r/asl

For context I’m a first year college student, just started and it’s been a month so far. I met someone who was hearing and knew asl, and he introduced me to his non hearing and asl speaking friends. One of them we will call J.

J and I are both artists and we got along pretty well in the group. He uses a cochlear and also knows asl. His first language isn’t English either, but he’s gotten to know it pretty well. Sometimes I see him around and we talk (mostly through texting or me trying to understand what he’s saying out loud)

I’m not sure if he just hasn’t charged his cochlear or if he chooses not to wear it but he reached out to me and said he was frustrated that I didn’t know asl and that I should learn because he is deaf and English isn’t his first language. I apologized and I’m starting to learn asl; I already know how to sign my name and I’m downloading apps to learn better too.

I’m asking for an opinion on this because I told someone about how bad I felt to make J frustrated, and my friend said that it is sort of a two way street. And that I should learn asl but that he could also wear his cochlear

I’m just unsure what to do. Of course I’m still learning asl but I don’t know if it’s just me who should be trying to communicate. And I want J to be comfortable when we communicate 100%.

I speak four languages and I always loved learning. Very recently I started learning ASL, but I do have a question on the methodology:

Through my years of learning foreign languages, I found that translating wasn’t the best tool to learn. I did my best to erase my mother language from my brain while studying, and try to associate words with pictures and concepts rather than the translation. When I watch videos in ASL thoughI just keep mentally speaking over them, eg. I would think “hello, HOW YOU”. Is this ok? Do fluent hearing people eventually stop thinking the words in their head?

I’m more curious than anything! I’m learning because I think it’s an amazing language, I don’t know anyone who’s Deaf or HoH but I’d love to be involved in the community once I’m able to have a conversation.

I'm hearing and have recently started learning asl. I've been picking up new words and phrases but am struggling to form sentences on my own. I know how they're typically structured (object, subject then verb) but is that always the case? How do I make that switch smoothly to that form of grammer?? Any tips would help, thanks! :)

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