2. CONTEN
TIntroduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Did You Know
Test Your Self
References
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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.
7. “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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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.
12. 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
13. Words are
produce by using
the mouth and
voice to make
sounds.
Vision is the
most useful tool
to communicate
and receive
information
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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
17. 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
19. 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
24. 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.
26. 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
27. Numbers in Sign language
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
31. 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!