How to Choose Perfect American Sign Language Learning Source

American sign language is very different from British sign language. No surprise there, since the spoken version of American English is vastly different to what's spoken in England, with the gap seemingly widening all the time. Sure you Americans and Brits can communicate with each other but there are nuances between the two cultures reflected in their respective languages.

Back to sign language, and it's probably a surprise to a lot of people that American sign language is hugely different also to *American* spoken English!

The grammatical structures are quite separate, if anything it's more akin to spoken Japanese than English.

This is an important point, because when it comes to learning American sign language, it is *not* the same as miming the spoken word.

Any course or book that teaches you this way is leading you down the wrong path, and will leave you all at sea if you try to sign with someone who has been taught properly.

This is another reason why, when looking for a course to choose, that you pick a course that has good testimonials, that has samples you can try, and let's you find out all about the course in advance, with a solid money back guarantee.

Rocket Languages- American Sign Language

The whole package consists of 5 major components which are a Mega spelling software game that would teach you how to fingerspell fluently, a Mega sign software game that would teach you tons of words and phrases, a Dictionary software with over 1200 signs, a language learning guide that would teach you how to understand sign language in an easy way and a members only forum where you can ask questions.

The good thing about this course is that if you have any problems you are free to ask questions at the forum and get help from other users. But the not so good thing is that learning this language requires a lot of practice and commitment on your part

Can You Learn American Sign Language At Home?

Learning at home is great - the obvious advantages are that you an study at your own pace, and at times to suit your lifestyle. It's a lot easier to learn from home while still being able to deal with daily home activities. It becomes an issue of time if you have to jump in a car and drive to class somewhere. The requirements of sitting in a class environment can add stress to your already hectic scheduling which will than impact your learning.You could just buy yourself a book on the subject, but that's not advisable as the quickest way to learn, because you will be staring at a lot of diagrams which will take a lot of effort to turn into the actual hand movements you'll need.You'll also need to be a great self motivator to stick to the learning, and not just put it off.I prefer to recommend a full home study course. This has all the advantages of learning at home, plus it negates some of the downsides mentioned above.

A full home study course that's any good will have practical study, and interactive elements to the learning. This speeds up the process and taps into your subconscious quicker than trying to digest pages from a book.

Also, a good course for learning American signing will be taught by someone who is fluent and knows the current usages, so you are not learning old fashioned techniques.