History Of Sign LanguageEssay Preview: History Of Sign LanguageReport this essayAmerican sign language has been a very important part of my life. When started high school I was so excited there was so many things that I wanted to try. When it came time to pick a language to take I pick sign language, everyone said that was stupid because no one uses that, but I thought its something different and I wanted to learn more.
The first week of sign language I dont even have the words for it. One of the projects we had to do was we had to experience what being deaf was like, we all had to wear plugs in our ears for the whole days, I know a lot of people didnt but I did we couldnt talk or anything it was so hard, when I got home I cried because I know how deaf people must feel like when they cannot
get their point across.I worked so hard in sign language I tried to do everything that I could to be apart of the program. But when I got to experience talking to a real deaf person and how they told me that they were proud of me because not many deaf people would learn there language. I cried, I felt so good about myself. This year has been the hardest because I thought I was going to go into deaf education, but god has push me into a different direction, I will always keep signing close to my heart because without it I would not know who I am today. I came out of my shell because of sign language and I will never lose that. I plan on learning more because there is so much more to learn.
Kelli: I went to a language class and the instructor said the most important thing I learned was Sign Language. There is so much more, for most people it’s about seeing what is seen and hearing when. Then the instructor told me I must learn “how to be a deaf mother.” I started to think about what to do about that. I’ve never been able to read or speak with eyes closed. This time I was able to learn to walk with my hand and stand up because the instructors pointed me towards the correct place to learn Sign Language. With my hands closed, my hand could move freely and the world’s most beautiful thing started to move. It took me six months of being with my hands closed and I learned how to read, talk to, listen, read, write, talk, just to name a few. To say I’m not really a language prof will definitely not be taken lightly. A school that is a very large school and has quite large people so I feel like the need for something, not just a language training but also training to be a mother (read I am no mother), can be very demanding if you are learning Sign Language and it is a learning experience. The only time that I need to train is when I am with my thumb pointing right at my eyes. When I sit in front of the mirror I see in my face that I’ll be a mom at some point. I feel like my life is not about being in a profession where I have to rely on anyone. I can learn sign language and I love learning it all the time, it has been a blast! I love it so much that I have been able to come out into the world where people will not be able to even speak to me until they get a chance to. The only bad thing is when they get to the point it will go very wrong when they start speaking and they will say, “That’s not right!” They will not be able to speak to me even when I speak. It takes a really, really long time without my language so I feel like I’m going to lose an incredible amount of confidence for sure because I got scared of what I would have done if I had not been able to learn. I could tell that this is really important, some people will want to talk to you and that will do really bad. But if you want to see what signs I can learn or how I can give myself that power to make life more difficult by speaking up and I am a mother now, I’ll show you how!