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Where can I learn sign language fast?(and free?

I want/need to learn sign language. How can I start and methods on where to start?

  • Ok so I have a slight dilemma. My mentor for a program that I am in is def and I need to interact with him. I'm definitely open to learning ASL and I'm willing to put the time and effort, my one problem is that I need to learn ASAP and I have no idea where to start. I know a couple of sentences and words and I studied the whole alphabet, but I kind of want to start having conversations with him and I was wondering if there was a program online for free that teaches me like sentences or paragraphs. Something. I'm kind of going into this without any clue where to start. If you guys have any suggestions or anything I'd love some feedback. Thanks

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    No, there's no online program that'll teach you ASL. The best you could get out of an online program is some sort of manually coded English. ASL is full of facial expressions, inflections, classifiers, and other grammar that simply can't be captured in an online dictionary. If you're interested, take a class! Make sure your professor is Deaf, and connect to your local Deaf community too. Your mentor can probably direct you to a few places. Good luck. :)

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Do you Skype? Perhaps you could find ordinary people willing to help you. Perhaps you could contact schools for the hearing impaired and Skype with students.

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http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi this is a good website youtube is a good way too, but still be careful on that-sometimes they are doing the signs wrong on youtube i usually watch the songs that people do in asl, and take the signs after that-but sometimes words are changed in the song but that's why i look them up too..every now and then they make "How To" videos though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmIqfa5Qm_Y&list=PL3D7C81F1A580945A&index=9&feature=plpp_video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gutI5qnjxo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40y6rtgCX8M&feature=related watching Switched At Birth can help sometimes too (not the best show, but it helps some)

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