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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what the title says
This book is a collection of technical terms, mainly to allow English-speaking instructors to teach deaf pupils. It is conveniently organized into various topics (English/literature, Social Studies, Science, Math, Health, Education, Non-Academics/vocational, and General Vocabulary). It might be less useful in non-educational situations, as many of the signs are...
Published on October 7, 2000 by Eileen K Carpenter
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Outrageously Overpriced
This text is basic at best and outrageously overpriced. The description implies that it is comprehensive. There is nothing in the text that cannot be found on the internet for free. It is easy to compair this text with the others listed and see that it is seven times more expensive than most all other sign langage texts. I bought it thinking it would provide what was not...
Published on October 31, 2006 by Thyra Packett
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what the title says,
By Eileen K Carpenter (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Advanced Sign Language Vocabulary: A Resource Text for Educators, Interpreters, Parents, and Sign Language Instructors (Plastic Comb)
This book is a collection of technical terms, mainly to allow English-speaking instructors to teach deaf pupils. It is conveniently organized into various topics (English/literature, Social Studies, Science, Math, Health, Education, Non-Academics/vocational, and General Vocabulary). It might be less useful in non-educational situations, as many of the signs are "initialized," or variations of more standard signs that have been made with an alphabet handshape to indicate a specific English word. Many deaf people are not English-oriented and would not necessarily be familiar with these signs.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Outrageously Overpriced,
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This review is from: Advanced Sign Language Vocabulary: A Resource Text for Educators, Interpreters, Parents, and Sign Language Instructors (Plastic Comb)
This text is basic at best and outrageously overpriced. The description implies that it is comprehensive. There is nothing in the text that cannot be found on the internet for free. It is easy to compair this text with the others listed and see that it is seven times more expensive than most all other sign langage texts. I bought it thinking it would provide what was not readily available.Buyer Beware!!
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Advanced Sign Language Vocabulary: A Resource Text for Educators, Interpreters, Parents, and Sign Language Instructors by Janet Renee Coleman (Plastic Comb - Feb. 1991)
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