United Nations Sign Language Interpreter?
my friend is an American Sign Language major at her college and she is interested in becoming an interpreter with the United Nations. We were both wondering if anyone had any information on how to receive information on how to work for the UN.
Thanks!
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British sign language or American Sing language?
I would like to learn sign languaje, but Im not sure what or where to learn it as I've been told that british sign languaje is different than american sign language, I would not like to waste my time or money.
Does this means that if I study it here, when I go back to the states:
Will I have to learn the a.s.l? Will the b.s.l be the same?
I need a solution, does anyone knows where can I study it either here in London or abroad in U.S.A?
What is the best way to learn it?
plus they can't be that different. the words are still signed the same they are just put together differently.
American, only because when people learn to speak english, they learn US version because it's universally accepted as how english is supposed to sound.
Only if you are planning to live and sign in europe would i reccomend british.
What is it like to be an American Sign Language interpreter?
Any information such as what education is needed, what the salary is like, etc. would be very helpful!
i hope this helps you
http://www.austincc.edu/aslipp/faq.php
How different is American Sign Language from English (of England) Sign Language?
Are the differences between the two greater than the differences between American English and…English English?
Sign Language is not a universal language.
IT’S NOT…
Some people just give an opinion about things they don’t even know.
I’m LSA (Argentinian Sign Language) and ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter and have been around the Deaf community and different sign languages for the last 12 years.
LSA and ASL are two completely different languages. Even BLS (British Sign Language) is a separated language by its own. The fact that in both the States and in the UK speak English doesn’t mean that the sign language are the same.
Even the fingerspelled alphabets are different:
ASL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aslfingerspellalpha.png
BSL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bsl.png
LSA: http://www.sitiodesordos.com.ar/alfabeto.htm
and so on…
Every language is tight to the local area community and specific culture and not to external factors. ASL and BSL developed from different background and have their own vocab, idioms and grammar.