A discussion vlog by Carl Schroeder: Dr. Seuss taught us a great deal about language play. We can play with American Sign Language the way hearing people (not all of them, of course!) play with English.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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8 comments:
Oh, I get it! Cute examples! I'm a big Dr. Seuss fan. Nice to see there are ways to translate his stories by playing with ASL. Wish I could attend your workshop.
I remember Lou Fant's play with ASL words combining telephone and elephant to become "telephant." Remember that poem he translated into ASL? I can't remember the name, but it was famous. You reminded me of him.
Well done.
~ LaRonda
I am happy to hear that Lexington School has invited you there. Lexington has no longer been "an oral school" since Dr. Oscar Cohen became superintendent. Also, his daughter, Leah Cohen, whose paternal grandparents were deaf, helped change the philosophy of communication. (She authored a book, "Train Sorry Go" based on her experience during her tenure at Lex.)
By the way, in a lecture at the Post-1880 Milan Conference held in Washington in 1991, Dr. Cohen maintained that deaf pupils NOT be mainstreamed because some lazy teachers might neglect deaf pupils or might be inclined to ask hearing pupils to act like "interpreters". Dr. Cohen wanted deaf children to be educated directly from their teachers, NOT even by interpreters.
Please let us know what you see at Lexington because the last time I was there was in 1980. I want to know if all teachers are proficient signers. How many hearing teachers and deaf teachers? Ok? :)
LaRonda,
If you are not busy, can you vlog and tell us in ASL about Lou Fant's play "with ASL words combining telephone and elephant TO BECOME TELEPHANT"? I loved Fant's imagination.
For the word, "wocket", I was thinking it was an Elmer Fuddism for "rocket".
Jean,
I'll have to dig up some research, but it's a good idea. Time is my issue right now, but will consider your request. :)
~ L
Great stuff pal.I have been learning sign language since 2 years.Its great fun to work on asl.
Jean your idea is very interesting to work on.Do you have any links to help learn more on asl...
james
Carl,
Awesome vlog! You have given me a new perspective on language play. I've always known that to develop language you've got to play with it, in addition to thinking about language. I've wondered about how one would translate Dr. Suess's word play. Now that you've given me handshapes that rhyme, you've changed how I think about bilingualism when it applies to young children. I will definitely share your vlog with my colleagues.
Shelley
I have been learning about ASL from 1 year.My friend gave me few resources to help me out.The best resource was learn ASL
Can you provide me with some more resources?
james
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