Essay On American Sign Language

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was a hearing minister that designed American Sign Language, which is the first language used by deaf and hearing people in the United States and Canada. Two thousand hundred million people are using ASL, and at least five thousand hundred people are using it as their most important way of communication. Throughout a period, Deaf people in America were already using sign language, in the early 1800’s; Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had become friends with a young Deaf girl named Alice. Gallaudet started to teach the girl a few words, and succeeded at doing so. In 1815, Gallaudet went to Europe in search of methods of teaching the Deaf. He approached a number of program directors, the signs used at the school for the deaf, and the signs began to develop into American Sign Language. American Sign Language in America also has

“What is sign language?” The book is written by Deborah Kent. The book commences with the narrative of Beanca, a girl who was born auditory impaired and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate and then goes on to elucidate the history of ASL.

As part of daily life, we communicate and connect ourselves with certain communities. School, jobs, families, sports, extracurricular activities, and many other communities are just a few we come into contact with. Although these may seem to appear the same, there are specific types of communities such as a discourse community. A discourse community is a group of people involved in and communicating about a particular topic, issue, or in a particular field (Webcourses, N.d, Website) that has a share a common set of goals and attempt to achieve these goals (Swales, 1990). According to researcher and educator, John Swales, there are six characteristics that define whether or not a community is considered a discourse community. Following the criteria Swales states is necessary to be a discourse community, I did an in depth research on the American Sign Language community. Through my study, I was able to meet all six characteristics.

Throughout high school, the number one thing I looked forward to everyday was American Sign Language class. There, I was taught not only just the receptive and expressive aspects of the language but also the culture behind it, and the people who made it to be what it is today. Learning about lots of the challenges and discrimination that many deaf and deaf blind people have faced and continue to face almost on a daily basis opened my eyes to issues and abilities of people that I otherwise would have never known about.

Throughout my past years of schooling I have always been a procrastinator. I always get my work done, but I wait to the last minute. This is a habit I feel is necessary to break in order to succeed in AP Psychology. To accomplish

The first time I was ever introduced to American Sign Language was when I was a four-year-old in Sunday school. I remember that our Sunday school class was learning the song away in the manger in sign language for our upcoming Christmas pageant, at the time didn’t quite understand the complexity of the language and just thought that it was so cool how some people could understand each other and they didn’t even talk. As I got older I began to understand that sign language wasn’t just something that was used during a church Christmas play, but it was an intricate language with a rich and unique culture. It wasn’t until I was in high school that I began to feel the desire to learn sign language once my older sister Bethanny started taking sign

I wonder how can I do this? I know very little and what I do know will not sustain me in a normal conversation unless I want to tell someone “I like their blue shirt, and that I grew up hearing and speaking English”, I want to give up and throw in the towel. Although I know this is not an option for me as I need foreign language for my degree, I decide to stick it out and I begin to realize the more I do not speak the more I start to pay attention to others and the more I become part of the sign language culture of the classroom this is not to say I consider myself to be part of the ASL culture but part of the culture of the classroom. I begin to feel like part of the group and although I am rusty and I can decipher every other word, it is enough to follow along and forces me to be alert and participate.

In learning about the deaf culture I have taken on a new understanding about the people it includes. Through readings and the lessons, I have learned that being deaf has both its hardships and its blessings. The beauty of the language alone makes one want to learn all that he or she can about it. In this paper I will discuss the beauty of the language and the misconceptions the hearing world has about deafness.

Procrastination is something I struggle with sometimes for short term projects, but fortunately usually I just have more difficult work instead o completely failing at my work. A lot of times my work takes longer or is delayed because my instant gratification monkey helps me do other things like watch sports or play games. However, since I recognize this, I hope I will have better success defeating my procrastination. It is

My goal after taking this advanced class is to be able to sign and read sign a lot better. I took sign language class level 1 last semester and I think I forgot a lot of it already. I was planning to take all the classes for sign language Los Medanos Community College offers, however, this year is supposed to be my last year before I can transfer, and I heard from other people that there are six levels of sign language all together. I’m hoping to learn a lot more and be more comfortable in signing and communicating in sign language even thought I would not be taking all the classes they offer. I am currently taking four classes this semester, I have Chemistry 7, Sociology15, English 220, and Sign Language 066. I wish I can squeeze in more ASL

Time management had always been a problem for me. Stemming back to high school, I would procrastinate on everything I had to do. From studying for exams to getting my drivers license, procrastination always took over my responsibilities. While it was a terrible habit to have, I was able to bounce back from my stupid mistakes back in high school. This, unfortunately, was not the same story in college.

Procrastinating in my assignments is one of my weaknesses. Knowing that I have homework to do, I always tend to put things off until last minute. I don 't know why I procrastinate, it 's always been a bad habit I’ve done ever since I started middle school and has continued on until now. Procrastinating gives me anxiety and stresses me out because I’m always worried that I’m not going to finish an assignment. Also, by rushing to finish an assignment

In the beginning, Like many children I was, raised to always be punctual and courteous of others time. But, like many parents, they were known to be a bit hypocritical when it came to their own advice about time organization. My mother was a reacquiring offender to that same parental guideline. I learned all I needed to know about procrastination from its proclaimed monarch herself. At first, I would take it slow only procrastination in situations that I felt wasn't that dire. For example, watching the new episode of my favorite anime before cleaning the dishes. All the while aware of the 30 mins that still remained for the time limit that was given to me by my mother. As a young adolescence time management came second to almost anything that peeked my fancy over duties my young mind felt was overbearing and tedious. “Why complete them now when I have ample amount time to finish it.” That was always my motto that fueled my procrastination.

I know some of you are sitting there wondering what procrastination is. Well, procrastination is the action of putting off tasks that are planned to be done for tasks that are of lesser importance. So if you think of it, you are actually trying to sabotage your success. There are actually two types of procrastinators one is the situational procrastinator and the other is a chronic procrastinator. A situational procrastinator usually procrastinates because of how they feel about a particular task (usually because we don’t like it). Chronic procrastinators procrastinate in almost every situation, and that is “the normal” for them. So is procrastination laziness or an illness? Procrastination could be a physiological illness if the person procrastinates because of

Procrastination, a college student's worst enemy, but closest friend. I’ve developed this habit where I wait until the very last minute doing an assignment. It has gotten to the point where the clock is ticking down to the last few minutes and I am sitting at my desk just now starting the assignment. What do I do to get in this sticky situation you ask? I do everything but the thing I’m supposed to do. Although I would have earned better grades from doing things days before it’s due, I’ve mastered the technique of putting it off till the last minute. It’s a bad habit I picked up, but not one that i’ve tried to quit.