Comments on: A Short History Of Japanese Sign Language http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: grayfish http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/comment-page-1/#comment-284860 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:20:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=36338#comment-284860 Very cool article! I have a lot of friends who have learned ASL and a close friend who has two parents born deaf. I totally can relate to why there is a movement among some deaf to think of deafness as a culture not a language. It’s not restricted to JSL. Part of the reason is the mistrust the deaf have of the hearing as many have been taken advantage of. Also, education levels are generally lower among the deaf community. Additionally, people make the mistake of thinking they can read as well as a hearing person (or perhaps better) but the truth is because grammar in ASL is so different than English, reading can be challenge without effort for those who weren’t specifically taught English. There is an Excellent resource in JSL at the jw.org site. There are equivalents in Japanese and ASL as well. http://www.jw.org/apps/J_QrYQZRQVNFVTr?selLang=JSL This adorable song has kids signing to: http://www.jw.org/apps/J_QrYQFVTrtVQRB?selLang=JSL&selPub=957

]]> By: lumiina http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/comment-page-1/#comment-263793 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=36338#comment-263793 Awesome! Let me know!

]]> By: Rochelle http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/comment-page-1/#comment-263740 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=36338#comment-263740 I just sent them an email with the idea, and that maybe they should host a survey or kickstarter to gauge interest. I’ll let you know if they respond. :)

]]> By: lumiina http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/comment-page-1/#comment-263706 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=36338#comment-263706 I totally agree about Lang-8 having worlds’ sign languages as an option! In fact, so many language websites just put “sign language” without recognizing that there’s more than one sign language. I would totally sign up for Lang-8 if it had that option and start posting youtube videos of myself signing in JSL for correction.

]]> By: lumiina http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/comment-page-1/#comment-263702 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=36338#comment-263702 I didn’t realized you had already said this, ha. I was just excited. I can’t wait to read it!

]]> By: lumiina http://www.tofugu.com/2013/11/20/a-short-history-of-japanese-sign-language/comment-page-1/#comment-263195 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=36338#comment-263195 I really felt a passion from the staff for its students. The school integrates sign language and speech, which they said is rare because usually schools either just go the sign language route or the speech route and don’t integrate. I had an amazing time meeting the students and teachers there and what amazed me most was the integration of music. I danced and sang with the kindergarten class and it was so fun. I also got to use my JSL, which was exciting, and I even helped out a bit during English class. It was really interesting observing the English class.

You can see the tour of the school here if you’re curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A9d8_w5ntI
It includes a clip from the English class, if you’re curious how it’s conducted.

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