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Student Study Guide to a Basic Course in American Sign Language

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This study guide is a great tool to use with A Basic Course in American Sign Language. It reinforces each lesson, reviews and incorporates previous lessons. I took an ASL course using these two books and have gone back to the study guide many times to review lessons.

I purchased this book to go along with A Basic Course in American Sign Language and found it to be a very helpful and useful tool. It has many practice exercises to help you go over and remember what you've just learned. I would recommend this as an aid to anyone who's purchased the book.

As a newbie to ASL, and due to the age of this text, I wasn't sure what to expect. So I was rather surprised that it really filled in all the blanks left by the text book. This is a study guide. It is not a replacement. What it helps with most for me (so far) is sentence structure and ways to practice ASL. I wouldn't really recommend one book without the other. It has really helped improve my retention of this language.

The study guide, like the main text is spiral bound and lays flat. The drawings are the same used in the main text. Drawings can be hard to follow at times, but these are pretty good. Keep in mind internet wasn't really available when this book was written. I use free online ASL dictionaries to help illustrate the signs so I can really get them right, instead of just relying on the drawings. BUT those dictionaries alone won't teach you the language any more than Webster's will teach you English. So you need all three resources in my opinion.

I ordered this book for my daughter's ASL 3 class. It was the required material for the class and was the best buy I could find. The book is used daily and was a great buy.

It's definately a help in getting the grammar correct. Many times we tend to (hearing) sign more English using ASL. It's natural for this to happen, as our first language is English. But this book gives many sentences to practice with. It's the same as when we were childen, we had English work books and so the same here. I found it to be helpful.

This study guide is a "better late than never" addition to my ever-growing collection of ASL guides and study materials. The ABC in ASL text was assigned for a beginning ASL class I have been taking, and it wasn't until later that this guide was suggested as a study tool. It has made a huge difference in helping with understanding, especially with grammar and word order for ASL. I recommend this guide to anyone taking ASL seriously as a second, third or umpteenth language. Even if you don't pick up the actual text.

This study guide is easy to follow and gives you plenty of practice. All-in-all, I think it is a very good tool and would recommend it along with the "A Basic Course in Amercan Sign Language" book.

This was purchased as a text for an ASL class (actually 2). It was essential for preparing for class and reviewing progress. A person could use this to learn outside the formal classroom, along with online dictionaries that demonstrate the signs. Some signs are difficult to express in a simple picture or photo.

The books were in wonderful condition and are exactly what I was looking for. These books are written with 'lessons' and the practice book has great exercises. Very concise and practical. These are basic ASL so regional 'dialect' is not so difficult...great books for beginners like me!
Also, this seller is tops in my book! The books were nicely packed and came within the time limit promised!
Thanks so much for being able to supply these items!

This book was not what I had in mind. I had believed that this included vocabulary. However, it is only a study book, no vocabulary at all. It will come in handy when instructing, but wasn't what I thought it was at first.