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<P>Shane, how different is ISL from BSL?</P>
<P>-ERIC</P>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa" <shane.gilchrist.oheorpa@gmail.com></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</I><BR>To: <I>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [sw-l] Video Transcription Lessons in SignWriting</I><BR>Date: <I>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:08:49 +0000</I><BR>>Jonathan,<BR>><BR>>i was educated orally but i picked up BSL from my best mate at my<BR>>boarding school.<BR>><BR>>However I did learn ISL when I was very young as my old primary <BR>>school<BR>>principal is 'fluent' in Irish Sign Language - even thought it was <BR>>an<BR>>oral school.<BR>><BR>>Shane<BR>><BR>>On 15/01/07, Jonathan <duncanjonathan@yahoo.ca> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>> Hi Shane and Adam,<BR>>> I have learned all
of my sign language here while in Honduras <BR>>>mostly<BR>>>from books and videos. Also from spending some time with some Deaf <BR>>>friends<BR>>>in El Salvador. None of the Deaf here in town speak sign language <BR>>>and I am<BR>>>doing my best to teach them.<BR>>> I was wondering where you learned language and if you think <BR>>>that it<BR>>>would've been easier if you had SignWriting when you learned. I am <BR>>>hoping<BR>>>that in the long run, SignWriting dictionaries will help me build <BR>>>new<BR>>>vocabulary as does an English dictionary and help me put words to <BR>>>some signs<BR>>>that I see in videos for which might get the general gist but can <BR>>>put a word<BR>>>to them or some signs that I don't get at
all.<BR>>><BR>>> Jonathan<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa wrote:<BR>>>Adam,<BR>>><BR>>> im being trained to be a Deaf interpreter too myself :-)<BR>>><BR>>> maybe we can talk more about that in private?<BR>>><BR>>> :-)<BR>>><BR>>> Shane<BR>>><BR>>> On 05/01/07, Adam Frost <adam@frostvillage.com> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>Val,<BR>>> I was debating whether I should do the video transcription <BR>>>lessons as<BR>>> well as because I don't do a whole lot of transcription from <BR>>>videos.<BR>>> But then I got thinking about your offer to be a DAC member, <BR>>>which I<BR>>> would much like, and I realize that I
would probably do some <BR>>>video<BR>>> transcription as a DAC member for SW services. So I am rambling <BR>>>off to<BR>>> say sign me up for tis course too.<BR>>> Adam<BR>>> PS It was fine for you telling the list about me working as an<BR>>> interpreter. (I like my job and I like even more having people <BR>>>wonder<BR>>> how that can be with me being Deaf. Heehee.)<BR>>><BR>>> On 1/3/07, CWren@doe.k12.ga.us <CWren@doe.k12.ga.us> wrote:<BR>>> > I would like the handwriting course, might give the video <BR>>>transcription a<BR>>> > try, and I have been waiting for a SignBank class for... a <BR>>>very long<BR>>>time<BR>>> >
too. ::grin::<BR>>> ><BR>>> > cherie<BR>>> ><BR>>> > ---------------------------------<BR>>> > Cherie Wren<BR>>> > GSD Staff Interpreter<BR>>> > 232 Perry Farm Rd<BR>>> > Cave Spring, GA 30124<BR>>> > 706-777-2328<BR>>> > 706-766-0766 Cell<BR>>> ><BR>>> > This message and any included attachments are from the Georgia <BR>>>School for<BR>>> > the Deaf and are intended only for the addressee(s). The <BR>>>information<BR>>> > contained herein may include privileged or otherwise <BR>>>confidential<BR>>> > information. If you have received this message in error, please
<BR>>>contact<BR>>> > the sender immediately, and delete it from your system.<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > "K.J. Boal" <kjoanne403@HOTMAIL.COM><BR>>> > Sent by: owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>> > 01/02/2007 08:59 PM<BR>>> > Please respond to<BR>>> > sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > To<BR>>> > sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>> > cc<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Subject<BR>>> > Re: [sw-l] Video Transcription Lessons in
SignWriting<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > ><BR>>> > >Hello Anny and Everyone!<BR>>> > >It is my hope that we can write and publish new SignWriting <BR>>>Literature<BR>>> > in<BR>>> > >2007.<BR>>> > ><BR>>> > >The Video Transcription lessons on the SW List could help us <BR>>>prepare<BR>>>some<BR>>> ><BR>>> > >new literature for publication...So it would help us in two<BR>>>ways..provide<BR>>> ><BR>>> > >instruction and give us a partly
finished document ;-)<BR>>> > ><BR>>> > >To do this we must have participants...So you are the first, <BR>>>Anny, to<BR>>> > >express interest. February is fine with me. What about <BR>>>February 5th -<BR>>> > 19th<BR>>> > >for a short video transcription course?<BR>>> > ><BR>>> > >Any others want to learn to transcribe a video in February on <BR>>>the SW<BR>>> > List?<BR>>> > >need at least three people...<BR>>> > ><BR>>> > >Thank you for your positive response, Anny!<BR>>> > ><BR>>> > >Val ;-)<BR>>> > ><BR>>> >
><BR>>> > >PS. I also realize there is a request for a Handwriting <BR>>>course...we<BR>>>could<BR>>> ><BR>>> > >do a two-week course in Handwriting starting Monday, January <BR>>>8th -<BR>>> > Monday,<BR>>> > >January 22nd. Anyone game? need at least three people willing <BR>>>to<BR>>> > >participate with me...I will give you a sentence written in <BR>>>SignWriting<BR>>> > by<BR>>> > >computer and we will learn to write that same sentence by <BR>>>hand...and I<BR>>> > >will show you the techniques I would use to write it plus <BR>>>create
a<BR>>>chart<BR>>> ><BR>>> > >of handwritten symbols for you on the web...if we don't do it <BR>>>in<BR>>> > January,<BR>>> > >we could do it in March...one course a month is plenty for <BR>>>all of us!<BR>>> > ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > Are these courses over the internet or would they have to be in <BR>>>person?<BR>>> > I'd<BR>>> > be interested in both if I don't have to take time off work. <BR>>>I'm already<BR>>> > planning to come to California in April... I just don't know if <BR>>>I'd be<BR>>> > able<BR>>> > to get the time off earlier.<BR>>> > Kelly
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