[DEAF] Without ASL, English is IMPOSSIBLE!

Mon Oct 12 19:47:47 UTC 2009

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October 12, 2009

WOW! Adam -- Thank you! This is wonderful!

Val ;-)

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On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:25 PM, Adam Frost wrote:

> Here is the translation of the YouTube "ZURFER: Without ASL, English  
> is I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E!"
>
> --Adam
>
> "Without ASL, English is I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E!"
>
> Hello, how is everyone doing? Good.
>
> Let me tell you a little about myself first. My names is James  
> Kittell. I am the owner of ASLMedia. And as you may or not know,  
> ASLMedia runs the ASLExpo.
>
> "ASLE"
>
> I know that you might be thinking what ASLE stands for. ASLE means  
> ASL towards English. In response to SEE (Signing Exact English), we  
> have created ASLE. But what exactly is ASLE you ask? It is signing  
> in ASL to fit with English. We purpose the use of ASLE to deaf  
> children in schools as well as deaf people outside of the school  
> because of the struggles with English competency in writing. We will  
> explain the principles of basic English. By doing so, the deaf  
> individual will have a clear understanding of English. For example,  
> when a teacher is teaching the sentence "A ball is rolling," most  
> deaf individuals will still struggle with that simple sentence even  
> with 18 years of schooling. This struggle will continue the rest of  
> most of these deaf individuals' lives.
>
> We here at ASLMedia have researched how to improve this situation.  
> One thing that we noticed was that deaf people in general are very  
> skilled in manual labor such as mechanics or sewing. When we looked  
> into why this is the case, we found that deaf people learned these  
> trades by someone visually showing and explaining how to perform the  
> tasks. The visual component is a very important aspect of this  
> process. But when teaching English, too often the teachers will  
> write the sentence on the board and sign in an MCE such as SEE,  
> Total Communication, PSE, or even cued speech to explain the  
> sentence. The deaf student is left to confusion as to what the  
> meaning of the sentence, "A ball is rolling." This is because there  
> is no visual component to the explanation during any of the 18 years  
> of schooling, or any other time for that matter. When you see what  
> ASLE is, you will wished that you were taught this back in elementary.
>
> In schools across the nation today, most refuse to use ASL in their  
> instructions. They feel that the use of an MCE is far superior, but  
> this leaves most deaf people incompetent in reading and writing  
> English. Don't think that it is their fault because it is not. The  
> teachers are left without proper resources on how to teach English  
> through ASL to help the deaf student understand the basics while  
> they are still in elementary school. If they did, we wouldn't see  
> this epidemic that we have of with the deaf and English.
>
> Now, ASLE was supposed to be unveiled at the ASLExpo, but we were  
> forced to hold off due to the lack of sponsors. So I will  
> demonstrate ASLE to you here. It won't take that long. After 30  
> seconds at the most, you (as the deaf individual) will be saying to  
> yourself that this isn't hard at all. You will finally feel that you  
> can build up to reading anything in English. I will give your a  
> taste in this Vlog now, but I will continue to post most in the  
> future. In exchange, I would like for you to call for sponsors and  
> help ASLE be presented at the future ASLExpo to get the word out  
> there to deaf people, so that they can finally realize that they can  
> develop their English literacy skill within a few short months. The  
> way that ASLE will do this is with a DVD that will teach basic  
> English skills in very little time at all. That time can be within  
> the 1 to 3 month range very easily depending on the motivation. So,  
> are you ready?
>
> Here is a ball to demonstrate the sentence "A ball is rolling." Now  
> the sentence says "is" and"-ing". (Rolls ball back and forth a  
> couple times.) When the ball is rolling, the action is suffixed with  
> -ing. It is always when something is in the process of moving that  
> the affix -ing is used. Always!
>
> This and that. What is the difference between the two? (Points to a  
> book) Here is a book that is close to me. When referring to it, we  
> use "this". (Pushes book away) When it is away from me, we use  
> "that". (Brings book back) When the book is close like so, the  
> sentence "This is my book," uses the word "this". (Pushes book away)  
> When the book is far, or taken away, "That is my book," uses "that".  
> Get it?
>
> Now I will explain the difference between these and those. Remember  
> how this and that was with only one book. Now I have here more than  
> one book. (Brings a stack of three books into view) When the books  
> are close, we use the word "these" to say, "These are my  
> books." (Pushes books away) When far away, we use "those" for the  
> sentence, "Those are my books." So when someone takes your books and  
> you say, "those are my books," you use the word "those". So "these"  
> is for things close, and "those" is for things far. Remember that   
> "these" and "those" are only used with multiple things, at least two.
>
> Many and much. What is the difference between "many" and "much"?  
> Notice when I sign "many" that I am throwing my fingers open as if  
> to count. But when I sign "much", I am only showing the overall size  
> of the unit. So when using "many", it means that you can count the  
> objects. But when using "much" it is impossible to count. For  
> example, when there are many cars, you could count each car  
> individually but don't for the sake of time. The same could be said  
> with children, "many children". If I were to ask you, "how many  
> children were there?" you could count and answer that there were a  
> specific number such as 400 children. Now with "much", let's say  
> that we had too much milk. We wouldn't be able to grab a microscope  
> and count each particle of milk since it would be well into the  
> millions range. Or let's say we went to the beach and tried to count  
> all the sand particles. It would be impossible to answer the  
> question of how many sand particles because there are just too many,  
> so the question would have to be how much sand. The same could be  
> said with the water in the ocean. Air is in the same category. You  
> wouldn't be able to grab a microscope and count till the end of  
> time. So air, water, sand, sugar, honey, coffee, and milk are used  
> with "much". So, "many" is when you could count everything, but  
> don't just to be quick. "much" is when there would be no way that  
> you could count everything.
>
> Well, you have just seen 4 different lessons. They weren't that long  
> at all. You have seen ASLE. I didn't use SEE, speech (oral), Total  
> Communication, or PSE. I used ASL to teach English. I am sure that  
> you were able to understand everything very clearly. I will be  
> posting more Vlog with lessons teaching English like these. They are  
> all very fast and simple, and in exchange I am asking for your help  
> in getting sponsors so that we can give DVDs out at the next  
> ASLExpo. There are 3 DVDs that have 78 lessons, but the total play  
> time is not 78 hours. It is only 4 1/2 hours! Each lesson is very  
> short. You will be able to play through each lesson from beginning  
> to end, and your writing will greatly improve because you understand  
> basic rules of English and not rote memorizations.
>
> "Please leave a comment here on YouTube and show this to your  
> friends and relatives. That you for your support! www.aslexpo.com www.aslmedia.com 
> "
>
> On Oct 11, 2009, at 11:55 PM, Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod wrote:
>
>> same problem with me.....
>>
>> Anny
>> Le 12 oct. 09 à 08:46, Stefan Wöhrmann a écrit :
>>
>>> Hi Valerie and listmembers,
>>> unfortunately I cannot understand what he is talking/signing about.
>>> Is there anywhere a short translation?
>>> I can imagine that it has something to do with my favourite  
>>> concept of teaching deaf children. Bilingual including SignWriting  
>>> and the written form of the spoken language – smile.
>>>
>>> Stefan ;-)
>>>
>>> Von: sw-l-bounces at majordomo.valenciacc.edu [mailto:sw-l-bounces at majordomo.valenciacc.edu 
>>> ] Im Auftrag von Valerie Sutton
>>> Gesendet: Sonntag, 11. Oktober 2009 17:08
>>> An: SignWriting List
>>> Cc: lagunazurfer at gmail.com
>>> Betreff: [sw-l] Fwd: [DEAF] Without ASL, English is IMPOSSIBLE!
>>>
>>> SignWriting List
>>> October 11, 2009
>>>
>>> Dear SW List Members...
>>>
>>> I received this message this morning. Interesting video...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> Without ASL, English is I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E!
>>> Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veTHjmk3bx8
>>>
>>>
>>>
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