British Sign Language

[buffygirl]

Hi everyone, i thought i would start a thread in regards to the topic of sign.

I was thinking i wonder if anyone on this forum has done this either through a career or for more personal reasons.

I am currently learning BSL, on a 30 week course.

I'm hard of hearing and i thought i would do it..in one part to learn as a part of a idea of a career change that i want to work with learning disabilities.

Its quite complex to learn, and to literally see life through someone where their world is silant.

[champagne_char]

I learnt BSL. Its one of the most rewarding things ive done. I learnt it school which is lucky because i would of prob never of chosen to learn it by myslef. Its quite easy and it sticks with you...go for it!

Any thing you want to know ask me

[Zetti]

I am deaf and sign BSL nearly all the time so any questions you need answering I am here

[Inactive User]

Hey Zetti! I am deaf too-wow cool you are deaf too, hehe. I do sign Total Commuication (old sign language) and New Zealand Sign language, some American sign language.

[zzazzb]

i do ASL because my cousin is deaf, and my sister took a course at uni as an elective

is there much of a difference between ASL and BSL??

[Zetti]

Hey Zetti! I am deaf too-wow cool you are deaf too, hehe. I do sign Total Commuication (old sign language) and New Zealand Sign language, some American sign language.

I do Irish sign language, BSL but I can talk as well... sometimes too much

i do ASL because my cousin is deaf, and my sister took a course at uni as an elective

is there much of a difference between ASL and BSL??

I wouldnt know, I would imagine there are some big differences but not many I

dont think

[suzannelgnz]

I did Linguistics at uni and we had about 5 lectures on Sign language and one thing that was signed by a deaf girl in my class is that you can usually understand aspects of the different sign languages but to really communicate with someone who sign a different sign language you need to form a set of universal signs so that you get the jist of what they want to communicate

[buffygirl]

Hi guys sorry took awile to get back. good to know some people have done it.

The biggest problem im finding up and till now was watching other people fingerspell, i kept getting the E and I wrong i think i was cocertrating to hard on the hand and not relaxing.. basically, i felt a couple of weeks ago i really thought oh im not going to be able to do this, im just not getting it..im not daft it takes me awile to get things i surposse.

When i got the dvd for BSL level 1 , it helped a lot, i feel more confident than i did.

The ASL is amercan sign is it?. the thing is there are different ways its a lot to learn.

Zetti.. if you really dont mind i think i could do with some help.. either here or i'll pm you? and that also goes for Champange char.. thanks

[zzazzb]

The ASL is amercan sign is it?. the thing is there are different ways its a lot to learn.

In Australia i do either ASL or Auslan sign language

[Zetti]

Hi guys sorry took awile to get back. good to know some people have done it.

The biggest problem im finding up and till now was watching other people fingerspell, i kept getting the E and I wrong i think i was cocertrating to hard on the hand and not relaxing.. basically, i felt a couple of weeks ago i really thought oh im not going to be able to do this, im just not getting it..im not daft it takes me awile to get things i surposse.

When i got the dvd for BSL level 1 , it helped a lot, i feel more confident than i did.

The ASL is amercan sign is it?. the thing is there are different ways its a lot to learn.

Zetti.. if you really dont mind i think i could do with some help.. either here or i'll pm you? and that also goes for Champange char.. thanks

you can pm me if you feel comfortable that way or here, I am happy to help

learning fingerspell for me was natural but for someone who doesnt have any background knowledge of it might feel differently i am here to help