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WHATI STHEI MPORT ANCEOFT AKI NG SI GNL ANGUAGECL ASSES

Si gnl anguages peak er sut i l i z eac omponentofdr ama t i z a t i oni nt hei rc or r es pondenc e, s i mi l art o pant omi mesa tt her ec r ea t i onc ent erort hemos tex per tar t i s t s . Ma y bet ha ti st her eas onagr ea t manypeopl evi ews i gni ngaswonder f ul andeffor t l es s . Bet ha tasi tma y , i ti s n' tj us tawor kofar tt o ber es pec t ed, i ti sal anguage. Amer i c anSi gnL anguagei st hef our t hmos tbas i cl anguagei nt he Uni t edSt a t es , aspert heNa t i onal I ns t i t ut eonDeaf nes sandOt herCommuni c a t i onDi s or der s . Nor mal ast ha tma yappear , i ti s n' tex t r emel yr egul arout s i deoft heDeafpeopl egr oup. Somehar d ofhear i ngi ndi vi dual sdon' ts i gn, andmos ti nneedofahear i ngai dedependondi ffer ent t ec hni quest ohel pc or r es pondenc e, f orex ampl e, l i s t eni ngdevi c es . Sowhyt henor mal Amer i c an woul dt ak es i gnl anguagec l as s esont heoffc hanc et ha tt heydi dn' tneedt o? Hear i ngmi s f or t unei smor et y pi c al t hany oumi ghts us pec t : Ther e ’ r ear ound36mi l l i onhar dofhear i ngandi nneedofahear i ngai depeopl ei nUSA. Tha tmeans 17per c entoft hepopul ac e. Wher easev er y onedoes n’ tus es i gnl anguageast hei res s ent i al met hod ofc or r es pondenc e, al ar genumberdo! Hol di ngbac koutont aki ngs i gnl anguagec l as s esi mpl i es l os i ngc hanc est oi nc r eas enewc l i ent s . Ti mei sc api t al : Cl earc or r es pondenc ei sbas i cf oranyt y peofbus i nes sex c hanget or uneas i l y . Ont heoffc hanc e t ha ty ouc an' ts peakwi t hy ourc l i ent s , c or r es pondenc eboundar i eswi l l ex panddi s s a t i s f ac t i onand di s ar r a yf orbot h. Atl as t , i neffec t ual c or r es pondenc eaddst i met oc ol l abor a t i on. Y ouwi l l t ak ei nt he es s ent i al sofs i gnl anguagebyt aki ngs i gnl anguagec l as s est her ef or ey ouc oul di mpar tvi abl y , and i t ' l l i nfluenc et hec ommuni c a t i ont ogoal l t hemor eeas i l yal l t hewa y .


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L EARNI NGASLANDT AKI NGSI GN L ANGUAGECL ASSES Dependi ngonanal t er na t es ens et oi mpar t pr ac t i c esy ourf r i nger ev el a t i onaswel l as t r ai nsy out owi ndupnot i c eabl ymor emi ndf ul ofy ourc ondi t i on. Thi ngst ha ty ou’ d bef or ehandmi s s edi nt hec ondi t i onwi l l be i ns i dey ourdomai nnow. Har dofhear i ng i ndi vi dual sar ef amous l ys har pl ook eda t , and byt aki ngs i gnl anguagec l as s es , y ouc oul dbe aswel l ! Setf or t ht hemos tex c el l ents el fi nc ommer c i al c ent er : I t ' snott het i mesoft hey or e, wher ey ou' dgo f r om anadv anc ededuc a t i ont oanoc c upa t i on. Thepr es entoc c upa t i ons howc as ei sex t r emel y aggr es s i v e. Si gnl anguagei sanex c ept i onal l y bankabl eapt i t udef ort her es umeaswel l asi t ex pandsy oura t t r ac t i v enes sasawor k er . Di v er s i t yi st hef or mul a: Ac ompanyt ha tc ons ol i da t esc ompr ehens i v enes si nt hei rpl anofac t i onopenst hewa yt o numer ousmor es t eadf as tc l i ent swhi l el i k ewi s eadv anc i ngt hei ri mage. Wheny oubec omes ki l l ed a ts i gnl anguaget her el a t i onal abi l i t i eswi l l r eac houtpas tt ha toft hehar dhear i ngpeopl eand near l ydeafgr oupandwi l l s ety ouupf ordeal i ngwi t hanex pans i v es c opeofl anguage obs t r uc t i ons . I nt hi swa y , begi nt aki ngs i gnl anguagec l as s es . Byt aki ngs i gnl anguagec l as s esandl ear ni ngs i gnl anguage, y oui mpr ov easac ommuni c a t orand audi enc e: Whent aki ngi nt hef or ma t i onofs i gnl anguage, y ouwi l l figur eouthowt oc ont i nual l yr ef or mul a t e t hought sandmak es ur eunder s t andi ng. Thec or r es pondenc eoft hought si ss ubs t ant i al l ymor e ex ac tandc i r c ums t anc es i t ua t ed. Thos ear epr ofit abl eapt i t udeswhi c ht henons i gner sr egul ar l y don' tc r ea t e. nout l i ne, t aki ngs i gnl anguagec l as s esc ont r ol supy ouroffic i al c apac i t y–t hepr oc edur esy ou I a t t emptf ort aki ngc ar eofi s s ues , ar r angi ng, andot herr a t i onal l yr eques t i nger r ands not wi t hs t andi ngha vi nganupl i f t edc apac i t yt os c r eeny ourc ondi t i on.


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