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Learning a new language is a step towards self-growth and personal development, whether it’s a popular language like Mandarin, Spanish, French, or sign language. However, some people find learning sign language less encouraging than other verbal languages. Perhaps not knowing the benefits and scope of learning sign language can be one reason behind this.
Further, many people think that sign language is only for people with hearing impairments, though it’s true. Learning a new language is always fun, and it also gives you a new skill set.
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Moving on, it opens new doors of communication, as after learning, you can easily talk with deaf people and also understand their signs, which is quite motivating as well.
Also, learning sign language is not only for understanding deaf people; it can also work as the language of music. It’s like performing the lyrics of a song through gestures, which is super fun.
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Further, when you learn American Sign Language (ASL), you will realize it is as complex, fun, and educational as other linguistic languages. Depending on the time, the language can be understood as soon as four months or as late as a year. Learning anything depends on the urgency or passion of knowing it.
However, people can learn ASL in whatever way they want, as there are two ways to learn: online and offline, like any other language. Moreover, after taking classes for several days, you’ll eventually realize that ASL is an interpretive and interactive language that is worth learning for anyone.
But, finding a mentor who can teach you face-to-face would be best. Sign language is different from verbal language; here, you cannot convey your message through your voice, so to convey your message with gestures, there must be someone in front of you to understand your words and tell you if you are doing it wrong.
Trying to learn sign language passionately makes people conscious of it, which is genuine. Whenever we start learning something new, we begin to practice it in our daily lives, whether there is a need for it or not. For example, listening to music and trying to convey the lyrics by sign language or watching shows and conveying dialogues with ASL.
However, fluency in any new thing comes with overtime and regular practice. Learning sign language must be a new and authentic experience that anybody can get. It’s a language of communication that shouldn’t be taken as low-profile language.
The learning journey of sign language is as exciting and fun as that of other languages. It can open new ways of communication, such as talking with people who can’t listen to you but may understand you with your gestures. Understanding those with limited access to the outside world due to their impairment gives us a genuine feeling of pleasure from our inner selves.
Last Updated on by Janhavi Ramesh Kowligi