- Hello, I'm Jenna... - ...and I'm Jill.
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- So today we're going to be talking about ASL or PSE?
Which should you learn first?
Which should you be using?
So that's what we wanted to discuss
because lots of people are confused.
What does it mean?
Which is the proper one to use?
So we'll talk about it!
- Okay, I would say in my opinion, or my advice
just from my experience and what I noticed
is it's best to learn ASL first, not PSE.
That can be put on the back burner.
The reason is ASL is a language, American Sign Language.
Where as PSE is Pidgin Signed English.
So it's not a language.
It's really more of a modality.
So it means it's taking the language of ASL
and the English language and mixing them together.
If you learn that first, that means you won't be able to
understand the difference of ASL and English
and they are different.
If you mix them up, it become confusing as to which you should pick.
So it's better to learn ASL
and you already know English
and then you can mix them together later
once you know which part is ASL and which part is English.
- Right, I think for example,
if you have a Deaf child
you would want to teach them a language first right?
So that means you would teach them ASL.
If you start with PSE, them they become more...
dependent on English.
With ASL, if you learn that first,
you understand the grammar.
What's included like culture and all of that
which you don't get with PSE.
Now one thing I kind of wanted to mention or warn you.
As an interpreter, which do I notice used more often?
PSE in total honesty.
A lot of people, especially if they depend on English,
Some have cochlear implants, typically use PSE.
Now, there's nothing wrong with that,
but if you want to have a good foundation, you start with ASL
and then you can learn PSE.
Meaning you have full range of communication
whether you're D/deaf or an interpreter.
You want to have more ability to have that range and match who you're working with.
So I think that's really important.
You need to have that foundation first.
Later if you have a more PSE use in your range,
that's fine. No problem!
You don't have to sign pure ASL the whole time.
You really don't.
But it's just really important you understand that concept first.
- Okay, hopefully you enjoyed the video.
I'm curious, leave a comment.
What is your experience?
Did you learn ASL first, or PSE first?
What happened with that and how did that impact
your learning process and progress in sign language?
So leave a comment, I'm curious.
- Right and that's whether you're D/deaf or hearing.
I'm curious about both perspectives.
So.... yeah sorry it's kind of a short video,
but really it's kind of a simple concept you know.
It's always better to learn a language first instead of some sort of modification.
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