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Communicating in Sign Creative Ways to Learn American Sign Language (ASL)

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ISBN-10: 0684835207

ISBN-13: 9780684835204

Edition: 1998

Authors: Diane P. Chambers

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American Sign Language (ASL) is the primary means of communication among the 22 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in this country -- and those who live and work with them. Communicating in Sign revolutionizes the way ASL is taught by offering a beginning vocabulary based on the grammar and syntax of native signers and illustrating the eye contact, facial expressions, and body language that accompany hand and mouth movements. This breakthrough approach to mastering ASL, written for a general audience, is an invaluable resource for anyone eager to learn a language that is rapidly becoming part of our mainstream culture and also for educators, businesses,and organizations working to…    
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Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 7/8/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Barbara Cohen has taught American history and global studies to students in middle and high school. Currently, she teaches in a public high school in western New York, experimenting in her classroom with the Internet resources and research skills.Diane P. Chambers is a nationally certified ASL interpreter and college-level instructor, and is president of Flying Hands, a firm dedicated to linking the hearing and Deaf communities. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Introduction
Internationally renowned Deaf actor and educator
Emotions
The Big Picture: Using Natural Gesture
The Basic Elements of Formal ASL Signs
Deaf Culture
Meetings and Greetings
At Home
On the Job and at School
Getting Around
What Time Is It?
The American Manual Alphabet
Suggested Reading
Resources
Index of Signs