Customer Reviews

Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 1-5 - Complete Set - 5 DVDs

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I am a beginning ASL student, have limited access to the deaf culture, and want even more than what is available at the local Vo-Tech. (There are no classes at the local university.) I bought the 5-DVD set, and am very impressed with the phrasing, expressions, and the interpreters' presentation of the material. The humor that is added on occasion makes it even more fun (some of the bloopers are "a riot"). I am still building my signing vocabulary, so the amount I am learning is actually beyond just the phrases they they teach.

Before purchasing, I'd asked my ASL instructor to look at the description of this set and several books I could order. She said having the idioms would probably go a long way in helping me in the deaf culture. When the set arrived I asked her to look at the first DVD to let me know what she thought. She was so impressed that she is getting her own set to help future students.

The format is very easy to follow, but I would suggest having a little background in signing, otherwise the amount of information presented may be a little intimidating. Remember: I am a BEGINNING student, so you don't need much of a background for this set to really help you progress in your ASL proficiency.

Several phrases seem to have an Exact English phrasing. I will ask my instructor whether these phrases are ASL or SEE. Either way, it makes for easy learning on multiple levels.

I got the DVDs SCREAMINGLY fast: they arrived 3 weeks earlier than promised. Even though I only paid for routine delivery (4 weeks), my package was waiting for me in 3 business days (I ordered it late Thursday night, and it was here Monday morning). Everyday ASL Productions did a great job!

Incidentally, the only glitch, and it is VERY minor, is the lighting washes out the interpreters' faces a little (emphasis on little). Even given that, because of the great learning I am getting, I'm giving this the highest rating possible.

I love these DVDs. I am new to sign language. My niece is deaf and I'm trying to self teach our family how to sign. These DVDs have been very helpful, but they are not for the beginner. I still have a hard time following along because I am so new, but I know I''ll catch on soon. Great for intermediate to advanced levels. It's good to watch them sign and how important facial expression is to signing. Great set! I love that my hearing children want to know why there is no sound on the DVDs! It's truly learning from the deaf and I love it! Thank you.

I purchased all 5 DVDs in a set and was pleasently surprised when they came to my home less than one week later. The DVDs were exactly as promised and were packaged with care (and a little goodie for me!) Thank you so much - will buy from seller again!!

When I recieved this item, I was excited to watch it. I am an intereting major and have taken many ASL classes. I also socialize with Deaf friends, so I understand and use ASL often. these DVDs advertise subtitles and so forth that did not work on the first DVD of the set. The first 10 minutes were not captioned and when the subtitles finally appeared, they only showed the first line of the sentance. The DVD keeo pausing and skipping. I returned my DVDs because I beleived them to be defective.

I have watched all these DVDs and they should incorporate subtitle with their sign language and speak slower. It goes over what will be signed on one screen and then a person get lost on the next screen when they are signing.

So, I did not think was effective learning.