Cleaning Phrases in Sign Language

by asluser

I am Deaf and fluent in ASL. I need to point out to you that your signs are inaccurate. Out of respect for the language and the Deaf community, please leave the education of the language to the experts.

by eforestal

I am deaf and ASL user. Also I am a professor of American Sign Language (ASL) and Interpreting. I am appalled to see how sign language is being taught here. There are no spatial, inflectual and temporal aspects as well as other ASL features. There are no facial grammatical signals as well as modifers being used. Where are the syntatical aspects to show how they are signed in sentences as there are phonological and morphological processes that occur in the signs in sentences. Using the sign for WASH as an example, it depends on what is being washed and how it is being washed. The myth of how Deaf people sign is being perpetuated here. Deaf people should be the ones doing the signing and explaining how ASL "works". Please respect the langauge of Deaf people. What are your credentials that says you are qualified to teach? Do you have permission from the Deaf community to teach? Are you aware that there is certification for teachers who teach ASL through a national organization, American Sign Language Teachers Association?