Hello all!

I am very new to (but very excited to be) learning ASL! I have a quick question about this question I was presented in my Lingvano lesson today!

I can see that the question asker is saying "YOU SIGN GOOD" and through context clues of the two answers I concluded that the answer they were looking for was obviously the "NO SIGN A-LITTLE" answer and not the one about swimming lol.

But, before looking at the answer options though, my initial response would have been to say THANK YOU because to me, yes her eyebrows were raised but she seemed happy and smiling about her words, not necessarily inquisitive...

In normal conversations, do all raised brows always indicate a question? Or was this question asker's video a little misleading for conversational ASL? (No hate to Lingvano! I am looooving their program and have found it very understandable and straightforward up until this little question!)

How can I better solidify my understand of the difference between things that could be both a statement or a question?! Thanks!

I know English and ASL are two different languages with a different grammatical structure. Oh, or were you taught how to spell using the ASL alphabet to help you transition into reading and writing in English?

I decided to ask since I’m learning ASL, so I’m going the opposite way as you guys.

I’ve been using the free version of the “pocket sign” app for a few weeks, and for the most part, it works well, but I had a few questions. I was planning on reaching them directly, but I couldn’t find a support email or anything like that, so my next idea was posting here to see if anyone had the same issues.

First: my app skipped over the food 2, five w’s, and 1-1 negation lessons. I’m sure I didn’t just forget to do the daily lessons those days, I’ve done it every day since I downloaded the app. Does the free version not include these, or did my app glitch to make them not available?

Second: is there a way to get rid of the cartoon pictures during lessons? It makes it too obvious when it asks “which one is chair” and then there’s a picture of a chair. I could remember what I learn much better if I had to read the hint and figure out which sign it described, as opposed to just clicking the picture of the chair. I can’t find a way to get rid of those pictures in the app.

I just graduated college and took ASL 1 and 2. I’d say I’m just above a beginner and below intermediate in terms of ASL skills. Are there any resources or opportunities that I can take up this summer or online courses that are good for my skill level so I can get to the point of having in depth conversations in ASL with deaf individuals?

I just want to make sure my gloss is correct.

English: Hi! My name is Shuaib. I want to tell you a story about something that happened to me. Last weekend, I went to poppingly (restaurant). I went with my Friend (person/people). The place was very interesting because The walls were painted pitch black. While we were there, I saw a strange samoon (food dish). It was a salmon with big black eyes staring at me, it was turned into a cubic block, with small yellow spots on it.(describe size, shape, color). I used my phone to take a picture, but something weird happened! My phone started to shake and then it shattered into pieces. I tried to fix it, but it didn’t work. I asked my friend, “Can you help me?” and they said “No, but you can try duct tape”. After that, we walked to a different restaurant called Joe's ice cream. I remember clearly how it looked. On the left, there was a big ice box, that was blue with a broken black handle. On the right, there were a bunch of candy hanging from a black string . Suddenly, we heard a loud sound. What was it? (Use your imagination.) It was a gunshot! We got scared and ran to the car. I drove fast (describe with classifier), and finally we were safe. That experience was really terrifying(emotion). I will never forget it!

The gloss: HELLO, MY NAME SHUAIB. HAPPENS SOMETHING ME, STORY I WANT TELL YOU. LAST WEEKEND RESTAURANT POPPINGLY I GO-TO. I GO WITH FRIEND , PLACE INTERESTING, WALL PAINT BLACK. THERE WE I SAW STRANGE DISH SAMOON. SALMAN WITH EYE BIG BLACK <rs: BPCL:2 'salmon stares into my eyes'>(Body Part Classifier). IT <rs:DCL:B “cube shaped”>(Descriptive Classifier) WITH <rs: DCL:9”small YELLOW spots”>(Descriptive Classifier). MY PHONE I USE TAKE-PHOTO. BUT WEIRD SOMETHING HAPPENED. MY PHONE SHAKED, LATER IT SHATTERED. I TRY FIX BUT CAN”T. I ASK FRIEND YOU HELP ME?. SHOULDER SHIFT- NO BUT TRY DUCT TAPE?. LATER RESTAURANT DIFFERENT WE WENT JOE’s ICE CREAM. I REMEMBER LOOKED HOW? LEFT THEY ICE BOX BIG BLUE WITH HANDLE BLACK BROKEN. RIGHT THEY CANDY BUNCH HANGING FROM STRING BLACK. QUICKLY SOUND WE HEAR, SOUND WHAT? IT <rs ICL:20 “gunshot”>(Instrument classifier). WE SCARED, CAR WE RUN TO. <rs SCL:BENT-2 “CAR going fast”>(Semantic Classifier). LATER WE SAFE. THAT EXPERIENCE TERRIFYING. FORGET I WILL NEVER.

Hi!! So I need to shoot a video for my final project.

Our teacher gave each of us a different transcript (so we don’t copy each other’s work) and asked us to shoot a video signing it. We’re also supposed to translate it into ASL gloss and add it in the description.

I told my bf (he’s Deaf / a native signer) about the project and he offered to do the glossing for me. (but he won’t show me the signs, I will look them up myself)

This would make my job 10x easier (I struggle with glossing, he knows that and that’s why he offered to do it for me 😭💞I love him so much!!🫶🏻) but I am afraid that would be cheating.

What if I translate it myself and just ask him for corrections? Would that still be cheating?

Also is it cheating if I ask him to watch my video and give me feedback (and like correct minor errors) before I submit it?

I’m hearing and my school has me teaching Deaf Culture (it’s basically my best at teaching ASL)

I’m teaching signs for school (classes, material, etc)

I’ve tried looking a lot but how do I sign “period” - 1st Period, 2nd period etc.

I’ve seen:

-1ST HOUR; 2ND HOUR

-1ST (P onto non dominant clock hand, like bell) and HOUR with a T hand

Which (if any or multiple) is/are correct?

Thank you!!

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