Fingerspelling Practice (ASL) (Seth) (Level 1) (Names)

ASL Receptive Fingerspelling Practice. Topic: "Names"
Intended Audience: Mid-semester, Level 1 (Beginner)
Dr. Bill of ASL University (Lifeprint.com) drills a volunteer student (Seth) on receptive fingerspelling.
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Note from Dr. Bill: Yes, I know that at times I spell "very fast" to beginner level students. I do that on purpose to help them get past always trying to read "letter by letter." The goal is to learn to recognize the shape and flow of fingerspelled words. I intentionally challenge the students to see how much they are capable of accomplishing.
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- Dr. Bill
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[@sign-language]

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[@cyfalk9840]

I would love to purchase this USB drive, however I do not own a computer, anyone know if you could watch these on a ps4? Lol

[@sign-language]

Probably. See: www.pavtube.com/play-mp4-on-ps4-from-usb.html I do use the H.264 codec for encoding into MP4 which "supposedly" plays on ps4. If you've got the money go ahead and get the drive and if it doesn't work I can issue you a refund. Or if money is tight just watch the ASL 1 through ASL 4 videos via this youtube channel.

[@cafiifamuhudiinamiinullah8265]

Hello you deaf

[@sign-language]

Yes. See: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/is-dr-bill-deaf.htm

[@lalalala9734]

me-'i got finger spelling down fast i think i can do this " "search up finger spelling practice test" .......watch this........"ok lets go back to finger spelling again"

[@cyfalk9840]

I love these practices, I am so bad with receiver end of finger spelling, I felt his relief from the end of the session lol. I have gotten a bit better thanks to you V

[@thestruggleisreal7248]

I'm here thinking: that's level one 👀

[@michele2609]

D-A-L-E .... d fla da de *gives up* LOL so hard at this because I know exactly how poor Seth feels 😆😆😆 Dr. Bill, your fingers are on fire!

[@wesleyjake1509]

Wow def a challenge ! Your e is sometimes with just the two fingers which I hadn't seen before so that was a good lesson ... So fast. 🚙💨

[@shersey18]

I was trying to figure out the e too! Definitely good to know

[@ghostink5880]

i think they do it that way in canada? i've learned it with the thumb under all four fingers but it's good to know variations!

[@ShadowIsMoi]

Oh man I only started ASL last week so the speed was a little hard to follow but I managed to get a lot of them! Thank you Dr Vicars!

[@sign-language]

It is literally a matter of exposure. Your brain "rewires" the more you expose it. If you haven't done so yet, you may wish to go through the fingerspelling playlist (skip any that are "too easy." ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKUknSOpbulaNk

[@benjaminharrigan3034]

I am taking ASL at school and have been falling behind in recognizing fingerspelled words. This video really helped and gave me some hope I can catch up with the rest of the class. Thank you so much for making this available to the public!

[@SarosSol]

You have asl classes?? Man I wish I had that option

[@mjforrester]

Thank you so much, Dr. Vicars, for providing so much excellent content for us and sharing your gift of teaching! What you do is truly a public service. I have always wanted to learn ASL, but was not confident in actually using the few signs I knew. Since studying your videos and website, I have learned so much, and can now communicate fairly well with deaf people that I meet. What a blessing to be able to connect with people whom I otherwise wouldn't have gotten to know. I hope someday to be skilled enough to interpret for my church. Thank you for making learning easy and fun! God bless!

[@ges4934]

He did so much better than I would have, I'd be so nervous in front of people and being filmed, so great job :)

[@jamieg2427]

I'm finding it better to watch on normal speed several times rather than slowing things down.

[@Subparanon]

This was VERY helpful. I feel poor Seths pain lol. I had to slow the video down to 50% and it still took multiple repetitions for me to get the names hehe.

[@leonardosciolis9620]

had to watch at .25 speed :(

[@richregan8911]

Me too

[@user-fw8ph2gg3b]

I had to watch at 0.75 speed and pausing

[@rachelcombs5102]

You're not alone! I was literally scrolling down to the comments to mention that people could slow it down to make it easier. We've all got to begin somewhere!

[@Conduit86]

Yes he is so fast it’s amazing 😇

[@pojot]

I've been watching your videos and using your website for so long and never said thank you. But I really am grateful for your making your ASL lessons publicly available. It must be a lot of work, especially since you've been doing it for so long. It's very much appreciated. Thank you so much Dr. V.

[@jenniferd9667]

I am so glad I discovered you on KZbin 💕I been learning ASL this past few weeks by watching your videos. I just wanted to say I was so excited to talk to one of my customers at work today using ASL. It put a smile on both of our faces. Thank you so much Dr. Vicars☺

[@wellinghijklmnop]

hahaha spelling HUGH was great!! what a good laugh i had hehe

[@daniellogan3085]

I want to thank you for these videos. We have a deaf friend and we use your tutorials to help us with ASL! You are wonderful for this service.

[@jamieg2427]

These are amazing! I love how you show the variations of letters. Thanks for these. (:

[@valeriachilders]

I can’t say enough how awesome this is!

[@lilymarie2223]

These are really helpful and I’m definitely improving, thank you!

[@luismarquez7917]

I like Seth. Bring him back.

[@mommamia9948]

It was soo cool watching this and getting a name on the first try! I was so proud! Thank you for the videos. They are soo helpful

[@rachelk2910]

This video has sound! It’s so different. This is very helpful! Fingerspelling is always something I need more practice at! Thank you for this video and all others.

[@kurlyk3620]

He’s so funny and charismatic 🤣🤩

[@suleimansina595]

I really enjoyed this session, am a student of ENT nursing school ,Kumasi, Ghana. Thank you

[@jas4356]

Hi , I’m learning SGSL, thanks for your videos .

[@Sebastianlovesme]

Wow I should have started with this learning before going thru the lessons because I was so lost when you would finger spell. I am getting the hang of it. I feel like i think too much, and i need to relax a bit.

[@kellyhenderson8328]

the beginning of this made me laugh out loud. 😂

[@kathyajimenez3478]

amazing¡¡¡ Thank you for share this.

[@harshmnr]

I'm getting faster at fingerspelling myself but understanding other people fingerspell is a whole different ballgame, watching Deaf people fingerspell at the speed of light...😂😂 Sometimes I slow down the videos in our class to .25 speed and I still can't understand haha. I've got a lot of practicing to do! ~:~

[@sign-language]

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[@ikahernandez5606]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@graceherbertz4072]

thank you! this is very helpful since im in an interpreting program right now. Also does anyone else thing Seth looks a veerry little bit like Owen Wilson??

[@sign-language]

Seth does indeed look a little like Owen Wilson. Plus that bald guy looks a LOT like Vin Diesel. (Ha!)

[@jasonadam7774]

Ok I received a tip- do not think of the letter but its sound instead?? I am dyslexic so it helped me so far. I also noticed your E's are done like an N but just on top when your doing it quicker am I right??? I had to drop to 1/2 speed to get it

[@sign-language]

Fingerspelled letters are influenced by the letters preceding and the letters that come after. The letter E will typically by strongly influenced by a preceding "H" and/or "N." Hearing students of sign language can make use of their mental wiring to associate fingerpelled letters with the typical spoken equivalents of how those letters occur in everyday speech to help quickly encode those letters into meaningful words. Also see: lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/fingerspelling.htm

[@hazelbradford4224]

Good practice in finger spelling.

[@nafisatarnnum72]

Thank you sir👍😊

[@sign-language]

Most welcome

[@suzum5689]

Had me smiling. Pretty funny

[@academicfailure8182]

I only know finger spelling for BSL, but it must be so much easier being able to only have to use one hand.

[@sign-language]

It is easier! (Particularly so if you only have one hand.)

[@FableCountry]

this was level 1??? they are dang good, professor bill

[@sign-language]

True fact: That was recorded while teaching "ASL 1" (DEAF 51) at Sacramento State University. You can see half a dozen other clips from that same class with different students doing the type of fingerspelling recognition exercise. The point here is that the human brain is capable of developing a high level of pattern recognition in a very short period of time if trained in a specific way. You have to stop seeing individual letters and instead start seeing patterns of flow. To do that you need to be pushed -- hard. On a bet I once taught someone the manual alphabet in 5 minutes with the stipulation that after the five minutes were up the person would have to immediately show the entire alphabet. The student (who had no prior experience and did not know the alphabet prior to the exercise) passed with flying colors! ============================ How to use ASL University to learn sign language for free: 1. Visit Lifeprint.com and become familiar with the ASL University website. 2. Bookmark the official ASLU KZbin master playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA 3. For quick reviews (to prevent memory extinction) bookmark the "Signs" channel playlist page: kzbin.infoplaylists or more specifically: kzbin.infoplaylists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 4. If you use a desktop or laptop computer you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search.htm 5. If you use a mobile device you can look up signs using this page: www.lifeprint.com/search/index.htm 6. If you can’t find a sign after using the search options at Lifeprint.com then consider applying to join the Lifeprint-ASLU Facebook group and asking your question there. See: facebook.com/groups/Lifeprint.ASLU/ 7. Go through the ASLU Lessons for free: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm Your comments, questions, or suggestions are always welcome. To contact Dr. Bill Vicars, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/contact.htm If you like the free LIfeprint.com lessons you might enjoy the low-cost subscription version of the lessons. For information see: lifeprint.com/asltc/ Ways to support the ASL University channel: * Click the “thumb up” (like) icon on videos at KZbin.com/billvicars * Click the “subscribe” button at KZbin.com/billvicars (if you haven't done so yet) * Click the “Share” link and share the videos. * Buy some ASL University “official” clothing or ASLU gear: teespring.com/stores/aslu * Donate via: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64QMBRBXQSV6G * For other donation options, see: www.Lifeprint.com/donate.htm If you have any friends who might be in a position to do so you might want to consider inviting them to donate -- thus supporting Deaf children and the promotion of free sign language resources via Lifeprint.com

[@ashleylourenco9439]

my brain feels blown. I'm ragingggg! it's so hard to read:(

[@Jay_801]

man thats tough

[@thankyoujesus2836]

I rewinded his name 10 times and still don’t know what his name is 😆 I love to fingerspell but can’t read it for nothing

[@YT-User1013]

I am 1 level below Seth even with 0.5 playback speed.

[@zaydadon8472]

It was funny when he couldn't understand the "T" in Bret because I didn't the same thing and then was like duh its a T

[@rawburtmartinez]

I kept saying "dale" with a Mexican accent and was SOOO confused because that's not a name

[@douglasduque9931]

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[@alishiawise539]

DEAF yes sign language ASL but yes name Wyattwise old 14 October 14

[@drakemayer9197]

Level one?😅

[@sign-language]

That video was recorded "live" during one of the (many) ASL 1 courses I taught at Sacramento State. Seth is a regular ASL 1 student. I have several other similar clips posted to my channel of other students from that same Level 1 course doing this same activity. Students can read relatively fast fingerspelling -- if you teach them how. It helps to use related vocabulary sets and lots of context.

[@lemonawrencher-strong6920]

Oh heck.....I'm struggling

[@christinemeleg4535]

My fingers don't work that fast anymore!!!!!!!

[@dharkysurias3654]

Hola

[@fabricioteixeira]

Is it just me or does it seem like the instructor is actually enjoying the fact the student isn't able to read his fingerspelling? I sense a bit of sadism there.

[@sign-language]

Hmmm. You might just be onto something there. Maybe I should start bringing a whip to class?!? On the other hand, after you have watched a number of my videos you might note that I enjoy teaching my students "in general." To get technical about it, the student is indeed able to read my fingerspelling -- just not necessarily on the first try. I was very much enjoying proving to that class of "ASL 1" students that they were actually able to read fingerspelling at "Deaf speed" -- if they approached it as a form of pattern recognition instead of "letter by letter."

[@sharonteakell1949]

He's an excellent instructor with tons of free videos. Apparently he wants everyone to have access to learning ASL. The fast speed gets people used to the real world deaf community. He slows down when he needs to. I think he enjoys his students and they seem to enjoy him

[@aracech2929]

Wheres level -12

[@sign-language]

This channel (billvicars) goes up to Level 4, and has a few special topics beyond that -- but certainly nothing that could be called "level 12." If you are referring to the UNIT 12 (LP) Quiz that would cover the last five lessons in ASL 4 which would be lessons 56 through 60. See: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqXCmZugoJuEgdk and use the video list in that playlist to jump to the Lesson 56 video.

[@Sabrina-ze3yc]

That’s so fast

[@Kyoto9225]

Waytoo fast for me lol

[@tristanriabo5483]

to fast to much

[@kariabitz1810]

Disagree with with sign letter (e) not right.. Used E Letter sign normal

[@sign-language]

During high speed fingerspelling -- the letter "E" varies and changes depending on the letters before and after the "E." For those of you curious about the letter "E" -- try watching a few videos of native Deaf fingerspelling words in online videos and then slowing the video down and looking at the fingerspelled words frame by frame -- then look at what happens to the E handshape when it comes after the letter N. For those of you reading this comment, you may want to check out the research: pubs.jonkeane.com/pdfs/Keane2012aa.pdf www.jneurosci.org/content/23/6/2383 mail.www.jerde.net/thomas/jerde_et_al_2003_2.pdf Or if you do not like to read -- try doing a youtube search for: Lexicalized Fingerspelling. See: kzbin.info?search_query=lexicalized+fingerspelling

[@cmdrdeathroll1136]

她很不好。

[@mauiloves885]

Kindly slow it down for those of us that are LEARNING. Watching you 'jokingly' fly thru finger spelling only adds to our frustration (and it isn't that funny anyway).

[@sign-language]

This video isn't for "learning" it is for practicing. Seth is an actual ASL 1 class student but he has already "learned" the ABC's. Now I'm helping him and the rest of the class to get their speed up to where they can start actually catching fingerspelled words in conversations with Deaf people. I might seem to be joking around a bit but the point is by the end of the video Seth is actually better than when he started. If you are looking for a video for "learning" then check out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKUknSOpbulaNk Or asl.gs/ Or: asl.ms/mobile If you'd like to see some static fingerspelling, see: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/fingerspelling.htm On a desktop computer you might want to try some of the resources listed on this page: www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/ If for whatever reason you actually want to see a slowed down version of the video of Seth practicing fingerspelling with me you can do that by going to a desktop computer and loading this video into a full-sized browser and clicking on the "gear" icon and choosing a slower speed such as 25%.

[@jcrawford5674]

We should all be grateful Mr. Vicars takes the time to upload all of this free education, not complaining about it. I am sure he knows what he is doing... If you need help learning, take the time to learn the alphabet, and some fingerspelling drills on your own until you get up to speed. Slowing this video down may help you understand but getting up to speed is highly important.