Summary: You want to be able to put together personal information in understandable sentences. Learn how to talk about yourself using sign language in this free education video.
Rachel Berman is a deaf graduate student at Gallaudet University studying audiology. Besides audiology, she is very interested in researching different ways people develop language...read more
"When you're talking with a deaf person, you want to incorporate some of the things that you've learned in this series. So we'll formulate some sentences. A deaf person might ask you how you learned sign language. Maybe you learned sign language at a college class. So you could say, I learned sign at college, or I took a sign language class. Or you might say, community college. Community college. You might be wondering how a deaf person learned sign language. Some deaf people grew up learning speech, and focusing on speech therapy like myself. And then I learned sign language later on in life. I learned sign language at a camp. Another deaf person might have grown up with deaf family members. So the language they used where there from the beginning, because they were exposed by it by their deaf family members. So you might meet people from various backgrounds and communication styles. So you want to be aware of that. A deaf person might ask you a number of different questions because they want to know how you learned to sign because they are proud of the language they use. They might know teachers that you have had in your classes. They might also be able to give you some feedback. Good job."
eHow Article: Sign Language: Sentences
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