used primarily by Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) people.
As a HOH person myself, I was never given the opportunity to learn ASL and I think it would have been very useful to me growing up if it had been offered to me. The last year and a half, I've been learning it to change that! Here's a series of resources I've used that I've found very helpful in learning ASL!
Alphabet (Slow): YouTube Video that goes through the Alphabet slowly multiple times. I found this video very useful to easily memorize the full alphabet (with practice for a week or so afterwards)! Even though it's catered for kids, I still find it very useful!
ASL Numbers 1-100: A YouTube playlist of multiple videos that teaches you ASL numbers 1-100. If you want a single video that goes through the entire 1-100 numbering, click here. Even though it's catered for kids, I still find it very useful!
The ASL App: A learning app for ASL that you can download on your phone or other electronic device. It has 387 free short videos for beginners in ASL, and 1,633 more short videos with their $10 membership (1 time buy, not monthly). It's a great beginner app, with or without the membership!
20 Beginner Phrases: Here's a video that has a lot of good basic phrases to learn! It teaches you things such as: "Hello" "I'm learning Sign Language" "My name is..." And many more!
ASL 1 Lessons by Bill Vicars: A playlist of YouTube video lessons taught through sign! I would recommend checking these out once you have a bit more of a foundation in vocabulary!
DOs and DONTs of interacting with the Deaf Community: A good video explaining some of the ways you should and shouldn't interact with the Deaf Community when learning or using Sign Language
HandSpeak ASL Dictionary: This is a great database where you can look up how to sign various words!
ASL Fingerspelling Receptive Practice: This website provides a series of short videos of fingerspelled words that you then type out to see if you interpreted it correctly. Its great visual practice! Fingerspelling is an important skill in ASL so I highly recommend practicing as much as possible!
American Sign Language (ASL) Masterlist: A useful Tumblr masterlist with an extensive amount of links for multiple different needs, such as resources, linguistics, and ASL/Deaf websites with videos, news, vlogs, etc.
'ASL Basics' Lessons by Chris Gorges: A playlist of YouTube basics and helpful tips. He gives clear explanations for a series of different concepts, and they really help to build your vocabulary and understanding!
I hope some of you find these resources helpful! Don't forget that one of the best ways to learn sign language is by practicing with other people, ESPECIALLY with someone who's deaf! I might add to this as I find more resources and links that I think would be beneficial! Thanks for reading!💜
Post about being HoH: exist
Me:awesome! Stunning! Brilliant!
Same post: mentions sign language as a form of communication
Me: yes yes yes yes, HoH folks learning a sign language and signing yeeesss!
Same post: only mentions ASL and keeps referring to it as THE sign language, making it the default SL and/or as the only sign language HoH people could ever learn and use
Me, a very much not usamerican HoH that is learning their country SL: fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you