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. :)
When Dr. Vicars made her read BIG at a faster speed and she got it right afterwards i actually teared up. He really believes in her and he really believes in his students' ability to succeed.
This is a wonderful resource. I took 2 years of ASL in undergrad but have lost a lot of my skill. My brother in law is deaf and my sister is a sign language interpreter who graduated from Gallaudet University but we live 2 hours from each other so we can't meet often with kids etc for her to teach me. We have planned our next 2 family vacations together and I owe it to my brother in law to sharpen my sign skills so that my sister is not obligated to interpret. Thank you for what you do!
Hi Bill I was born deaf but I was little girl want to speech therapy I am grow up become hard of hearing voices with sign language 🥰 ok I am become to be grandma and my grandchildren love communicate sign language says I love you 🤟🏼
Katelyn really seems like a natural! Dr V, you have such a good, caring relationship with all of your students. I'm truly inspired by how well you get along with anyone and everyone and how you inspire us all.
I'm deaf from Brazil, I'm learning ASL sign language here on the RUclips video, I wanted to take an ASL course, I wanted a teacher (Bill Vicars) to teach me signs :)
Bill Vicars I use your fingerspelling tool almost every day. It has helped me HUGELY to recognize the shapes of other’s hand gestures. Thank you so much for your great teaching and wonderful patience with everyone. This is a lifelong dream being fulfilled.
Thanks for uploading this HD version of the old video! I don´t know how you did it but it looks great! I am learning ASL with your videos so I really appreciate your time sharing them!!! Thanks a lot!
I struggle with finger spelling even though I know the signs. I have trouble seeing your fingers, but can see Katelyn's. Thank you so much for teaching us.
Awesome video, the quality is such a huge step up from the original uploads 😊 I just wish the fingerspelling was at a better angle so i could actually see what his hand is doing =/
Dr Bill Incredibly, it's not to teach this language to hearing learners. I can see that you must be brave, competent, kind and wonderful. You must also have shown compassion and humility. So I have to admire your great respect for the language. I have to admire your great respect
Hi my Calvin. I am deaf from kenya 🇰🇪. That's you skill best to ASL in the United States than that kenya sign language is a little skill. I can understand your sign language in USA. Thank you for the great.
Hii, i am deaf hard of hearing. Thank you for learning asl to us. it's fast, i understand all and quickly Focus it. I love your teaching. Also Thank you for your kindness n heartwarming teach to us.❤️🤟🏻😊 Katelyn are so kind confidence.😃
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
Hello teacher. I am deaf live in Brazil. Nice to meet you. So, I learn more ASL. I love it. communicate to deaf or listener. I would like to know that I can buy a blouse and sweater. thanks!
Last year I had a sign language clas and we watched these videos and it was really fun but in March we had to stop school and I’m doing online school so I don’t get to learn any electives and next year I’m going to high school and there was no sign language. I’m so sad but hay, maybe later I might get a ASL class again.🙃🙃🙃
If I'm with more than one person on Zoom, how would I refer to a person as he/she on camera? For example, if Alice, Bob, and I are chatting on a 30-way video call, and Alice asked me "who taught you to sign?", how would I sign "He taught me" referring to Bob? I can't point to the camera or my screen! Would I have to fingerspell Bob's name every time I need to refer to him?
Question: If I'm with more than one person on Zoom, how would I refer to a person as he/she on camera? For example, if Alice, Bob, and I are chatting on a 3-way video call, and Alice asked me "who taught you to sign?" -- how would I sign "He taught me" referring to Bob? I can't point to the camera or my screen! Would I have to fingerspell Bob's name every time I need to refer to him? Response: The best approach during teleconference meetings with three or more participants usually is to spell the person's name to who you are referring or use their name sign (if they have a name sign and all of the participants in the conversation know to whom that name sign belongs). If you on on a 3-way teleconference session and one person asks you who taught you sign -- technically if you pointed off to the side a bit to indicate the third person in the group the meaning should still be fairly obvious because you are not pointing at yourself or the person who asked you the question. (That is assuming you are being asked a real question and not just a practice sentence from a lesson). Since two of the three participants (you and the person who asked you the question) are eliminated by context, pointing off to one side would leave the third person as the only referent (of your pointing gesture) that would make sense. It could also be an option spell the third person's preferred pronoun if there is only one person in the conversation to whom that pronoun would apply. However just because something "could" work doesn't mean we should do it. I recommend you practice and get good at both fingerspelling and the reading of fingerspelling because online interactive sign-language-based meetings consisting of four or more people certainly will almost certainly involve the fingerspelling of names. However, if I felt the need to expedite (make faster and more efficient) the naming and referring process during an important and/or time-limited meeting (especially if there were less skilled individuals in attendance at the meeting) I wouldn't hesitate to print up name cards and hold up one of those cards and/or use the electronic equivalent of such a name card if the teleconferencing system being used has attention getting tools or signaling methods.
I'm starting to read fingerspelling on the side now thanks to these videos haha I only get mixed up with L's, M's, N's and T's since they're harder at this angle. Otherwise I knew most of the words even on an angle.
Ah yes Grasshopper. "When you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave" Or in your case WaresTheWolf when you can read this without the captioning: ruclips.net/video/ahnnJrsUXbU/видео.html
Hello Mr. Bill, Would it be possible for you to upload, how to sign the word "Basic" in ASL? Your videos are helping me a lot. Although I am a beginner I thank you a lot for the all resources that are available on your website and RUclips channel. I am glad I found you. It's easy to learn and practice ASL by following your channels and website.
Tip: She and I spell it together right after I show it. The handshape is not a fist -- it is an "A." If you still can't get it, the answer is in the close captions. (Many of my later videos as of this time do not have captions but his one does.)
@Bill Vicars I was just curious because I see that the people you are with changes a bit after lesson 30, did Katelyn and Sarah pass your class? Are they using ASL today still?
All of my assistants passed the various classes in which they participated as assistants. Katelyn and Sarah went on to graduate. Katelyn went into the medical field and uses her signing skills when she has a patient who is Deaf. Sarah went into an audiology related field and uses sign language with those of her Deaf clients who use sign language.
Dr. Vicars, I am so grateful for your videos. Could you answer a question for me? I'm watching you and Katelyn (she's gonna be good, I'd bet), and the fingerspelling is hard for me to understand from the side. As an early learner, how much should I put into reading the fingerspelling from the side? I would like to get as much in during my study times as possible, so I'm asking if it is am effective use of time in my current stage. Again, I love your classes. P.S. My husband threatens to shut down my time watching you if I tell him another one of your dad jokes! 😂
The majority of fingerspelling that happens between my wife, Bee, and I is actually typically at an angle. We walk side by side when we walk together. We both sit in the front seat of the car when we go somewhere in the car. We lay next to each other when we are resting and chatting. All of those situations require seeing spelling from the side. So the "sideways" recognition of ASL in these videos are actually one of the few places you'll get that practice online. Most teachers online face the camera and spell with their hands carefully pointed to the camera. The problem is students get used to such head-on spelling and are freaked out in the real world when they experience real life spelling at angles. Try using your space key on your keyboard and then the period and comma keys to step through spelling one frame at a time. if you need to in order to see the individual letters. Then use your left arrow key to jump back five seconds and watch the whole word a couple of times. In general though, no you don't have to catch all of the fingerspelling to benefit from the 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 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 Ways to support the ASL University channel at RUclips.com/billvicars * For donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos * Click the “subscribe” button (if you haven't done so yet) * Click on the "bell" icon to receive notifications of new videos. * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. * Watch at least 30 seconds of ads or the entire ad if it's shorter than 30 seconds. * On social media post a link to Lifeprint.com and RUclips.com/billvicars and encourage your friends to learn ASL. The more people that learn -- the more potential opportunities you will have to enjoy signing. Also, if you haven't found it yet, try asl.ms/mobile Or on a full-size browser try asl.ms for fingerspelling receptive practice.
@@sign-language Haha you really made me laugh with that one. By the way, thank you very much Sir for making all these materials available online. You are a great teacher!
@@Maria-ix1up I can't define it super well, but if you're bumming off someone, you're taking their stuff for free, so like, not working, a free-loader I'm sure Google is more help than me.
Tip: Try watching it on a desktop computer and using the "." (period) and / or "," (comma) buttons on your keyboard to step through the fingerspelled word "HOW" at 35:29 and you'll see a three frames showing an "O" during the transition from the H to the W. The great part about that clip though is that my wonderful / spunky student, Katelyn, on her 3rd ASL lesson in her life -- figured it out! (She had to go with her gut though!)
Can anyone help me (and maybe others) to understand the different versions of "ask", please? I already tried getting clarification on Lifeprint and SIgningSavvy and still don't understand how they differ/when to use each. Thanks in advance!
Consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ When asking questions of the group, it helps to provide lots of context and information. For example state what you believe each of your sources is telling you about the signs and be specific in regard to what you feel the conflicting information is. Also, if you haven't done so, please visit this page and read through all of the information on it. www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/a/ask.htm
Hello Dr. Bill, Signing "CITY YOU LIVE?" means "What city do you live in?" but how would you sign "Do you live in a city?"? Can you achieve this by changing the sign order to "YOU LIVE CITY?"
The order isn't the point here. The important thing is what you are doing with your eyebrows. If you lower your eyebrows while signing CITY it changes the meaning to a "wh" question as in "what city?" A good approach would be: YOU LIVE (what)-CITY? [eyebrows lowered on the sign for city] = "What city do you live in?" Sure you could add a sign for WHAT? But it isn't technically necessary. If you raise your eyebrows on CITY when signing: YOU LIVE CITY? -- it means "Do you live in the city?" See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson02.htm See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/yesnofacial%20expression.htm (Those links are listed in the Lesson 2 objectives at: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson02.htm ) Also this article: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm Then read this article: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm Also see this page: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/03/city-you-live.htm
@@sign-language Thank you Dr. Bill. Knowing that eyebrows can change the entire question, I now see the importance of being able to quickly identify whether questions are yes/no or a "wh"-type! ASL is incredible for being able to convey so much meaning without adding all the additional filler words that English needs. Thank you for your detailed answer and additional resources.
Tips: Try watching the video on a desktop or laptop computer with a keyboard. Then view the spelled word frame by frame by frame. Scroll down for instructions: To play or pause a video click on the spacebar. To jump backward 5 seconds use the "left arrow" key. While the video is paused, move to the next frame by pressing the period key "." While the video is paused, go back to the previous frame by pressing the comma key "," Speed up the video playback rate by pressing SHIFT and "." (which is how you type ">") Slow down the video playback rate by pressing SHIFT and "," (which is how you type "
@@sign-language it's funny that you mention that because I'm using my gaming desktop and did all of the things you suggested. I now realized that I just got the O wrong. I thought it was an M from the way the camera was positioned lol. Thanks, Bill for the reply
For instructions on how to download videos from RUclips channels, see: ruclips.net/video/dCNTQmbqFSs/видео.html Some of the suggested approaches are free. Others typically cost money for higher quality download options. If you would like to be supportive of this channel you can order a 64GB USB drive full of videos and other learning materials. See: www.lifeprint.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm and check out the "Super USB" 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 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. 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/
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i love watching katelyn's confidence & knowledge grow, it's so encouraging plus plain ol' heartwarming
When Dr. Vicars made her read BIG at a faster speed and she got it right afterwards i actually teared up. He really believes in her and he really believes in his students' ability to succeed.
0:10 city
0:23 house
7:03 bathroom
9:46 school
15:03 family / class 29:14 / group 30:14 / team 31:59
0:26 big
0:29 small
1:45 like
1:49 don't like
2:40 none
5:20 all / whole 32:15
6:55 wow
7:22 think / 7:37 think about , wonder 32:10 / brain,mind 28:58
8:28 not work
14:13 from ,from where
14:54 live (2)
15:46 who (3)
20:03 daughter
21:20 aunt
21:51 want
21:56 more
22:03 go / 28:27 attend
22:15 need / have to 30:22 / must 30:40 /ought to 31:05 / should 31:42
22:20 bad
22:26 fine
24:58 fine (if mean fee , money)
28:16 ask request
28:42 best , better
29:03 category (cluster)
29:19 come
29:23 cool - swell
29:41 favorite /prefer
30:49 not , not have
31:35 raised / grow up
31:56 so-so
44:17 teach me / he teach me
32:29 spell test
36:14 vocab summary
38:36 A-Z
38:51 0-30
39:15 sign summary
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@@drawingoddessy lol.. Came here to say this! That comment should be highlighted!
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He does a quick review starting 36:14 (for those who have already watched the whole thing and just want a rev)
This is a wonderful resource. I took 2 years of ASL in undergrad but have lost a lot of my skill. My brother in law is deaf and my sister is a sign language interpreter who graduated from Gallaudet University but we live 2 hours from each other so we can't meet often with kids etc for her to teach me. We have planned our next 2 family vacations together and I owe it to my brother in law to sharpen my sign skills so that my sister is not obligated to interpret. Thank you for what you do!
Hi Bill
I was born deaf but I was little girl want to speech therapy I am grow up become hard of hearing voices with sign language 🥰 ok
I am become to be grandma and my grandchildren love communicate sign language says I love you 🤟🏼
Oh wow that looks amazing in high res! Thank you Bill for being a great teacher. I even still have the DVD ROMs from about fifteen years ago.
Best wishes to you!
Excelsior!
Katelyn really seems like a natural! Dr V, you have such a good, caring relationship with all of your students. I'm truly inspired by how well you get along with anyone and everyone and how you inspire us all.
I'm deaf from Brazil, I'm learning ASL sign language here on the RUclips video, I wanted to take an ASL course, I wanted a teacher (Bill Vicars) to teach me signs :)
This was a good session!! I’m learning to read your finger spelling AND I’m remembering most of the signs!! Yea!!
Effort and persistence = progress and results!
Good job!
Bill Vicars I use your fingerspelling tool almost every day. It has helped me HUGELY to recognize the shapes of other’s hand gestures. Thank you so much for your great teaching and wonderful patience with everyone. This is a lifelong dream being fulfilled.
Thanks for uploading this HD version of the old video! I don´t know how you did it but it looks great! I am learning ASL with your videos so I really appreciate your time sharing them!!! Thanks a lot!
In case you haven't seen it yet, here is the official ASLU RUclips master playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA
I struggle with finger spelling even though I know the signs. I have trouble seeing your fingers, but can see Katelyn's. Thank you so much for teaching us.
Same
Yeah, I can't practice with his fingerspelling just because the angle doesn't let me see the difference between certain letters :/
Awesome video, the quality is such a huge step up from the original uploads 😊
I just wish the fingerspelling was at a better angle so i could actually see what his hand is doing =/
Thank you Dr. Vicars for an amazing lesson. I just finished the last third of this lesson tonight. And thanks for Katelyn for her work!
Dr Bill Incredibly, it's not to teach this language to hearing learners. I can see that you must
be brave, competent, kind and
wonderful. You must also have shown compassion and humility. So I have to admire your great respect for the language.
I have to admire your great respect
Thank you so much for helping me communicate with my autistic little sister! :)
Hi my Calvin. I am deaf from kenya 🇰🇪.
That's you skill best to ASL in the United States than that kenya sign language is a little skill. I can understand your sign language in USA. Thank you for the great.
Beautiful leanguage,bearly learning.. your classes really help full.. thank you so much ❤
280k subscription and online 208 likes come on guys , he's videos deserves not less than 10k likes
Katelyn is my fav! lol
Hope she's still signing
Hii, i am deaf hard of hearing. Thank you for learning asl to us. it's fast, i understand all and quickly Focus it. I love your teaching. Also Thank you for your kindness n heartwarming teach to us.❤️🤟🏻😊 Katelyn are so kind confidence.😃
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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)
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This is absolutely a blessing, thank you so very much Dr. Vicar
Hello teacher. I am deaf live in Brazil. Nice to meet you. So, I learn more ASL. I love it. communicate to deaf or listener. I would like to know that I can buy a blouse and sweater. thanks!
O boy this was so beautiful I enjoy the whole video not that I was not enjoying it before I just got more out of this one thanks
nice ASL video
I liked the breath thing you did at 10:37
Last year I had a sign language clas and we watched these videos and it was really fun but in March we had to stop school and I’m doing online school so I don’t get to learn any electives and next year I’m going to high school and there was no sign language. I’m so sad but hay, maybe later I might get a ASL class again.🙃🙃🙃
If I'm with more than one person on Zoom, how would I refer to a person as he/she on camera?
For example, if Alice, Bob, and I are chatting on a 30-way video call, and Alice asked me "who taught you to sign?", how would I sign "He taught me" referring to Bob? I can't point to the camera or my screen! Would I have to fingerspell Bob's name every time I need to refer to him?
Question:
If I'm with more than one person on Zoom, how would I refer to a person as he/she on camera?
For example, if Alice, Bob, and I are chatting on a 3-way video call, and Alice asked me "who taught you to sign?" -- how would I sign "He taught me" referring to Bob? I can't point to the camera or my screen! Would I have to fingerspell Bob's name every time I need to refer to him?
Response:
The best approach during teleconference meetings with three or more participants usually is to spell the person's name to who you are referring or use their name sign (if they have a name sign and all of the participants in the conversation know to whom that name sign belongs).
If you on on a 3-way teleconference session and one person asks you who taught you sign -- technically if you pointed off to the side a bit to indicate the third person in the group the meaning should still be fairly obvious because you are not pointing at yourself or the person who asked you the question. (That is assuming you are being asked a real question and not just a practice sentence from a lesson). Since two of the three participants (you and the person who asked you the question) are eliminated by context, pointing off to one side would leave the third person as the only referent (of your pointing gesture) that would make sense. It could also be an option spell the third person's preferred pronoun if there is only one person in the conversation to whom that pronoun would apply.
However just because something "could" work doesn't mean we should do it. I recommend you practice and get good at both fingerspelling and the reading of fingerspelling because online interactive sign-language-based meetings consisting of four or more people certainly will almost certainly involve the fingerspelling of names. However, if I felt the need to expedite (make faster and more efficient) the naming and referring process during an important and/or time-limited meeting (especially if there were less skilled individuals in attendance at the meeting) I wouldn't hesitate to print up name cards and hold up one of those cards and/or use the electronic equivalent of such a name card if the teleconferencing system being used has attention getting tools or signaling methods.
I love how much he makes me laugh!
I'm starting to read fingerspelling on the side now thanks to these videos haha I only get mixed up with L's, M's, N's and T's since they're harder at this angle. Otherwise I knew most of the words even on an angle.
Ah yes Grasshopper. "When you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave"
Or in your case WaresTheWolf when you can read this without the captioning: ruclips.net/video/ahnnJrsUXbU/видео.html
Hello Mr. Bill, Would it be possible for you to upload, how to sign the word "Basic" in ASL? Your videos are helping me a lot. Although I am a beginner I thank you a lot for the all resources that are available on your website and RUclips channel. I am glad I found you. It's easy to learn and practice ASL by following your channels and website.
See: ruclips.net/video/spqSULYFquQ/видео.html
I really enjoyed the lesson ❤it was fruitful thnx ☺️
At around 21:15 you shake your fist left and right near your ear. What sign is that?
Tip: She and I spell it together right after I show it. The handshape is not a fist -- it is an "A."
If you still can't get it, the answer is in the close captions. (Many of my later videos as of this time do not have captions but his one does.)
Thank you too Dr. Bill!
@Bill Vicars
I was just curious because I see that the people you are with changes a bit after lesson 30, did Katelyn and Sarah pass your class? Are they using ASL today still?
All of my assistants passed the various classes in which they participated as assistants.
Katelyn and Sarah went on to graduate.
Katelyn went into the medical field and uses her signing skills when she has a patient who is Deaf.
Sarah went into an audiology related field and uses sign language with those of her Deaf clients who use sign language.
Hello Bill.
I am deaf from jakarta, Indonesia 🇮🇩
Dr. Vicars,
I am so grateful for your videos. Could you answer a question for me? I'm watching you and Katelyn (she's gonna be good, I'd bet), and the fingerspelling is hard for me to understand from the side. As an early learner, how much should I put into reading the fingerspelling from the side? I would like to get as much in during my study times as possible, so I'm asking if it is am effective use of time in my current stage.
Again, I love your classes.
P.S. My husband threatens to shut down my time watching you if I tell him another one of your dad jokes! 😂
The majority of fingerspelling that happens between my wife, Bee, and I is actually typically at an angle. We walk side by side when we walk together. We both sit in the front seat of the car when we go somewhere in the car. We lay next to each other when we are resting and chatting. All of those situations require seeing spelling from the side. So the "sideways" recognition of ASL in these videos are actually one of the few places you'll get that practice online. Most teachers online face the camera and spell with their hands carefully pointed to the camera. The problem is students get used to such head-on spelling and are freaked out in the real world when they experience real life spelling at angles.
Try using your space key on your keyboard and then the period and comma keys to step through spelling one frame at a time. if you need to in order to see the individual letters. Then use your left arrow key to jump back five seconds and watch the whole word a couple of times.
In general though, no you don't have to catch all of the fingerspelling to benefit from the videos.
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Wonderful class!
Did Bill ask her if she's a bum in @09:11? hahaha I can't see it because of the camera angle
Yup. That is what I asked her.
Turns out she wasn't a b u m -- she was a student.
Good for her.
She went on to become a nurse.
@@sign-language
Haha you really made me laugh with that one.
By the way, thank you very much Sir for making all these materials available online. You are a great teacher!
What is a “bum”? What does it mean?
@@Maria-ix1up I can't define it super well, but if you're bumming off someone, you're taking their stuff for free, so like, not working, a free-loader
I'm sure Google is more help than me.
8:58 “you bum?” 🤣🤣🤣
I was watching 35:30 and he finger spelled how, but skipped the O. He signs so fast that it looks like nothing happened
Tip: Try watching it on a desktop computer and using the "." (period) and / or "," (comma) buttons on your keyboard to step through the fingerspelled word "HOW" at 35:29 and you'll see a three frames showing an "O" during the transition from the H to the W.
The great part about that clip though is that my wonderful / spunky student, Katelyn, on her 3rd ASL lesson in her life -- figured it out! (She had to go with her gut though!)
you're great teacher
Can anyone help me (and maybe others) to understand the different versions of "ask", please? I already tried getting clarification on Lifeprint and SIgningSavvy and still don't understand how they differ/when to use each. Thanks in advance!
Consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See:
facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/
When asking questions of the group, it helps to provide lots of context and information. For example state what you believe each of your sources is telling you about the signs and be specific in regard to what you feel the conflicting information is.
Also, if you haven't done so, please visit this page and read through all of the information on it.
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/a/ask.htm
@@sign-language Thank you Dr.
Thank you for this 🤟🏼
Our pleasure!
Hello Dr. Bill,
Signing "CITY YOU LIVE?" means "What city do you live in?" but how would you sign "Do you live in a city?"?
Can you achieve this by changing the sign order to "YOU LIVE CITY?"
The order isn't the point here.
The important thing is what you are doing with your eyebrows.
If you lower your eyebrows while signing CITY it changes the meaning to a "wh" question as in "what city?"
A good approach would be:
YOU LIVE (what)-CITY? [eyebrows lowered on the sign for city]
= "What city do you live in?"
Sure you could add a sign for WHAT? But it isn't technically necessary.
If you raise your eyebrows on CITY when signing:
YOU LIVE CITY? -- it means "Do you live in the city?"
See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson02.htm
See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/yesnofacial%20expression.htm
(Those links are listed in the Lesson 2 objectives at:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson02.htm )
Also this article:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/subject-verb-object-asl-sentence-structure.htm
Then read this article:
www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/store-i-go-the-myth.htm
Also see this page: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/03/city-you-live.htm
@@sign-language Thank you Dr. Bill.
Knowing that eyebrows can change the entire question, I now see the importance of being able to quickly identify whether questions are yes/no or a "wh"-type!
ASL is incredible for being able to convey so much meaning without adding all the additional filler words that English needs.
Thank you for your detailed answer and additional resources.
24:14 absolute heart break.
did anyone else catch the name Katelyn spelled at 16:15?
Tips: Try watching the video on a desktop or laptop computer with a keyboard.
Then view the spelled word frame by frame by frame. Scroll down for instructions:
To play or pause a video click on the spacebar.
To jump backward 5 seconds use the "left arrow" key.
While the video is paused, move to the next frame by pressing the period key "."
While the video is paused, go back to the previous frame by pressing the comma key ","
Speed up the video playback rate by pressing SHIFT and "." (which is how you type ">")
Slow down the video playback rate by pressing SHIFT and "," (which is how you type "
@@sign-language it's funny that you mention that because I'm using my gaming desktop and did all of the things you suggested. I now realized that I just got the O wrong. I thought it was an M from the way the camera was positioned lol. Thanks, Bill for the reply
done this lesson 3 onto the next video.
Bill vicars.
When to jakarta Indonesia ?
It's too bad there aren't 2 cameras. One facing each person. Sometimes it's hard to see the signs from the sideview, especially fingerspelling.
Consider visiting Lifeprint.com and seeing the lessons there and reviewing the individual signs then use the RUclips videos as a form of review.
Bill thanks
Once he got to the spell test I couldn’t really see from the angle he was sitting
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I love you Bill vicars
Thank you!
I'm at 12:45
Lol. "B-I-G"
>:??? SLOW
*Shakes head no. "B-I-G"
,,,??¿
"B-I-G"
.... BIG
such a happy moment
Rhett 🎉 and I 🎉👃👃💋💋🦾🦾🦵🏻🦶🦻👃👣👀👂💋
thats perfect thnx