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hey signers welcome to learn how to sign
this is video one
of two covering school signs today we
are going to be learning about classes
in asl
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so let's learn how to sign classes in
asl
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here is a tip before we get started
you will notice that several of the math
and science signs look almost identical
the only difference with these signs are
changing the letters which is what we
call initialization this is the base
sign for math
but we have algebra
trigonometry geometry and calculus
the other initialized signs are science
biology
and chemistry
now that you have a good starting point
let's learn how to sign even more
classes
class
it's c hands making a group of people
class
school
this is the teacher clapping their hands
to get a hold of the class
school
math
this is the sign for to figure something
out but you're doing it with flat m
hands
math
algebra
you have a hands moving in towards each
other a part of the math family
algebra
trigonometry
it's like the sign math but with t's
trigonometry
geometry
you have g hands moving in the motion of
the math signs
geometry
calculus
you have c hands
moving in the motion for the math family
signs
calculus
science
it's like you're in science class and
pouring into beakers
science
biology
you're doing b hands and moving them
just like the sign for science
biology
chemistry
chemistry it's like you're pouring in
the liquids in chemistry class
chemistry
a-s-l
or american sign language
a-s-l
art
your finger is drawing like you're an
art class
art
p e or physical education it's just the
abbreviation
p e
band
you fingerspell band b a n d
band
choir
this is also the sign for sing
choir
theater or drama
or to act
you're doing a shaped hands moving in a
circular motion towards yourself
theater
act or drama
spanish
it's two x hands and your dominant hand
is coming down towards your non-dominant
spanish
english
your non-dominant hand is a fist and
your dominant hand is going on top
tapping it
english
auto body auto body
it's an a and a b
like you're driving a car
auto body
computer or
computer
a c hand moving on top of your
non-dominant hand
or a c hand up here because a computer
is a brain
computer
speech
this is like you're standing up and
talking giving a speech
speech
engineering
it's like the sign for measure but
you're moving your dominant hand up and
down engineering
physiology
you're doing p hands going from your
shoulders down to your hips
physiology
health
you have two h hands going down on your
body like in health class when you study
about the body
health
government
your index finger is twisting in towards
your forehead
government
business
your b hand moves back and forth on your
non-dominant hand
business
economics
it's like the sign money but with the
e-hand
economics
sociology
you're making s hands in the shape of a
group
sociology
geography or
earth
now this represents the globe that you
study in geography class
or the earth that you study in geography
class
geography or earth
history
this is the sign for passed down or
generations
history
agriculture
or for abbreviation
ag
agriculture
physics
both fingers are bent twos
going in towards each other
physics
journalism
this is also the sign for print or
newspaper
journalism
photography
it's just like you're taking pictures in
photography class
photography
now as you will have noticed these are
signs for basic classes if you are
wanting to be more specific you might
need to fingerspell the name of the
class for instance forensic science you
would need to fingerspell
forensics
then sign science
now let's put these class signs into
sentences i am great at asl
but i am not very good at chemistry
i
good at asl
but
bad at
chemistry
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the english test is tomorrow
tomorrow
english test
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in college i'm going to major in
engineering
college
i
major
engineering eye
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are you any good at physics
you
good at physics you
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my favorite class is history
history class
my favorite
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