Hello ASL Heroes!!! If you’ve enjoyed these lessons or videos you are invited to help support ASL University. A 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 the ASL University website: Lifeprint.com. There's an easy way you can help out your humble (as well as kind, caring, generous, compassionate, helpful, friendly, fair, and hard-working) ASL teacher. Just click on the Paypal (donation) link below and you can be an "above and beyond" ASL Hero! www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G Thanks! - Dr. Bill ========================== p.s. Want to have your very own USB drive with four semesters worth of ASL instruction (that’s the equivalent of two years of colleges classes) for just $79.95? See "SuperUSB" in the ASLUniversity bookstore at: lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm Take care and my best to you all. :)
If someone told me sign language wasn’t a language I’d just start signing at them and then ask them to tell me what I said lmaoooo. That’s proof enough for me haha.
Thank you for sharing videos! I am relishing your educational videos! My main goal is to become a CDI but I currently am studying in the social work for the bachelor's degree.
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 know you periodically remake videos and wonder if you have considered doing that for this one? The frame rate is so low that it's hard to make out a lot of the content.
Oh hey, I'd love to redo the linguistics videos. Your idea is a good idea. Certainly. I don't think that will happen any time soon though. However, there is a chance I'll teach that course again in the next year or so. Plus I'm going to try to find the original videos.
+Kelly Hannemann Kelly, yes indeed. "Onomatopoeia" - the next time I taught that class that slide came up (with the wrong spelling) and I thought "Whoops!" -- Fixed it right then and there on my Powerpoint slide. Fortunately my students only teased me a little bit. They were/are a great group!
Dr. Vicars I'm curious as to what level ASL class (I, II, III, IV) one typically completes before enrolling in this course? I took I & II, but after two years of not signing on a normal basis, I am pretty rusty and needing to brush up. I watched some of the video but found myself getting lost pretty easily.., so I'd like to come back and watch it when I'm at the necessary level. Thank you!
The students in the class had generally completed ASL 4. Most of them had also completed additional courses such as "Fingerspelling and Numbers," "Classifiers," "Deaf Culture," and "Deaf History." I believe some of the early videos in that series have captioning but maybe not all of them. If I were you I'd just go through the master ASLU playlist (see item 2 below) and do the linguistics videos when you get to them in the playlist. ============================ 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 or more specifically: ua-cam.com/users/Lifeprint-signsplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 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 If you like the free LIfeprint.com lessons you might enjoy the low-cost subscription version of the lessons. For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ Ways to support the ASL University channel: * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at UA-cam.com/billvicars * Click the “subscribe” button at UA-cam.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. * Buy some ASL University “official” clothing or ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu * Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G * 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
+miladragon Hello :) Sure -- eventually I'd like to add captions to the videos and make them more accessible to a wider audience. Only so many hours in the day though. Here I am typing this at 12:41 AM when I really should get to bed. Heh. For now though, those who don't know ASL are encouraged to start with Lesson 1 at Lifeprint.com and work your way up. Milk before meat. Basic ASL before ASL Linguistics. - Dr. Bill
Awesome, thanks. And btw, you're talking to a HUGE grammar nerd, I am REALLY into linguistics of all languages, but I've never really looked at signed languages in depth. I found a DVD on it, but I couldn't afford it.
This is for people learning sign language. If you start with ASL Lesson 01 and continue, you will learn what he intends for you to know. This is a FREE sign language course. If you do not see subtitles then clearly no. No, there are no subtitles for those of you who do not know ASL. If you take the course as intended, by the time you get this far, it will be very helpful to have no subtitles. You should be paying attention to his fingers and NOT the written word. You know how to read already. He takes time out of his life to offer you a free education so do not complain. If you want to learn a different way then go on Groupon and find something more up to your standard.
I hope there never are subtitles. That's cheating. The idea is to learn the language by immersion and think it in. There are 60+ lessons in those four sections.
miladragon, I just wanted to expand on my comment. These videos are made for those of us who don't know ASL. We see what the student sees and learn with her/him. Why would you *need* subtitles anyway? The word Bill is teaching is on the monitor and as far as I can see he never uses any ASL that the student ( or we ) wouldn't already know by that point in the lessons or at least can guess at the meaning by context. IMHO this is a great way to learn. I'll give you one example. There is another set of lessons like this one in which he teaches "Hard of hearing", "Deaf", "yes", "no", "you", and "me". Then he brings up a display with "Are you deaf"? and has the student ask him. The conversation goes something like: Student: "You deaf"? Bill: "No, I hard of hearing" Then Bill shows his hearing aid, points it it and signs something we haven't learned yet but his facial expression conveys "Kinda I guess. close enough I dunno whatever" and he shrugs. "Yes I deaf. I deaf. Why would you need subtitles? You already know all but one of those signs and can guess the new one means "maybe" or "close enough" or "kinda sorta" or something of that nature. It seems to me that a great deal of ASL is actually facial expressions and such.
anyone able to tell me the meaning a couple of the signs around 4:50? First, the one that is a c handshape on the shoulder that moves outward and then the symmetric d handshape that moves in a circle like group and family signs. I've gotten most of the story, but I'm really stuck on the meaning of those signs in particular. edit: nevermind I think I figured it out. I believe he is saying the boss of the department.
Hello ASL Heroes!!!
If you’ve enjoyed these lessons or videos you are invited to help support ASL University. A 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 the ASL University website: Lifeprint.com. There's an easy way you can help out your humble (as well as kind, caring, generous, compassionate, helpful, friendly, fair, and hard-working) ASL teacher. Just click on the Paypal (donation) link below and you can be an "above and beyond" ASL Hero!
www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G
Thanks!
- Dr. Bill
==========================
p.s. Want to have your very own USB drive with four semesters worth of ASL instruction (that’s the equivalent of two years of colleges classes) for just $79.95? See "SuperUSB" in the ASLUniversity bookstore at: lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm
Take care and my best to you all. :)
I am glad to learn ASL,because we will go to America. Thank you so much. God bless you!
If someone told me sign language wasn’t a language I’d just start signing at them and then ask them to tell me what I said lmaoooo. That’s proof enough for me haha.
Thank you for sharing videos! I am relishing your educational videos! My main goal is to become a CDI but I currently am studying in the social work for the bachelor's degree.
Linguistics! Yes! Thank you for your videos!!!
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 know you periodically remake videos and wonder if you have considered doing that for this one? The frame rate is so low that it's hard to make out a lot of the content.
Oh hey, I'd love to redo the linguistics videos. Your idea is a good idea. Certainly.
I don't think that will happen any time soon though.
However, there is a chance I'll teach that course again in the next year or so.
Plus I'm going to try to find the original videos.
Dr. Bill - You are awesome!! I love watching your videos! But it's onomatopoeia (not onamatopoeia).
+Kelly Hannemann
Kelly, yes indeed. "Onomatopoeia" - the next time I taught that class that slide came up (with the wrong spelling) and I thought "Whoops!" -- Fixed it right then and there on my Powerpoint slide. Fortunately my students only teased me a little bit. They were/are a great group!
Can you tell me the name of Linguistics edition 5 that you mention on video. I would like to buy it and read it.
You were great!
Just do an online search for: "Linguistics of American Sign Language" and/or search for it on Amazon.com and it should come up.
Dr. Vicars I'm curious as to what level ASL class (I, II, III, IV) one typically completes before enrolling in this course? I took I & II, but after two years of not signing on a normal basis, I am pretty rusty and needing to brush up. I watched some of the video but found myself getting lost pretty easily.., so I'd like to come back and watch it when I'm at the necessary level. Thank you!
is there a transcript to this. I am having trouble keeping up with the video even at .5 speed. I have just completed ASL I, II, II, and IV.
Have you tried turning captions on in the settings? :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
What level of ASL should I be at to start watching these videos?
The students in the class had generally completed ASL 4. Most of them had also completed additional courses such as "Fingerspelling and Numbers," "Classifiers," "Deaf Culture," and "Deaf History."
I believe some of the early videos in that series have captioning but maybe not all of them.
If I were you I'd just go through the master ASLU playlist (see item 2 below) and do the linguistics videos when you get to them in the playlist.
============================
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 or more specifically: ua-cam.com/users/Lifeprint-signsplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1
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
If you like the free LIfeprint.com lessons you might enjoy the low-cost subscription version of the lessons. For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/
Ways to support the ASL University channel:
* Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at UA-cam.com/billvicars
* Click the “subscribe” button at UA-cam.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet)
* Click the “Share” link and share the videos.
* Buy some ASL University “official” clothing or ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu
* Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G
* 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
This guy looks like Anton LaVey... Also, great video!
Very interesting video. I found the subtitles allowed me to cheat. I don’t want the temptation. :-D Thank you!
No subtitles for those of us who don't know ASL?
+miladragon
Hello :)
Sure -- eventually I'd like to add captions to the videos and make them more accessible to a wider audience. Only so many hours in the day though. Here I am typing this at 12:41 AM when I really should get to bed. Heh. For now though, those who don't know ASL are encouraged to start with Lesson 1 at Lifeprint.com and work your way up.
Milk before meat.
Basic ASL before ASL Linguistics.
- Dr. Bill
Awesome, thanks. And btw, you're talking to a HUGE grammar nerd, I am REALLY into linguistics of all languages, but I've never really looked at signed languages in depth. I found a DVD on it, but I couldn't afford it.
This is for people learning sign language. If you start with ASL Lesson 01 and continue, you will learn what he intends for you to know. This is a FREE sign language course. If you do not see subtitles then clearly no. No, there are no subtitles for those of you who do not know ASL. If you take the course as intended, by the time you get this far, it will be very helpful to have no subtitles. You should be paying attention to his fingers and NOT the written word. You know how to read already. He takes time out of his life to offer you a free education so do not complain. If you want to learn a different way then go on Groupon and find something more up to your standard.
I hope there never are subtitles. That's cheating. The idea is to learn the language by immersion and think it in. There are 60+ lessons in those four sections.
miladragon, I just wanted to expand on my comment. These videos are made for those of us who don't know ASL. We see what the student sees and learn with her/him.
Why would you *need* subtitles anyway? The word Bill is teaching is on the monitor and as far as I can see he never uses any ASL that the student ( or we ) wouldn't already know by that point in the lessons or at least can guess at the meaning by context.
IMHO this is a great way to learn. I'll give you one example. There is another set of lessons like this one in which he teaches "Hard of hearing", "Deaf", "yes", "no", "you", and "me". Then he brings up a display with "Are you deaf"? and has the student ask him. The conversation goes something like:
Student: "You deaf"?
Bill: "No, I hard of hearing"
Then Bill shows his hearing aid, points it it and signs something we haven't learned yet but his facial expression conveys "Kinda I guess. close enough I dunno whatever" and he shrugs.
"Yes I deaf. I deaf.
Why would you need subtitles? You already know all but one of those signs and can guess the new one means "maybe" or "close enough" or "kinda sorta" or something of that nature. It seems to me that a great deal of ASL is actually facial expressions and such.
anyone able to tell me the meaning a couple of the signs around 4:50? First, the one that is a c handshape on the shoulder that moves outward and then the symmetric d handshape that moves in a circle like group and family signs. I've gotten most of the story, but I'm really stuck on the meaning of those signs in particular.
edit: nevermind I think I figured it out. I believe he is saying the boss of the department.