Register for Free Monday ASL Classes
Intermediate monday Asl classes
$0
REGISTER for semester
Starts - Monday after Labor Day
Ends - Monday before Memorial Day
6:45pm-8pm
A suggested $30 registration fee would be greatly appreciated!
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Beginners Monday ASL Classes
Advanced monday Asl classes
$0
REGISTER for semester
Starts - Monday after Labor Day
Ends - Monday before Memorial Day
6:45pm-8pm
$0
REGISTER for semester
Starts - Monday after Labor Day
Ends - Monday before Memorial Day
5:30pm-6:30pm
The Free Monday Night ASL classes are free of charge. You are not required to pay the one-time registration fee per semester but we would greatly appreciate a suggested amount of at least $30 if you can afford it. This will help us offer more people the opportunity to learn. This program has high overhead expenses. We never want to turn anyone away. We are thankful that you can join us!
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Church Interpreter 8 Week Course
PAYMENT METHODS FOR SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND TRAININGS--Before paying for services please request an estimate of services. Per agreement of terms, an invoices is generated via Quickbooks and is sent as an email. Invoices can be paid by using any major credit card or by bank transfer by clicking on PAY NOW within the electronic invoice OR For your convenience, services may be paid via PayPal services. Please request a code before attempting to pay for services via PayPal.*Please remember to request services at least 2 weeks prior to the assignment. For the most part, assignments that last more than 2 hours at a time will require more than one interpreter. Services must be canceled prior to 48 hours prior to the assignment in order to receive a reimbursement of charges.
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ASL CLASS SCHEDULE AND HOLIDAYS
(Free ASL Classes follow a general public school schedule)
Yearly Starts -- First Day of ASL Class--1st Monday after Labor Day
Thanksgiving Break
Christmas / New Year's Break
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day--Holiday
Mardi Gras Break
Spring Break (mid-April)
Summer Break (mid-May until the 1st Monday after Labor Day)
Watch Facebook for updates and specific dates of classes and special events!
ALL TYPES OF SIGN LANGUAGE
Sign language is no more universal than spoken languages. American Sign Language (ASL) is the language used by a majority of people in the Deaf community in the United States, most of Canada (LSQ is used in Quebec), certain Caribbean countries and areas of Mexico. Other areas of the world use their own sign languages, such as England (British Sign Language) and Australia (Australian Sign Language).
American Sign Language (ASL) is a distinct visual-gestural-kinesthetic language. While it borrows elements from spoken English and old French sign language, it has unique grammatical, lexical and linguistic features of its own. It is not English on the hands.
Because ASL is not English, educators have developed a number of signed codes which use ASL vocabulary items, modify them to match English vocabulary, and put them together according to English grammatical rules. These codes have various names including Signed Exact English (SEE) and Manual Coded English (MCE). Additionally, when native speakers of English and native users of ASL try to communicate, the “language” that results is a mixture of both English and ASL vocabulary and grammar. This is referred to as PSE (Pidgin Signed English) or contact signing.