Abstract
Assignment: Preservation of ASL
Class: SLS 3020, fall 2013
Instructor: Sharon Meldrum
Duration: 1:50
Description:
Preservation of American Sign Language was a presentation by George Veditz in 1913 in which he discussed the idea that the hearing people in parts of Europe were trying to ban the use of sign language. This portion of the presentation describes how at that time, German Deaf people and French Deaf people felt inferior to American Deaf people.
Reflection:
This assignment was interesting because it was exposure to sign language and a portion of the history of the global Deaf community. Although it was not required, I found video of Veditz delivering the presentation. It was interesting to see a little bit of how ASL has evolved since 1913. Most of the signs he used in 1913 were very similar or the same as what Deaf people use today. However, some signs were somewhat or very different than what Deaf people use today.
If I had studied only the ASL we learned, this would have been just another ASL presentation. Studying the original version made this a very interesting project. I was able to see how ASL has evolved in the last 100 years.
I felt fairly comfortable about this project, except for the memorization of my portion. The ASL was not difficult, but I felt that if I could have spent more time memorizing my paragraph, my presentation would have been smoother. This taught me that if I have to present anything in ASL in the future, I should work hard and as early as possible to memorize the material.
Class: SLS 3020, fall 2013
Instructor: Sharon Meldrum
Duration: 1:50
Description:
Preservation of American Sign Language was a presentation by George Veditz in 1913 in which he discussed the idea that the hearing people in parts of Europe were trying to ban the use of sign language. This portion of the presentation describes how at that time, German Deaf people and French Deaf people felt inferior to American Deaf people.
Reflection:
This assignment was interesting because it was exposure to sign language and a portion of the history of the global Deaf community. Although it was not required, I found video of Veditz delivering the presentation. It was interesting to see a little bit of how ASL has evolved since 1913. Most of the signs he used in 1913 were very similar or the same as what Deaf people use today. However, some signs were somewhat or very different than what Deaf people use today.
If I had studied only the ASL we learned, this would have been just another ASL presentation. Studying the original version made this a very interesting project. I was able to see how ASL has evolved in the last 100 years.
I felt fairly comfortable about this project, except for the memorization of my portion. The ASL was not difficult, but I felt that if I could have spent more time memorizing my paragraph, my presentation would have been smoother. This taught me that if I have to present anything in ASL in the future, I should work hard and as early as possible to memorize the material.
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