Program Description
Event Details
Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with with American Sign Language instructor, Kandy Bergquist, will co-host ASL Practice Place every third Thursday of the month on Zoom!
Bergquist has been studying ASL for over 30 years. She worked as an interpreter in school systems including special needs children, in programs for special needs adults, and privately with adults. Additionally, she worked with the deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) as an interpreter, classroom aid, and Speech Pathologist. Bergquist received specialized training in graduate school for working with the D/HH population and currently teaches ASL and Signed English at Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Program is for those who wish to practice their ASL conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign in ASL as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s sign!
This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their ASL conversational skills. Register for this virtual program @ https://bit.ly/3m6j2WG
ASLPP Questions for April 2025 (Practice ahead or just show up to discuss the following)
Topic: Time
1. Minutes/Minutes. How many minutes a day do you do screen time?
2. Hours/Hours. How many hours does it take to get to your favorite vacation place? (Fly/drive/train…)
3. Daily. Do you do exercise daily, or a few times a week, what kind?
4. Days of the Week. What day of the week do you do the same thing? (Every Saturday, Monday…)
5. Year. Do you have a goal for next year that you did not have last year? (travel, see friends…)
6. Often. How often do you go to the grocery store during the month?
7. Past/future. Is there somewhere that you went in the past that you want to return to in the future?
8. Recently. What book did you read recently?
9. Yesterday/Tomorrow. What did you do yesterday that you will do again tomorrow?
10.Later/later. When you see the ASLPP questions do you think about answers then or do you do it later?
