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American Sign Language

For my ASL classes: I am a hearing teacher, who has been learning and teaching ASL for 20 years. I love the language, and I want to support the Deaf community by teaching hearing students how to best communicate with deaf and hard of hearing folks. I even co-created an ASL textbook with one of my deaf ASL teachers. I love to teach, have a pretty good sense of humor, and I enjoy creating a nurturing environment for learning.

For my acting classes: I have been a professional actor for 25 years, starting in theater and then moving to television (I have some self-produced short films as well).  You can view my credits at IMDB.

My expertise is in audition technique: coaching the actor to make solid and discerning choices (every actor brings something unique to the table, and that's what we focus on!), interpreting an audition scene(s), "seeing" the scene so that you can put yourself into the puzzle that is the script, and knowing what will make your audition stand out.

In this class, we will discuss and learn the five parameters used in ASL (handshape, palm orientation, location, movement, and NMM (non-manual markers), why they're important (they affect meaning and can impact comprehension), and we'll learn some of the "minimal pair" signs (signs that share 3-4 out of the 5 parameters, making them look very similar).

ASL - The Five Parameters

Julia makes learning fun with games that work a different part of my brain and I remember signs I forgot learning.
Her personality undergirds everything !!! She is easy to learn from.

Julia is a great teacher and you will learn so much from her! She explains the signs and has great knowledge of American Sign Language. She is also very kind and funny which helps make learning this language fun and easy!

ASL - The Five Parameters - American Sign Language Class

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