is sign language easy to learn?

Answer 1

im currently studying my level 2 at present it is difficult u have to learn about the deaf community and also when u sign to a deaf peron u always have to start with the object first so really if u was to say as u sign u would be talkin jibberish lol but it is a very good skill to learn and there is very good money in interprting

Answer 2

It is as difficult as learning any other language, you have so many signs and grammar associated w/ the language!... I am already bilingual (speak Spanish and English) and learning sign language to the point to become fluent has been a lot harder than learning English! Beginners stages are pretty easy to learn, the signs are pretty much easy to learn and understand but as you get to higher levels that will give you the opportunity to actually have a strong solid conversation is hard, think about it... you are only using 2 hands to communicate every single idea, expression, feeling, of course body movement and facial expression is a big part of getting your idea accross but your hands is your communication. Its especially hard when there isn't really a big deaf community in your area and you don't get to practice as much... I have taken 3 different sign language classes, part I, II and III as well as rented several sign language videos and i also have a deaf brother (who u will think will help me get better but he is a regular teen interested in girls and has no time for me!) but im still in the intermediate level, I can still get lost in the middle of a heated discussion involving 2 deaf individuals!! I will be going to take some further classes this fall to become an interpreter, its all about practice and desire to learn... Learning sign language to the point where you are fluent its just as difficult as any other language- Easier? Not at all.

Answer 3

it's not extremely difficult. I learned quite a bit in a short amount of time. However, I would imagine it WOULD be difficult for a person who has impairments in fine and gross motor skills. Also it's very detail oriented. For example, (this is hard to do since I can't SHOW you with my hands) if you take your finger and make it look like you're showing the number 1,(but with your palm facing outward) and then take your other hand with a pointed index finger and go over it from the back to the front like your covering your other finger that means "condom" but if you just go down from the front it means something completely different (can't remember right now what the other word is) Or if you take your hand and make like a "fist" turned sideways with an opening like a "hole" in the middle , like your making an "O" with your hand, and then take the OTHER hand with a pointed index finger, and put it inside the "hole" part of the other hand and act like your "stirring" a cup of coffee, that means coffee, BUT if you then take that stirring finger OUT and tap the top of your hand, it means "soda pop" It's not HARD to learn it just takes a long time to learn a LOT of words, which would be the same with ANY language. Also, since sign language is VISUAL and not VERBAL, you also have to be able to see other things like body language in regards to how what is being communicated is expressed. Some people aren't good at picking up on body language. So, you have to be able to kind of intuititavely see if a person is being funny, sad, sarcastic, and things of that nature. Sign language is very interpersonal that way.
At my college, our sign language classes are all taught by a deaf professor. She doesn't speak AT ALL. The class is done in complete silence. I think that helps, because it MAKES you pay attention. So, since you have to see it and pay attention, I would also imagine a person with ADD or a blind person would have some extreme difficulty in learning sign language as well.
Other than that, it's fun actually. I enjoyed it. I've studied sign language since I was 7, and I can't TELL you how many LARGE picture books I have that show you how to perform the signs, as well as videos.

Answer 4

Whether you are learning British Sign Language or American Sign Language, (they are VERY different, ESPECIALLY the alphabet) you will notice one thing. Signed LANGUAGES are about as difficult to learn as spoken languages. They each have a separate grammar and syntax, just like spoken languages. There are sign SYSTEMS, such as Signed English which are a visually awkward way of representing spoken languages through the hands. These are less difficult to learn for hearing adults, since there is a one-to-one word correspondence with a spoken language that they already know.

Answer 5

It all depends on your patience. I learnt how to sign my name in an hour as well as how to do A, E, I, O, U which yo just point to the top of your fingers on the left hand for each, Thumb is A, little finger is U. An N is your 2 fingers placed on the other palm, like when you are doing Charades and saying 2 syllables but on your palm, and M is the same but with 3 fingers. J is pointing from the middle finger and moving it down the finger and the palm into a J form.
As for words and sentences I have no idea how easy it would be but I've remembered that from learning it in Brownies 20 years ago then I'm sure you'll do fine. Good luck.

Answer 6

Yes sign language is easy to learn. We can make our own sign language. But it is very hard for the dumb to learn because they cannot speak, so they cannot tell if they have not understood.

Answer 7

British sign language is easy to learn, but takes practise. I came away from my first lesson able to have a stunted conversation.
Name, where I was from, what I did for a living. That kind of thing.

Answer 8

British Sign Language is pretty difficult for Hearing people to master , but it can be done.

Answer 9

Yes i used to learn it in Primary School, its easy to pick up on

Answer 10

I didn't find it difficult to learn but it can be difficult understanding different people's signing as they also have 'accents' when signing as people do when they speak.