Hello ASL Heroes!!! Hey, I could really use your help. If you’ve enjoyed having access to an expert in ASL you can help me continue my work for you. A small (or more if you can afford it) donation from you would instantly make a big difference here at the studio because teachers don’t earn much and I could use some help paying for server and domain hosting for Lifeprint.com. You can help out a humble (not to mention kind, caring, generous, compassionate, helpful, friendly, fair, and hard-working) ASL teacher -- just go here right now and a few clicks later you too will be a true “ASL Hero!” www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G Or, if you prefer "Cash App" you can use: cash.me/$Lifeprint Or use Patreon at www.patreon.com/ASLU Every little bit helps so much! Thanks! - Dr. Bill p.s. Want to have your very own USB drive with four semesters worth of ASL instruction for just $79.95? See "SuperUSB" in the ASLUniversity bookstore at: lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm Take care and love to you all. :)
Thanks Dr. Bill. Good lessons, good sense of humour. " you want to eat?, clean up your room", (-: . I learned some sign 40 yrs ago. Always loved it, but after a while forgot it as nobody to talk with. Now at 70 I'm learning again, still love it. Thankyou
I'm very appreciate with your video, its went smooth and understand that I learned ASL as I'm deaf and BSL user. I recommend to any deaf people in UK if want learn ASL, all i recommend Bill Vicars UA-cam!
How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU UA-cam master playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA.html 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ua-cam.com/users/Lifeprint-signsplaylists 4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm 5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm 6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ 7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm Your comments, questions, or suggestions are always welcome. To contact Dr. Bill Vicars, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/contact.htm Ways to support the ASL University channel: 1. Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at UA-cam.com/billvicars 2. Click the “subscribe” button at UA-cam.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) 3. Click the “Share” link and share the videos. 4. Visit the “ASLU” bookstore at www.lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm (feel free to suggest new products that you would like to see). 5. Buy some ASL University “official” clothing at: ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu 6. Subscribe to the ASLU subscription site: asl.tc (For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ ) 7. Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G 8. For other donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm If you have any friends who might be in a position to do so you might want to consider inviting them to donate -- thus supporting Deaf children and the promotion of free sign language resources via Lifeprint.com
I'm skipping ahead watching some of your videos out of order just because I see them in my feed, and even though I don't know a lot of ASL yet, it's such a great feeling when I can recognize the words I do know and even read finger-spelling! (something I thought I'd never be able to do because it seems so impossible when you're not used to it) Thanks!
Hello Dr. Bill! I'm practicing religiously every day with your videos, and I love your course, I'm learning so much! I have a question, maybe it is a dumb one, or maybe you explained it already, but as a hearing person, I'm very curious about what you say at 13:20, about the fact that Taylor prefers to sign "busy" rather than to fingerspell it because she is hearing: could you explain this thing? I have no contact whatsoever with the Deaf community - I am Italian living in Germany learning ASL without knowing any deaf person :D - so in my ignorance I thought that deaf people would prefer signs over fingerspelling, because since a sign is not connected to the written/spoken English, but to the visual interpretation of the word, it would have been their first choice! But obviously I'm wrong, and I would love to understand why! Thank you so much for your incredible work!
I'm glad you are asking because it is important to not take one little highly-specific example and build an incorrect thesis out of it. Of course we culturally Deaf signers cherish "signs" and the use of signs. We are also totally fine with fingerspelling when it is advantageous to do so. The issue here is that many Hearing beginning-level signers are reluctant to fingerspell since they have not yet invested the time and effort to become skilled at fingerspelling the way that Deaf people fingerspell things. Here’s an analogy for you: Hearing fingerspelling is to block printing of letters as Deaf fingerspelling is to cursive writing Or in other words the fingerspelling of people who have NOT spent a lifetime doing it -- is slow, cumbersome, and laborious. So they tend to want to avoid doing it. The fingerspelling of people who have spent a lifetime fingerspelling is quick and streamlined. So we don't mind doing it. Spelling is often faster than doing the sign for a concept. To an unskilled signer, fingerspelling a word is done by forming their hand into a series of separate signs. To a skilled signer, fingerspelling a word is done via a blending and morphing process. Unskilled signers naively believe that there are 26 handshapes in the manual alphabet. The clever beginners believe there are 22 handshapes (G = Q, H = U, I=J, K=P). Skilled signers know there there is no well-defined upper limit to the number of different handshapes that show up during fingerspelling. Unskilled fingerspellers think that it is important to spell accurately as if they are in a spelling bee competition. Skilled fingerspellers know that the point is communication and that accurate spelling is usually unimportant to the overall message. Unskilled fingerspellers think they have to slap their hand or make a show of penance when they screw up the spelling of a word. Skilled fingerspellers just move on and occasionally just flutter their fingers from the middle point of the word onward. Unskilled fingerspellers watch their hand to see if they are spelling something right. Skilled fingerspellers watch their conversation partners face to see if they understand the word by halfway through the word and if so it is time to move on. Unskilled fingerspellers will continue to carefully spell out the same word again and again throughout the same conversation. Skilled fingerspellers will lexicalize (condense, truncate, streamline) the same word more and more each time it shows up in the same conversation -- until it is barely recognizable. Unskilled signers naively believe the advice from their ASL 1 teacher that it is "clarity" that really matters when fingerspelling -- it's okay to be slow as long as you are clear. Skilled signers know that it is communication that matters and that what you need is to be clear enough to get your message across -- anything else is wasting your conversation partner's time. Unskilled fingerspellers act like spelling a word all the way to the end should get them sort of sticker or reward. Skilled fingerspellers watch their signing partner and know that the moment their signing partner has understood the word being spelled (even if it is in the middle of the word) it is time to move on. There is no prize for making it to the end of a word -- it just annoys the other person who is watching you get your finger exercise. Unskilled signers think that streamlined cursive-like fingerspelling is sloppy. Skilled signers know that streamlined, cursive-like fingerspelling is reflective of the type of fingerspelling done by native signers.
That sign is: sea turtle. In order to help people more quickly receive responses to requests for free help regarding basic sign language questions I have set up a Facebook group to provide assistance and feedback to individuals wishing to receive advice regarding ASL. If you haven't done so yet, you may wish to visit and apply to join: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ If you do wish to join, please keep in mind that you will need to "read the rules" and answer a couple of questions during the application process. After you are a member of the Lifeprint-ASLU group feel free to post your ASL-related questions there after doing a search for the answer using the in-group search function (available on full-size browsers). You should receive some good answers. After a reasonable amount of time if you haven't received an answer from the group and if you still need my assistance feel free to tag me from within the thread. Warm regards, - Dr. Bill
@@sign-language Great! That's a cute sign for sea turtle, dont think I'll be using it much will have to figure out a way to fit it into a conversation. Thank you for your detailed response. I'll definitely look into it.
Hello ASL Heroes!!!
Hey, I could really use your help.
If you’ve enjoyed having access to an expert in ASL you can help me continue my work for you. A small (or more if you can afford it) donation from you would instantly make a big difference here at the studio because teachers don’t earn much and I could use some help paying for server and domain hosting for Lifeprint.com.
You can help out a humble (not to mention kind, caring, generous, compassionate, helpful, friendly, fair, and hard-working) ASL teacher -- just go here right now and a few clicks later you too will be a true “ASL Hero!”
www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G
Or, if you prefer "Cash App" you can use: cash.me/$Lifeprint
Or use Patreon at www.patreon.com/ASLU
Every little bit helps so much!
Thanks!
- Dr. Bill
p.s. Want to have your very own USB drive with four semesters worth of ASL instruction for just $79.95? See "SuperUSB" in the ASLUniversity bookstore at:
lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm
Take care and love to you all.
:)
Really good teacher for my kids
Always friendly ASL lessons with Dr. Bill Vicars. Wow. Very good!!
Thanks Dr. Bill. Good lessons, good sense of humour. " you want to eat?, clean up your room", (-: . I learned some sign 40 yrs ago. Always loved it, but after a while forgot it as nobody to talk with. Now at 70 I'm learning again, still love it. Thankyou
Learning ASL for my deaf boyfriend...helps that Dr. Bill is good looking and has such great facial expressions!
Taylor has good facial expressions and really seems to enjoy learning ASL. You're make learning fun.
I'm very appreciate with your video, its went smooth and understand that I learned ASL as I'm deaf and BSL user. I recommend to any deaf people in UK if want learn ASL, all i recommend Bill Vicars UA-cam!
I love your sense of humor!!
My sense of smell is jealous.
How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free:
1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website.
2. Bookmark the official ASLU UA-cam master playlist:
ua-cam.com/play/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA.html
3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page:
ua-cam.com/users/Lifeprint-signsplaylists
4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm
5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page:
www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm
6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See:
facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/
7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
Your comments, questions, or suggestions are always welcome.
To contact Dr. Bill Vicars, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/contact.htm
Ways to support the ASL University channel:
1. Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at UA-cam.com/billvicars
2. Click the “subscribe” button at UA-cam.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet)
3. Click the “Share” link and share the videos.
4. Visit the “ASLU” bookstore at www.lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm (feel free to suggest new products that you would like to see).
5. Buy some ASL University “official” clothing at: ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu
6. Subscribe to the ASLU subscription site: asl.tc
(For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ )
7. Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G
8. For other donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm If you have any friends who might be in a position to do so you might want to consider inviting them to donate -- thus supporting Deaf children and the promotion of free sign language resources via Lifeprint.com
I'm skipping ahead watching some of your videos out of order just because I see them in my feed, and even though I don't know a lot of ASL yet, it's such a great feeling when I can recognize the words I do know and even read finger-spelling! (something I thought I'd never be able to do because it seems so impossible when you're not used to it)
Thanks!
Thank you for posting professor! I Have learned so much and greatly appreciate your work!
The young lady, Jen, is "hearing."
I was like why does she look like she's saying animal. And then you mentioned it. Lol
Hello Dr. Bill! I'm practicing religiously every day with your videos, and I love your course, I'm learning so much!
I have a question, maybe it is a dumb one, or maybe you explained it already, but as a hearing person, I'm very curious about what you say at 13:20, about the fact that Taylor prefers to sign "busy" rather than to fingerspell it because she is hearing: could you explain this thing?
I have no contact whatsoever with the Deaf community - I am Italian living in Germany learning ASL without knowing any deaf person :D - so in my ignorance I thought that deaf people would prefer signs over fingerspelling, because since a sign is not connected to the written/spoken English, but to the visual interpretation of the word, it would have been their first choice! But obviously I'm wrong, and I would love to understand why!
Thank you so much for your incredible work!
I'm glad you are asking because it is important to not take one little highly-specific example and build an incorrect thesis out of it.
Of course we culturally Deaf signers cherish "signs" and the use of signs. We are also totally fine with fingerspelling when it is advantageous to do so.
The issue here is that many Hearing beginning-level signers are reluctant to fingerspell since they have not yet invested the time and effort to become skilled at fingerspelling the way that Deaf people fingerspell things.
Here’s an analogy for you:
Hearing fingerspelling is to block printing of letters as Deaf fingerspelling is to cursive writing
Or in other words the fingerspelling of people who have NOT spent a lifetime doing it -- is slow, cumbersome, and laborious. So they tend to want to avoid doing it.
The fingerspelling of people who have spent a lifetime fingerspelling is quick and streamlined. So we don't mind doing it. Spelling is often faster than doing the sign for a concept.
To an unskilled signer, fingerspelling a word is done by forming their hand into a series of separate signs.
To a skilled signer, fingerspelling a word is done via a blending and morphing process.
Unskilled signers naively believe that there are 26 handshapes in the manual alphabet. The clever beginners believe there are 22 handshapes (G = Q, H = U, I=J, K=P).
Skilled signers know there there is no well-defined upper limit to the number of different handshapes that show up during fingerspelling.
Unskilled fingerspellers think that it is important to spell accurately as if they are in a spelling bee competition.
Skilled fingerspellers know that the point is communication and that accurate spelling is usually unimportant to the overall message.
Unskilled fingerspellers think they have to slap their hand or make a show of penance when they screw up the spelling of a word.
Skilled fingerspellers just move on and occasionally just flutter their fingers from the middle point of the word onward.
Unskilled fingerspellers watch their hand to see if they are spelling something right.
Skilled fingerspellers watch their conversation partners face to see if they understand the word by halfway through the word and if so it is time to move on.
Unskilled fingerspellers will continue to carefully spell out the same word again and again throughout the same conversation.
Skilled fingerspellers will lexicalize (condense, truncate, streamline) the same word more and more each time it shows up in the same conversation -- until it is barely recognizable.
Unskilled signers naively believe the advice from their ASL 1 teacher that it is "clarity" that really matters when fingerspelling -- it's okay to be slow as long as you are clear.
Skilled signers know that it is communication that matters and that what you need is to be clear enough to get your message across -- anything else is wasting your conversation partner's time.
Unskilled fingerspellers act like spelling a word all the way to the end should get them sort of sticker or reward.
Skilled fingerspellers watch their signing partner and know that the moment their signing partner has understood the word being spelled (even if it is in the middle of the word) it is time to move on. There is no prize for making it to the end of a word -- it just annoys the other person who is watching you get your finger exercise.
Unskilled signers think that streamlined cursive-like fingerspelling is sloppy.
Skilled signers know that streamlined, cursive-like fingerspelling is reflective of the type of fingerspelling done by native signers.
@@sign-language thanks for the in-depth answer!
@@sign-language that is so super helpful! Great question and great answer, I really appreciate both
Just remembered something interesting. The Chinese character 了 ("le" which turns the sentence into past tense) looks a lot like "never".
At about 59:00, your favorite sign. What was it? 2 hands on top of each other, with the thumbs twirling?
That sign is: sea turtle.
In order to help people more quickly receive responses to requests for free help regarding basic sign language questions I have set up a Facebook group to provide assistance and feedback to individuals wishing to receive advice regarding ASL.
If you haven't done so yet, you may wish to visit and apply to join:
facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/
If you do wish to join, please keep in mind that you will need to "read the rules" and answer a couple of questions during the application process.
After you are a member of the Lifeprint-ASLU group feel free to post your ASL-related questions there after doing a search for the answer using the in-group search function (available on full-size browsers). You should receive some good answers. After a reasonable amount of time if you haven't received an answer from the group and if you still need my assistance feel free to tag me from within the thread.
Warm regards,
- Dr. Bill
@@sign-language Great! That's a cute sign for sea turtle, dont think I'll be using it much will have to figure out a way to fit it into a conversation.
Thank you for your detailed response. I'll definitely look into it.
Fun. Auto focus is driving me spare.
Hey JParks! This video gets me to 215 minutes.
5:45 😂😂😂😂😂
Bon tous langage signe ,mêm moi je suis langage signe en France