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Learning Kenyan Sign Language in the Peace Corps
By LSO-21 | May 21, 2008
Story by Erickson Young
Hello! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Erickson Young. And I’d like to tell you a short story about myself. I graduated from Gallaudet University in 2003. After that, I decided I wanted to join the United States Peace Corps. (We’ll call it PC for short.)
The Peace Corps decided to send me to Kenya. This is the sign for “Kenya.” I lived there for two and a half years. I was a teacher and wanted to go to a third world country to give my knowledge and skills. Living there for two years, I had to learn their language, called Kenyan Sign Language (KSL.)
I wanted to share with you approximately 10 words so you can get an idea of what KSL looks like. So watch the video.
(See video to see the remaining video printed on slides.)
Erickson Young recently returned from Kenya where he was a U.S Peace Corps Volunteer advising on Kenyan Sign Language and Deaf culture to teachers and parents of Deaf children. He currently is an instructor at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois.
If you liked this video, stay tuned for more KSL demonstrations from Erickson Young.
Topics: American Sign Langauge, Foreign Languages, Kenyan Sign Language |
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