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 monthly 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. Right now you can help out a humble (not to mention kind, caring, generous, compassionate, helpful, friendly, fair, and hard-working) ASL teacher -- just go here 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 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 love to you all. :)
Will do, Bill! So grateful for your instruction, your expertise, your patience and your humor! - What are you saying to Katelyn at 27:48 minutes in about the email? Thanks in advance!
I'm telling her, "5,000 people are watching, don't give your real (email) address." (The word I wrote on the paper was "fake." (As in use a fake email address.) That particular class was being live-streamed to several cable networks with a potential live audience (at the time) of many thousands of people. I always try to protect my assistants and keep them safe.
Bill Vicars thank you for her update. She’s one of the first videos I’ve watched with you. So I feel a certain nostalgia seeing these videos reposted and happy she’s doing well
Bill saying his favorite movie is Avatar really gives clues to when this was filmed 😂😂 A sign of the times. Thanks for your videos! I started learning just on a whim, and now I have a student who communicates exclusively with ASL. I'm excited to be able to talk with him!
So helpful to have your students on the video with you. It's beneficial to get used to reading different people signing and the interaction with beginner students sets a good pace for new learners or people like me looking for a refresher course!
I'm trying to use eye gaze now instead of focusing more on the signs, and it's so much more work than I thought it was going to be! I hope I can pick it up quickly if only the time it took to learn it was quantifiable.
Woah can I just say... I spelled out my favorite movie and it was AVATAR and then a few seconds later he spells it also!!! When I tell you I'm shook!! I can't believe that.
Bill you're too funny. You walked to school in snow, rain and wind up the hill, and then you walked back home in the snow, rain and wind, also up a hill. ROFLOL
I didn't even mention the alligator infested swamp! Such challenges made me appreciate the value of education. Kids these days just sit at home and school is brought to them! They should at least have to fight a tiger or something. ;-)
I just read your comments on this page about reposting these videos. Thank you for supplying the list as this will help me follow along in sequence. I also read you have a FB page. I was able to find the page and I’ve requested to join. Thank you again for excellent instruction and patience.
For those reading the comment about my Facebook page, the official Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook page is: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ (Strangely, I've actually stumbled across "knock off" pages that use my name but of which I am not at all involved.)
Bill Vicars When I tap on your link it takes me to your main page that says I need to join. That makes me think I joined the wrong group. The rules look the same but I’ll make sure I joined the right one. Thank you!
Ok I checked. There’s a post referencing your Mindset List so I think I’m on the right one. Thanks again. I look forward to learning from that site too.
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 RUclips master playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ruclips.net/user/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 RUclips.com/billvicars 2. Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.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 trying to learn ASL. Ive been trying to learn it since i was little, i would use it as a toddler when i couldn't speak. your videos are amazing and are very helpful. especially because of the side view. If it was always head on then we wouldnt get any irl experience. thanks
this has been a big help with me refreshing my Sign Language skills. I am a Registered nurse that has worked off an on with the Deaf Population for over 30 years. Has been a few years since I worked with one and have one now. Its been a nice refresher to watch your videos. I am amazed how much I remember :) Keep up the great work.
I've been deaf since 7 years old. I had Meningitis. I wasn't allowed to learn sign language, so, now I'm trying. I try to read all Bill Vicars signs & learn them.
I wasn't allowed because my mother thought I would forget how to talk with my voice. So, I had to talk "correctly " & read lips. Reading Lips is very difficult, & put a strain on my eyes.
Really enjoy your videos! I struggle at the end when you review with finger spelling. Hard to tell from this angle if you're signing i or y: m or n: e or o. All the more reason to take a class I suppose. Lol
Does anyone know what sign Katelyn responds with to the question: "play, you like what-do?" (~35:00)? I've somehow missed that one and it doesn't get spelled out as far as I can tell. Thanks!
I've been bingewatching all these ASL lesson videos and am having so much fun learning! Thanks Bill. I have a question: around 33:00, you look like you're describing what it's like to play chess. When you do such descriptions, is it all pure ASL or do you mix in some non-language gestures/miming? Hope this question isn't insensitive. I'm genuinely curious 😊
ASL seamlessly incorporates depictive signing. Such signing is often referred to as "using classifiers" but I prefer to call it "depictive signing." The grammar of ASL incorporates role shift, eye gaze, size & shape specifiers, handshapes that represent whole classes of meaning, face & body based morphemes, etc. I'm not a fan of the phrase "pure ASL" any more than I am of the phrase "pure English." Living human-used languages -- particularly English and ASL -- are messy, constantly evolving salads. I consider mime to be included within the spectrum of common Deaf visual language use. I also feel that conventional / historical views of what constitutes ASL are inadequate and headed in the wrong direction. I prefer thinking of the language use of myself and other Deaf adult skilled signers from a holistic perspective as described in this article: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/nadl.htm ========================================= 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 RUclips master playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ruclips.net/user/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 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: * For donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at RUclips.com/billvicars * Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. Thanks!
@@sign-language Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! That makes a lot of sense. I'll check out the article. About my usage of the term "pure ASL", I realize now that wasn't the best word choice. As a linguist, I do understand that language is a living, ever-evolving thing that comes in many forms and can't be boxed in by prescriptive labels. By "pure", I didn't mean "untainted" but rather "standard" (which of course doesn't mean better, just what is used as a baseline for teaching). Good to know they're called classifiers. You've broadened my understanding of what a classifer is, thanks. I do like the term "depictive signing" more though.
What is used as a baseline for teaching ASL is (believe it or not) largely a myth. See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm Then see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm A significant number of ASL teachers teach as if ASL had only one word (sign) order -- and then trot out OSV (which, according to research -- and observation for anyone who chooses to actually pay attention) isn't even the most common syntax in real life everyday signing.
@@sign-language That's fascinating! Thank you for the links. Hopefully the truth about ASL will be more widely known soon. I appreciate your patience in explaining these things to me. You're a wonderful teacher.
Hello Gloria! I note you member of the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group. I announced there that: "I was able to locate seven more of the original camcorder versions of the early Katelyn series with the higher resolution (1080p). Posting them now for those of you who are still in the beginning stages of your ASL journey. Enjoy!" Lesson 01: ruclips.net/video/9LtDXSw3e6Y/видео.html Lesson 02: ruclips.net/video/nBhMSjPCfNkL/видео.htmlesson 03: ruclips.net/video/r4jsQdoW1bwL/видео.htmlesson 04: ruclips.net/video/JVTsQBVL0eAL/видео.htmlesson 05: ruclips.net/video/IKvo4r5ZDWwL/видео.htmlesson 06: ruclips.net/video/h8JiHOV8V8IL/видео.htmlesson 07: ruclips.net/video/iA1vdBurI74/видео.html
Try using a full-size browser with a gear icon (settings icon) and use the settings to adjust the speed to slow down the areas of the video that you can't catch. Or pause the video and use the "." (period) key to advance the video one frame at a time. Or use the master playlist to review earlier videos and build up your receptive skill (the link to the master playlist is below in the list of tips). Or go to asl.ms or asl.ms/mobile (use the mobile version if you are using a phone or tablet) to practice your receptive fingerspelling. Warm regards, - Dr. Bill ============================ 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 RUclips master playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ruclips.net/user/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 RUclips.com/billvicars 2. Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.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 ===========================
They need to add the captions option because,what he says you sometimes see for the first time and he doesn’t show it on the screen… in this video specifically.
I absolutely hope someday to have the time and energy (or perhaps AI can do it) to caption all of these videos. However, I will suggest to you that there is a certain value in watching a non-captioned video that contains some context-embedded signing that is new to you. The value is that you get practice figuring out meaning from context which is an important skill in the Deaf Community. Again, I do like the idea of captioning these videos. I get up and work all day building ASL resources and then the day runs out. It takes hours and hours to add captioning because it cannot be automated. So I have to decide whether to create more content or go back and caption old content. Then there is the fact that tens or even hundreds of thousands of people subscribed BEFORE any of the videos were captioned and the reason why is: "No, the videos don't NEED to be captioned to be of value to visual learners." Literally less than a day after your comment someone else commented on another one of these videos: --------------------------- @heatherp1410 Publicly subscribed to you (2 years) • 14 hours ago I appreciate the quiet & no subtitles, it forces me to pay extra close attention and learn the signs for the conversation. This is probably my 7th or 8th time (over the last 8 years) going through these ASL videos. So helpful and valuable - thanks Dr Bill!
@@sign-language sorry if I did offend. I think it was the fact that the first couple of videos had the subtitles for what was said even when it wasn’t on the screen, and thus getting used to it as well as trying to intuit what is said when seeing only a side view of the person signing something new is hard
Letting you know that I'm totally good / fine with your suggestion and that my response was mostly a form of expectations management for people who read your comment. I'd much rather people comment about what they wish I'd do (or not do) than not comment at all. A few tips to make it easier to learn from the many non-captioned videos further on in the series: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU RUclips master playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists or more specifically: ruclips.net/user/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 Enjoy!
When asking the community (or me) for assistance it helps to include a time code to enable the person to jump to the part of the video to which you are referring.
The lessons are great and I am very grateful BUT :) when you start signing to the student, is facing her so those parts are lost to the viewer. Not sure if a different angle of the camera would help? Thank you so much!!
Evelyn, Think of it as a good thing that you are getting practice reading sign language from the side. That helps prepare you for the real world where we (those of us who use ASL for everyday communication) often read signing from the side. For example, sitting around a dinner table, if we want to understand what is being signed by the person to our left or right we need to be comfortable seeing sign language from the side view. I'm not disagreeing with you. You are absolutely right -- it would be easier to learn individual signs by viewing them head on. But the trade off is that later in the real world you aren't as good at reading sign from a variety of angles. If you feel the need to see the vocabulary facing forward, you can do that by visiting the lesson pages (upon which these instructional videos are based) and click on the sign links and see the vocabulary explained clearly with head-on (front facing) views. www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm For example, here's lesson 5: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson05.htm Here is an example from lesson 5 of the sign for "home" www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/h/home.htm For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists or more specifically: ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1
@@sign-language Wow! Thank you! I wasn't sure that you will actually respond because these lessons have been posted for years. You are right! I appreciate the links to further learn sign language. We have an ASL group of people at church and there is a couple translators for them during the services. That was my initial motivation. Thank you so much. You are really a great teacher!
@Evelyn Corona In the comment thread of a different video you asked regarding a way to donate monthly. I approved the comment and then Google managed to bury it very deep somewhere in the thousands of other comments. I did a search for your name in the comments and this one came up so I'm going to reply here and hope you see it. When the Paypal donate link is clicked on (if all goes well) it takes people to a page where they are given one of two choices: Donate with PayPal Donate with Debit or Credit Card On that same page is a little box that can be checked to "Make this a monthly donation." Here is the link: www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XHRNABERKJT4N If that link doesn't work from here, consider trying the PayPal button from my donate page at: lifeprint.com/donate/ Thanks in advance! I appreciate the support.
probably a dumb question but for do you (or really any eyebrows up kind of sign) could you have one eyebrow up and the other one down or would both eyebrows have to be up or down for the sign
If you do one eyebrow up and one eyebrow down it adds a meaning of doubt, skepticism, or disdain -- the same as if you added that expression to an English statement in north American culture.
it’s not, deaf people may lack hearing but their sight are usually better and also horns from like ambulances are accompanied by light so they would still see it anyways
Was ist mit Jen passiert? Sie war die erste die ich auf deinem Kanal gesehen (außer Ihnen) und ich möchte wissen wohin sie gegengen ist? What happened to Jen? She was the first one I saw on your channel (other than you) and I want to know where she went?
When asking for help it is good to include a time code in the format 0:00 Those turn into links that take people directly to the place in the video about which you have a question and improves your chances of getting a reply.
@@sign-language Thank you so very much for taking time out of your busy day to respond back to me. I will try those things next time. Again, thank you so much for the help and encouragement! :)
Your first guess was closer. It was pretty woman. He then showed also how to make the sign for pretty (in front of the face) and did the sign for woman (similar to Mom, but then down to chest). The second time he asked, she used the signs he taught her :)
I wish Bill Vicars would make his hand face the camera more when he is finger-spelling. I have trouble seeing what he is spelling. I can't read finger spelling from the side!
Here you go: ruclips.net/video/NVUpPs2Iz1U/видео.html For that video I switched to the other side to make my hand easier for the camera to see (which happened to make it harder for Marly to see). The thing to consider about videos with angles at which it is "easy" to see the fingerspelling "head on" (directly) is that in real life you might find yourself watching a Deaf person fingerspell at an angle that is hard to see and you might miss the fingerspelling more than if you had gone ahead and made the effort to get used to reading spelling at an different angles. My wife and I probably spell to each other at angles other than head on (90 degree) as often as we spell head on. When we are walking somewhere together or driving together it is rare to see her hand directly -- I tend to see if from the side. My point is -- if you choose to -- you can think of seeing the hand at an angle as a positive opportunity to exercise your "read from the side" skills to better prepare you for real life. Is it harder? Definitely. I get it though -- sometimes it helps to start with "easy," stay motivated, and work your way up.
When you would like advice or help regarding specific parts of the video make sure to include a time code in 0:00 format and YT will automatically create a link for you. That way people can jump to that area of the video and see what you are referring to.
Candy store Tip: Check out the info on this page for how you can pause and then advance frame by frame to figure out fingerspelling on your own in online YT videos: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/receptive-asl-skills-practice.htm
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Hey, I could really use your help.
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Will do, Bill! So grateful for your instruction, your expertise, your patience and your humor! - What are you saying to Katelyn at 27:48 minutes in about the email? Thanks in advance!
I'm telling her, "5,000 people are watching, don't give your real (email) address." (The word I wrote on the paper was "fake." (As in use a fake email address.)
That particular class was being live-streamed to several cable networks with a potential live audience (at the time) of many thousands of people. I always try to protect my assistants and keep them safe.
I've always wondered how Katelyn is and what she's doing. She was so enjoyable to watch--so expressive and genuine. :-)
She went on to become a registered nurse and bless many lives.
Bill Vicars she would make a great nurse!
Bill Vicars thank you for her update. She’s one of the first videos I’ve watched with you. So I feel a certain nostalgia seeing these videos reposted and happy she’s doing well
Bill saying his favorite movie is Avatar really gives clues to when this was filmed 😂😂 A sign of the times.
Thanks for your videos! I started learning just on a whim, and now I have a student who communicates exclusively with ASL. I'm excited to be able to talk with him!
14:48 with
21:16 can
30:08 play / playing
30:45 "that direction"
32:17 what do you like to play ?
1:21 come / 1:31 come here
2:23 to watch ,watching / 8:31 watch children
2:31 give [1,2] , give me / 10:22 give you
38:40 put
38:50 move
39:15 stay
13:56 sit
14:04 chair
37:10 stand
21:56 home
30:23 store
36:27 church
23:18 doctor
36:58 nurse
37:52 in
37:59 out
38:04 outside
38:19 go out
3:36 bus
3:52 bike
3:58 drive / 4:42 she drive here / 21:21 driving , drive there , drive here
4:03 train
4:13 walk / 13:29 walk [1,2,3,4,5]
5:14 copter
13:20 internet
22:01 computer
22:51 web cam
23:47 email
24:09 @
39:56 record video
41:10 spell test
Thank you! This is so helpful!
You are an ANGEL 😇
So helpful to have your students on the video with you. It's beneficial to get used to reading different people signing and the interaction with beginner students sets a good pace for new learners or people like me looking for a refresher course!
This is so helpful. Yours is definitely the best ASL channel! Thank you
I'm trying to use eye gaze now instead of focusing more on the signs, and it's so much more work than I thought it was going to be! I hope I can pick it up quickly if only the time it took to learn it was quantifiable.
Woah can I just say... I spelled out my favorite movie and it was AVATAR and then a few seconds later he spells it also!!! When I tell you I'm shook!! I can't believe that.
You may shock easily but at least you have good taste in movies!
@@sign-language my favorite movie is chip and dail
Bill you're too funny. You walked to school in snow, rain and wind up the hill, and then you walked back home in the snow, rain and wind, also up a hill. ROFLOL
I didn't even mention the alligator infested swamp!
Such challenges made me appreciate the value of education. Kids these days just sit at home and school is brought to them!
They should at least have to fight a tiger or something.
;-)
I just read your comments on this page about reposting these videos. Thank you for supplying the list as this will help me follow along in sequence. I also read you have a FB page. I was able to find the page and I’ve requested to join. Thank you again for excellent instruction and patience.
For those reading the comment about my Facebook page, the official Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook page is:
facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/
(Strangely, I've actually stumbled across "knock off" pages that use my name but of which I am not at all involved.)
Bill Vicars When I tap on your link it takes me to your main page that says I need to join. That makes me think I joined the wrong group. The rules look the same but I’ll make sure I joined the right one. Thank you!
Ok I checked. There’s a post referencing your Mindset List so I think I’m on the right one. Thanks again. I look forward to learning from that site too.
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 RUclips master playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA
3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page:
ruclips.net/user/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 RUclips.com/billvicars
2. Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.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 trying to learn ASL. Ive been trying to learn it since i was little, i would use it as a toddler when i couldn't speak. your videos are amazing and are very helpful. especially because of the side view. If it was always head on then we wouldnt get any irl experience. thanks
this has been a big help with me refreshing my Sign Language skills. I am a Registered nurse that has worked off an on with the Deaf Population for over 30 years. Has been a few years since I worked with one and have one now. Its been a nice refresher to watch your videos. I am amazed how much I remember :) Keep up the great work.
I've been deaf since 7 years old. I had Meningitis. I wasn't allowed to learn sign language, so, now I'm trying. I try to read all Bill Vicars signs & learn them.
Why weren’t you allowed?
I wasn't allowed because my mother thought I would forget how to talk with my voice. So, I had to talk "correctly " & read lips. Reading Lips is very difficult, & put a strain on my eyes.
Walk to school in the snow uphill both ways lol classic
Really enjoy your videos! I struggle at the end when you review with finger spelling. Hard to tell from this angle if you're signing i or y: m or n: e or o. All the more reason to take a class I suppose. Lol
Or try asl.ms/mobile
(fingerspelling practice tool)
Does anyone know what sign Katelyn responds with to the question: "play, you like what-do?" (~35:00)? I've somehow missed that one and it doesn't get spelled out as far as I can tell. Thanks!
Katelyn likes "running." (That is her preferred form of recreation).
@@sign-language Thanks Bill!!
Does anyone know the sign Katelyn makes at 32:20? The thing she likes to do for play?
Never mind, found it in a comment from three years ago, it is "running".
I've been bingewatching all these ASL lesson videos and am having so much fun learning! Thanks Bill.
I have a question: around 33:00, you look like you're describing what it's like to play chess. When you do such descriptions, is it all pure ASL or do you mix in some non-language gestures/miming? Hope this question isn't insensitive. I'm genuinely curious 😊
ASL seamlessly incorporates depictive signing. Such signing is often referred to as "using classifiers" but I prefer to call it "depictive signing." The grammar of ASL incorporates role shift, eye gaze, size & shape specifiers, handshapes that represent whole classes of meaning, face & body based morphemes, etc.
I'm not a fan of the phrase "pure ASL" any more than I am of the phrase "pure English." Living human-used languages -- particularly English and ASL -- are messy, constantly evolving salads.
I consider mime to be included within the spectrum of common Deaf visual language use.
I also feel that conventional / historical views of what constitutes ASL are inadequate and headed in the wrong direction.
I prefer thinking of the language use of myself and other Deaf adult skilled signers from a holistic perspective as described in this article:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/nadl.htm
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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 RUclips master playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA
3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page:
ruclips.net/user/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
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:
* For donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm
* Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at RUclips.com/billvicars
* Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet)
* Click the “Share” link and share the videos.
Thanks!
@@sign-language Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! That makes a lot of sense. I'll check out the article.
About my usage of the term "pure ASL", I realize now that wasn't the best word choice. As a linguist, I do understand that language is a living, ever-evolving thing that comes in many forms and can't be boxed in by prescriptive labels. By "pure", I didn't mean "untainted" but rather "standard" (which of course doesn't mean better, just what is used as a baseline for teaching). Good to know they're called classifiers. You've broadened my understanding of what a classifer is, thanks. I do like the term "depictive signing" more though.
What is used as a baseline for teaching ASL is (believe it or not) largely a myth.
See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm
Then see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm
A significant number of ASL teachers teach as if ASL had only one word (sign) order -- and then trot out OSV (which, according to research -- and observation for anyone who chooses to actually pay attention) isn't even the most common syntax in real life everyday signing.
@@sign-language That's fascinating! Thank you for the links. Hopefully the truth about ASL will be more widely known soon. I appreciate your patience in explaining these things to me. You're a wonderful teacher.
What is the sign that Katelyn is doing at 17:42? She makes sign with her chin in response to you want go where?
Just found out, it's the sign for home!
@ 5:30 it sounds like bill really wants a helicopter
Hello what happened at 28:25 😅 was it that she signed her actual email though you told her not to? Idk
I will neither confirm nor deny. (ha)
Regardless her reaction was fun.
oh so that’s what happened, he told her not to and i was so confused at what we were laughing at
@@sign-language XD I’ll take your word for it
She certainly looked like “oopsies” lol
Hello Bill, I don’t know what Katelyn responds with at 32:22 can you please help me?
"running"
@@sign-language Ok thank you so much!
Hi there!! you are re-posting the old videos right? Looks great!! thanks :)
Hello Gloria!
I note you member of the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group. I announced there that:
"I was able to locate seven more of the original camcorder versions of the early Katelyn series with the higher resolution (1080p). Posting them now for those of you who are still in the beginning stages of your ASL journey. Enjoy!"
Lesson 01: ruclips.net/video/9LtDXSw3e6Y/видео.html
Lesson 02: ruclips.net/video/nBhMSjPCfNkL/видео.htmlesson 03: ruclips.net/video/r4jsQdoW1bwL/видео.htmlesson 04: ruclips.net/video/JVTsQBVL0eAL/видео.htmlesson 05: ruclips.net/video/IKvo4r5ZDWwL/видео.htmlesson 06: ruclips.net/video/h8JiHOV8V8IL/видео.htmlesson 07: ruclips.net/video/iA1vdBurI74/видео.html
What movies did they spell? I can't go that fast reading their signing. They are doing a great job! I am just new at this.
Try using a full-size browser with a gear icon (settings icon) and use the settings to adjust the speed to slow down the areas of the video that you can't catch.
Or pause the video and use the "." (period) key to advance the video one frame at a time.
Or use the master playlist to review earlier videos and build up your receptive skill (the link to the master playlist is below in the list of tips).
Or go to asl.ms
or
asl.ms/mobile
(use the mobile version if you are using a phone or tablet) to practice your receptive fingerspelling.
Warm regards,
- Dr. Bill
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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 RUclips master playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA
3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page:
ruclips.net/user/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 RUclips.com/billvicars
2. Click the “subscribe” button at RUclips.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
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Pretty woman. He also taught her the sign for it, which she uses to answer his question the second time he asks. :)
They need to add the captions option because,what he says you sometimes see for the first time and he doesn’t show it on the screen… in this video specifically.
I absolutely hope someday to have the time and energy (or perhaps AI can do it) to caption all of these videos. However, I will suggest to you that there is a certain value in watching a non-captioned video that contains some context-embedded signing that is new to you. The value is that you get practice figuring out meaning from context which is an important skill in the Deaf Community.
Again, I do like the idea of captioning these videos. I get up and work all day building ASL resources and then the day runs out. It takes hours and hours to add captioning because it cannot be automated. So I have to decide whether to create more content or go back and caption old content.
Then there is the fact that tens or even hundreds of thousands of people subscribed BEFORE any of the videos were captioned and the reason why is: "No, the videos don't NEED to be captioned to be of value to visual learners."
Literally less than a day after your comment someone else commented on another one of these videos:
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@heatherp1410
Publicly subscribed to you (2 years)
• 14 hours ago
I appreciate the quiet & no subtitles, it forces me to pay extra close attention and learn the signs for the conversation. This is probably my 7th or 8th time (over the last 8 years) going through these ASL videos. So helpful and valuable - thanks Dr Bill!
@@sign-language sorry if I did offend. I think it was the fact that the first couple of videos had the subtitles for what was said even when it wasn’t on the screen, and thus getting used to it as well as trying to intuit what is said when seeing only a side view of the person signing something new is hard
Letting you know that I'm totally good / fine with your suggestion and that my response was mostly a form of expectations management for people who read your comment. I'd much rather people comment about what they wish I'd do (or not do) than not comment at all.
A few tips to make it easier to learn from the many non-captioned videos further on in the series:
1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website.
2. Bookmark the official ASLU RUclips master playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA
3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page:
ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists or more specifically: ruclips.net/user/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
Enjoy!
What sites are spelled out as favorites? I've finger spelled my whole life but I can follow the angle.
When asking the community (or me) for assistance it helps to include a time code to enable the person to jump to the part of the video to which you are referring.
I believe it is nordstrom (Katelyn) and lifeprint (Dr Bill), if you mean the part at 15:05
The lessons are great and I am very grateful BUT :) when you start signing to the student, is facing her so those parts are lost to the viewer. Not sure if a different angle of the camera would help? Thank you so much!!
Evelyn,
Think of it as a good thing that you are getting practice reading sign language from the side. That helps prepare you for the real world where we (those of us who use ASL for everyday communication) often read signing from the side.
For example, sitting around a dinner table, if we want to understand what is being signed by the person to our left or right we need to be comfortable seeing sign language from the side view.
I'm not disagreeing with you. You are absolutely right -- it would be easier to learn individual signs by viewing them head on. But the trade off is that later in the real world you aren't as good at reading sign from a variety of angles.
If you feel the need to see the vocabulary facing forward, you can do that by visiting the lesson pages (upon which these instructional videos are based) and click on the sign links and see the vocabulary explained clearly with head-on (front facing) views.
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
For example, here's lesson 5:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson05.htm
Here is an example from lesson 5 of the sign for "home"
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/h/home.htm
For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page:
ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists or more specifically: ruclips.net/user/Lifeprint-signsplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1
@@sign-language Wow! Thank you! I wasn't sure that you will actually respond because these lessons have been posted for years. You are right! I appreciate the links to further learn sign language. We have an ASL group of people at church and there is a couple translators for them during the services. That was my initial motivation. Thank you so much. You are really a great teacher!
@Evelyn Corona
In the comment thread of a different video you asked regarding a way to donate monthly.
I approved the comment and then Google managed to bury it very deep somewhere in the thousands of other comments. I did a search for your name in the comments and this one came up so I'm going to reply here and hope you see it.
When the Paypal donate link is clicked on (if all goes well) it takes people to a page where they are given one of two choices:
Donate with PayPal
Donate with Debit or Credit Card
On that same page is a little box that can be checked to "Make this a monthly donation."
Here is the link:
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XHRNABERKJT4N
If that link doesn't work from here, consider trying the PayPal button from my donate page at: lifeprint.com/donate/
Thanks in advance!
I appreciate the support.
probably a dumb question but for do you (or really any eyebrows up kind of sign) could you have one eyebrow up and the other one down or would both eyebrows have to be up or down for the sign
If you do one eyebrow up and one eyebrow down it adds a meaning of doubt, skepticism, or disdain -- the same as if you added that expression to an English statement in north American culture.
@@sign-language Ok thanks Bill That makes since
Bill, how can u drive and not hearing horns from other vehicle? Is that very dangerous? Is it?
it’s not, deaf people may lack hearing but their sight are usually better and also horns from like ambulances are accompanied by light so they would still see it anyways
Was ist mit Jen passiert? Sie war die erste die ich auf deinem Kanal gesehen (außer Ihnen) und ich möchte wissen wohin sie gegengen ist?
What happened to Jen? She was the first one I saw on your channel (other than you) and I want to know where she went?
Jen zog in eine andere Stadt.
@@sign-language Ohhhhhh Das macht mehr Sinn, danke
bitte
Sometimes I see you put the word You at the beginning and end of a question? Why not just put it one or the other?
See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/pronoun-copy.htm
What was the movie she spelled? I got these letters, retywman . WAs the movie Red Women?
When asking for help it is good to include a time code in the format 0:00
Those turn into links that take people directly to the place in the video about which you have a question and improves your chances of getting a reply.
@@sign-language Thank you so very much for taking time out of your busy day to respond back to me. I will try those things next time. Again, thank you so much for the help and encouragement! :)
Your first guess was closer. It was pretty woman. He then showed also how to make the sign for pretty (in front of the face) and did the sign for woman (similar to Mom, but then down to chest). The second time he asked, she used the signs he taught her :)
I wish Bill Vicars would make his hand face the camera more when he is finger-spelling. I have trouble seeing what he is spelling. I can't read finger spelling from the side!
Here you go:
ruclips.net/video/NVUpPs2Iz1U/видео.html
For that video I switched to the other side to make my hand easier for the camera to see (which happened to make it harder for Marly to see).
The thing to consider about videos with angles at which it is "easy" to see the fingerspelling "head on" (directly) is that in real life you might find yourself watching a Deaf person fingerspell at an angle that is hard to see and you might miss the fingerspelling more than if you had gone ahead and made the effort to get used to reading spelling at an different angles. My wife and I probably spell to each other at angles other than head on (90 degree) as often as we spell head on. When we are walking somewhere together or driving together it is rare to see her hand directly -- I tend to see if from the side.
My point is -- if you choose to -- you can think of seeing the hand at an angle as a positive opportunity to exercise your "read from the side" skills to better prepare you for real life. Is it harder? Definitely.
I get it though -- sometimes it helps to start with "easy," stay motivated, and work your way up.
What is Katelyns favorite store. C ---. ???
When you would like advice or help regarding specific parts of the video make sure to include a time code in 0:00 format and YT will automatically create a link for you. That way people can jump to that area of the video and see what you are referring to.
@@sign-language Thank you !! I will
33:00
Candy store
Tip: Check out the info on this page for how you can pause and then advance frame by frame to figure out fingerspelling on your own in online YT videos:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/receptive-asl-skills-practice.htm
@@sign-language I know finger spelling. It’s hard when the person is not facing you. Thanks!!
What does your Mom do @Bill Vicars? I can't make out what was signed. Haha
Tip: Add a time code to questions about specific scenes in the video. That way people can jump there and take a look.
I like bill
work for you
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Learn sign language video me know telepathy know understand thanks you
I want with you learn ASL can ok goodbye ❤❤
Titanic
i like you teach me sign
I'm thinking this girl has never been on any show with a camera she smiles way too much...
Because showing happy expressions is a bad thing? Shesh... She is adorable and expressive. Let her be!