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[derped.livejournal.com]

I asked some people in the administration if I could make this post, and they agreed, so here goes --

There've been a lot of new classes added for this coming semester, and they've pushed back the start date to give us time to register. One of the new classes they've added is Independent Study: Languages, which is a smaller class about languages we're less likely to see around here. I know one of the classes is teaching Braille, for example.

I do know that one of them, though, is teaching sign language - the one on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1600 to 1700. I'm taking it, not really because I need to learn sign language, but because I'm fluent in it and can help anyone who needs help with learning it, since I am a native speaker of it. :)

So if you're at all interested in learning sign language, you should take that class! I'd love to help people learn how to speak it.

~ Rion Lyon

Comments

[gunite.livejournal.com]

Sign language, eh? I just might.

[derped.livejournal.com]

I think it's really useful, but I might be biased. :)

I think it's a really useful language though - it's not like a lot of people think, where it's just ... you know, English translated into signs. It has its own grammar, its own syntax, and everything. You can spell words out in English with the alphabet, but most actual sign language isn't like that at all.

[gunite.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? I don't know much about sign language, but it must have its benefits. Especially with its differences from English. From what I gather, it's a fair course to take.

[derped.livejournal.com]

It's just as much a foreign language as French was in the language class last year.

[gunite.livejournal.com]

I figured, since it's got a class. The 1600 class on Mon/Wed/Fri, right? I'll give it some thought.

[fierybluebird]

Sign language would be almost perfect for back home, but I'm not sure I could fit it in.

Any chance you'd be willing to spend time teaching it informally? And I'll just read whatever textbooks you need.

[ooc: he might actually have to time to fit it in since they'll allow 6 electives now but, I'm not sure the color rules still apply.]

[derped.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind doing that at all! I was going to do it before, but the Headmaster said they'd be putting in a class soon, so I didn't really need to. If you don't have the time, though, I can try and do it on my own. :)

[fierybluebird]

Sure! What times have you got free?

[derped.livejournal.com]

Anytime that isn't classtime, it looks like. I'm not in any makeup courses or anything.

I guess I could just use it as another tutoring session or something, too, if people wanted that. I mean, I'm not really ... an official teacher, or anything. It just seems right, though, to help out.

[fierybluebird]

Works for me. And I wouldn't want to bother the teachers while they're off. That's why they get paid to do the job, eh.

Thanks mate!

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

Sign language? That's like hand signals, right?

[derped.livejournal.com]

I think so, yes. I haven't heard it called 'hand signals' before, but that sounds right!

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

'Hand signals' makes it sound sneakier. But it sounds pretty fun already!

[derped.livejournal.com]

It is!

... then again, I guess I grew up speaking it, so it's natural to me.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

It can't be that hard, right?

[derped.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. I'd love to help, if you wanted to learn!

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

I haven't really looked at all the classes yet, but I might take it.

/backdates ;;

[heartlinks.livejournal.com]

Consider me signed up!