Language

Prepared by:

Santiago F. Octavo

BBTE IT III- 4D

CONTENT Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Did You Know

Test Your Self

References

When speaking is not an option? Does voiceless will be heard?

In a thousand children, one is born with no ability

to hear.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

9 out of 10 deaf children are born to parents who

hear.

Lucky are those who where born to parents who

are also deaf.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Deafness is significantly more serious than

blindness in terms of its effect on brain.

Deaf people typically clap by striking their

hands together, only when surrounded by

hearing people.

“If we haven’t a voice or a tongue, and wanted to express things to one another,

wouldn’t we try to make signs by moving our hands, head, and the rest of our body,

just as dumb people do at present?”

-Socrates

Late- 1700s

The deaf were seen as hopelessly retarded and

hardly worth bothering with.

A French priest, Charles de I’Epee, invented a

system of signaling by gestures, fingerspelling

and facial expression.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Sign language was abandon and Oral method was

introduced to deaf, where they were taught to lip

read and pronounce words.

1800

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

1970

Cambridge professor, Ruben Conrad, found out

that deaf could not “hear” themselves reading inside their heads.

The words entered in the minds of deaf people as

a disjointed sequence of visual shapes rather

than flow of meaning.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Earliest record of sign language used dates

all the way back to 5th century B.C.

The critical age for learning language is

around 21-36 months old.

Communication is often through speaking, writing

,but not everyone enjoys this type of

communication.

Sign language has been the answer to make

communication possible even without sound.

Sign language is a language which uses visually

transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning.

Whenever communities of deaf people exist, sign

languages develop.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Words are produce

by using the mouth

and voice to make

sounds.

Vision is the most

useful tool to

communicate and

receive information

Deaf person asks questions

by rising their eyebrows,

widening their eyes, and

tilting their bodies.

Normal Person asks

questions by raising

the pitch of their

voice.

The earlier any child is exposed to and

begins to acquire language, the better that

child’s communication skills will become.

Hearing parents who choose to learn sign

language often learn it along with their

child.

1. Lip reading & word

pronunciation.

2. Considered as retarded person

in late 1700.

3. More serious condition than

blindness.

4. Vision is most useful.

5. Communication using Visual

sign patterns.

6.Earliest record to sign

language.

7. Words become disjointed

sequence.

Let your mind be puzzled on this simple review game.

*Answers were given on the latter part of this

presentation.

A H D G A V J T O B R U R Y U A

U N S P O K E N L A N G U A G E

A U Q M R O E D E W F P B C U K

G E D E A F N E S S S H E O E L

Q C I I L U A A O Z F S N N J O

C M P T I Q D F D S P C E R D Z

O O L I S O C R A T E S K A L P

Z O A R M T S A S U D D S D S S

B E T O S I G N L A N G U A G E

S P O K E N L A N G U A G E O I

Simple Greetings

Hello is more formal.

Add smile to your face always.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Additional Vocabulary

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Additional Vocabulary

If a person or object is not visible, point to an

empty space.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

I am Fine.

Combination

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Simple Greetings

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Additional Vocabulary

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Good Morning.

Combination

Good Afternoon.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Facial expressions let person sign

questions, show interest and carry a

satisfying conversation.

The best way to learn any language is to

socialize with the people using it.

Finger Spelling

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

My name is

K-E-L-L-Y B-O-Y-D.

Pointing back to yourself means completion of

thought.

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

Numbers in Sign language

Introduction

History of Sign Language

Sign Language

Greetings

Fingerspelling

Numbers in Sign Language

I am __________.

Good ____________.

Complete the dialogue.

1.

2.

He is _________.

___________ are fine.

3.

4.

?

?

?

?

5.

6.

7.

8.

A H D G A V J T O B R U R Y U A

U N S P O K E N L A N G U A G E

A U Q M R O E D E W F P B C U K

G E D E A F N E S S S H E O E L

Q C I I L U A A O Z F S N N J O

C M P T I Q D F D S P C E R D Z

O O L I S O C R A T E S K A L P

Z O A R M T S A S U D D S D S S

B E T O S I G N L A N G U A G E

S P O K E N L A N G U A G E O I

Answer Keys: 1. I am sleepy.

2. Good Evening.

3. He is well.

4. We are fine.

5. 1 + 4 = 5

6. 8 – 7 = 2

7. 10 – 2 = 8

8. 1 + 7 = 8

Score Remarks

15 Excellent

11-14 Good Job!

7-10 Keep doing!

6 & below Try harder!

When speaking is not an option. Voiceless will be heard

http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/resources/language-

research/language/alternative-communication/

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-

people-think/

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2486/in-what-language-

do-deaf-people-think

http://www.dichotomistic.com/mind_readings_deaf%20speech.html

http://www.ke5ter.com/archives/2007/02/01/in-what-language-do-

deaf-people-think-2

http://www.signmedia.com/doc/masl_unit1fng.pdf

References