Imagine sitting at a train station waiting for your train to arrive. There is an announcement over the public announcement system telling the passengers that the train will be ten minutes late. The person sitting on your left turns to you and uses gestures to ask what was announced.
It immediately hits you that your neighbor in this train station is hard-of-hearing and you also realize that you don’t know how to relay the message. While bringing out your phone and typing the message might be an option, there are situations where ASL is the only path.
There is a way to get around such awkward situations. There is a way to remove the discomfort you might feel when you are in close quarters with deaf people.
Communication is usually an ice breaker, and one way to communicate with the hard-of-hearing is to learn ASL. This article aims to provide one of your best options for learning ASL. SignBee Academy is your best choice, and we will prove it. Let’s get started.
Why You Should Learn ASL
There are many practices that are guaranteed to make you a better person and learning ASL is one of them. That is the summary of why you should learn ASL, it makes you an overall better person. But you aren’t here for the general gist. You want the details, so, let’s give them to you.
It Improves Communication
A study in Britain showed that 6 in 10 adults aren’t confident in communicating with deaf people. This means that communication with deaf people is a big problem which needs to be fixed. One way to do that is to learn ASL. By learning the language, you will have more confidence in communicating with members of the deaf community.
Learning ASL doesn’t only help you communicate with the deaf, it also teaches you to appreciate their unique lives and interact in a respective manner. For example, learning ASL will passively teach you not to speak to a deaf person with your face turned away from them. Visual cues are vital in communication.
The World Needs You to Learn ASL
There are roughly half a million ASL users that are deaf or hard-of-hearing in the United States. While this number might seem a lot, it is barely a percent of the hard-of-hearing community. This means that many people who need ASL can’t use it because they don’t have access to learning it.
With more people learning the language, it can become a much more commonly used language and that begins with you learning ASL. The world needs more ASL instructors and interpreters. It needs people willing to take the challenge and give signing the recognition it deserves.
SignBee Academy: Your ASL Solution
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Now that you know why you should learn ASL, you might not know where to begin. We are here to help with that. SignBee Academy is more than a good place to start. We are an all in one ASL solution.
The Origin of SignBee Academy
The founder of SignBee Academy was casually introduced to signing at the young age of five. Since then, she has had a passion for spreading this great world of sign language with others.
A consideration in dentistry wasn’t enough to deter her from her ASL-related dreams. She is the spearhead for all the ASL courses and her passion has pushed her to have degrees in ASL/English Interpretation and Deaf Studies. You can be assured that you are dealing with professionals in this academy.
Establishing SignBee Academy is her way to take her expertise and passion to all corners of the world.
SignBee Academy: What You Get
We are sure you want details on what you get if you choose us. A summary is that you get everything ASL-related. Let’s tell you what that entails.
- You get over a hundred recorded courses. These courses range from beginner to expert courses, all geared towards making you the ASL guru that you want to be.
- There is lifetime access for all those who enroll. So, if you want to revisit a lesson you have taken in the past, SignBee Academy has you covered.
- What learning style are you comfortable with? SignBee Academy has it. We offer a rigid structure to help with discipline and alternatively, a more fluid program to fit your busy lifestyle. You have a choice regarding how you want to learn.
- Not understanding a class or having other challenges, then contact us through your personalized email support team. You won’t be forced to learn anything. Your progress and satisfaction is our goal.
- The courses are divided into two main parts: Sign “B” for beginners and Sign “B” for basic conversations. The first will teach you the fundamentals of sign language like the alphabets, numeric system, and hand formation. Sign “B” for basic conversation is more advanced, moving the learning towards ASL conversations.
Feedback from SignBee Academy Students
We are the first step and much more in your ASL taking journey. And as much as we’ll want you to believe us, how about we show you why you should believe us. A quick look at the feedback from our students tells the whole story:
- I’m 60y/o and not extremely tech savvy, but this course is very easy to comprehend as a beginner and very user-friendly. Each lesson gives just enough information to learn, but not overwhelm. Great course! -Maggie W
- I was pleasantly surprised by how engaging an ASL course could be, with visual aids catering to visual learners, complemented by sound, games, puzzles, and quizzes. Pretty impressive! -Sam U
- The lessons were easy to understand, and the instructor’s ability to break down the process made it even easier for me to grasp. -Famous W
Get Started
Learning even the basics of American Sign Language will shape the world around you. It will reduce the discomfort you feel around the deaf community and equip you with the ability to communicate with them.
SignBee Academy is the right place to start. We have a robust user-friendly online platform that makes it possible to learn ASL from the comfort of your home, office, or school. You will get much more than your money’s worth and move at a pace that suits you.
The world needs you to learn ASL. Contact us and become the hero who bridges gaps between communities.
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