Back in high school, I took Psychology
and Sociology as a dual credit so I would not have to take it in college, but
what I did not know what that without them I would not be considered a full
time student so I would not get the benefits of financial aid. The financial
aid office suggested I dual major because none of my classes later could be
taken. So, I decided to be a dual major in Sign Language. The first day of ASL
(American Sign Language), I came super early in order to find my classroom. It
is in Galvin and oh my goodness it was, to be honest, a little jank. I was
worried. Only seven people walked in and unfortunately they were all older than
me. No one my age was in the class. Then, the professor walks in…and she does
not say a word and starts signing to us. We were all thinking, “Oh crap, our
prof. is deaf.” Finally, she welcomes us to the class in English and I think we
all let out a suppressed sigh of relief.
I love
learning about American Sign Language. I its just so interesting and the
professor is absolutely excellent, but I truly cannot stand the class.
Everybody in there is just plain weird. There is only on woman in there that is
probably thinking the same exact thing I am. There is even a seventy-year-old couple in
there. I find that a tad bit odd but hey, whatever floats you boat I guess.
Hey McKenzie! I was wondering how the sign language class was going because I was thinking about majoring in that along with majoring in nursing. I think it could turn out to be helpful. I just kind of wondered what the teacher was like and it sounds like you have an awesome one at that. How long does it take to major in sign language and is it hard? Having seven older people in your class must be kind of awkward. I know at first I am a shy person but I am even shyer when I am around adults that I don't know. Especially if I see that they are weird that would kind of make me think twice about talking to them. I really would like to major in sign language I think it would definitely be a learning experience for sure. What are you majoring in again? I just wondered because I’m sure if it is in the medical field you will be able to find somewhere you can use sign language. As a nurse I would assume especially in a hospital there may be deaf people and people who cannot talk so they would use sign language and it would be a benefit for me to learn it in the long run. If you could let me know how it is and what it is that you guys do in the sign language class that would be awesome! Hope to hear from you soon! I’ll definitely be going to talk with an advisor about that class very soon!
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