American Sign Language is just that: a language. ASL has grammatical features completely different than that of English! For example: ASL relies heavily on facial expression to indicate sentence structure, sentence type, and even specific words. Body movement is instrumental to the understanding of storytelling. There are a multitude of […]
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Things Deaf People are Sick of Hearing: “Where is your accent from?”
Some deaf people choose to speak, some choose to sign, and some will do both! If a deaf person chooses to use their voice to communicate, they may have a deaf accent. Why is this? Well, imagine how difficult it would be to learn how to speak without being able […]
ASL class on Mercer Island
New ASL class starts Thursday February 5th, open to all levels of signing experience! Beginning signers are especially welcome, but Visually Speaking caters American Sign Language education to all: a great way to start growing your signing conversational skills! We will meet on Thursdays at 7pm at Mercer Island Community […]
Learn ASL in The Silent Classroom Experience
The Immersive Classroom ExperienceFull language immersion has recently proven to be a very efficient and beneficial way to learn a second language, but why is this? Immersion creates an interesting and fun environment for both students and teachers! Students in second language immersion programs show a higher capability of identifying […]
Sign Language For Your Business
The Corporate World and ASLThe benefits of learning a second language are immense in your personal life. If you run a business, there are also extra advantages to having a staff member who knows American Sign Language. ASL is the fourth most used language in the United States, which means […]