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Learning Sign Language

Information and resources for learning sign language, such as sign language classes, dictionaries, glossaries, and books.

Sign Language - How Did You Learn Sign Language

How do people learn sign language? People share their own sign language learning experiences.

Sign Language Alphabet

Here on one page are links to each letter of the sign language alphabet.

Favorite Words and Phrases in Sign Language

As people learn sign language, they may develop a fondness for a particular sign.

What is the best way to learn sign language?

What is the best way to learn sign language? About.com readers discuss the question.

Challenges of Learning Sign Language

Is it too hard to learn sign language? Personal challenges in learning sign language, the opinions of other people, and articles on the difficulty of learning sign language.

How Do I Find and Hire a Sign Language Tutor?

Sign language or interpreting students may want to hire or find a sign language tutor to help them practice their American Sign Language skills. Parents of deaf and hard of hearing children also sometimes seek sign language tutors to help them more quickly master sign language.

I Love You Handshape Example

Example of how to make the I Love You sign handshape.

Sign Language - Careers

Forum members discuss careers that include the use of sign language.

Sign Language - Why Learn Sign

Forum members discuss why they decided to learn sign language.

How Can I Find a Sign Language Class?

How to find a sign language class.

Sign Language - Discovering Sign Language

Everyone has their own experience in discovering sign language; this one is my own.

Sign Language - Does ASL Teach English?

Forum members discuss the question of whether learning ASL helps to learn English.

Sign Language - ASL - Foreign Language

More and more schools are offering foreign language credit for learning sign language.

Sign Language - Deaf Attitudes Towards Hearing Learning Sign

Hearing About forum members learning sign language share their positive and negative encounters with deaf people.

Sign Language - Popularity

About visitors on the continued popularity of sign language.
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