Support Filipino Sign Language Act of 2012 - House Bill 6079

Please support Filipino Sign Language, We love you FSL in the world. Hope we have a great happy to FSL :)

We will love support and hope will gave FSL from deaf only and We love FSL better in the philippines for FSL We need support thank you.

#4: Techie - Support Deaf People’s Right to their OWN Language!!!

I would like to say one of comment's in # 4 and #39. There are many impacted some issue how to Deaf children's learning age and Deaf adult's learning age that is because they are not first language in English, they are first language in FSL who their experienced in domain such as cognitive,physical, emotion developments part of lifespans.

One thing is important is understands of Deaf peoples who have developed in languages. There are two difference BICS and CALP.
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skill are related language skills need in social situations the day to day language to interact socially with other peoples. English learners when BICS skills when they are on the playground, in the lunch or recces in activities.

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency is related refer formal academic learning, such includes listen, reading, writing about subject area content material that where give level of language learning essential for student to success in school. Students need to time and support to become improve proficient in academic area.

These are classroom or social need to understand difference between in social language and academic language acquisition. They would have acquisition language.

#59: Francis - Francis

with all due respect, you, yourself mentioned that there are differences in deaf language- one used in interpersonnal and one in academic. use FSL in communicating with other deaf and SEE for Academic Profeciency.

#51: Francis -

ORIGINAL language? where did you get your words? from ASL AND SEE and just modified it.

#53: Angeling - The SEE-Ker! of # 49

Thyen be specific when you comment; because you are GENERALIZING and that is quite frankly, irresponsible. Say it is from your own experience. Just do not generalize. It is hurtful to say those words especially to teachers who have been committed to teaching young minds; hearing or deaf.

#62: - Re:

That was my assignment and project during college.

Read it important:http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/370169/pushing-filipino-sign-language#.UIjhPsXA9h3

I just got article from someone's on post it is really interesting the Manila Bullets a few days ago. The one paragraph said

THE UNIQUE FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE

In 1907, the American Sign Language (ASL) was introduced to the Filipino deaf community through the School for the Deaf and Blind, now known as the Philippine School for the Deaf. ASL has since influenced FSL, the Filipino sign language.

“FSL is a unique language. It has its own grammar, structure, syntax, which is different from the spoken language. It’s also the mark of identity of deaf Filipinos,” explains Mackie Calbay, program coordinator of  DLS-CSB School of Deaf Education and Applied (SDEAS) Deaf Advocacy.

This is all what my points! It is part of applied in modified FSL's and!!! F.S.L is the BILINGUALISM and BICULTURALISM both SUCCESS. (FSL growth alike FLOWER!)

You said, "....you are GENERALIZING", yes it is but I can't make a specific issue, it means a signal of emergency but doesn't mean it's hurtful to the SEE-used teachers, they should open their eyes and ears. If they want to teach in using SEE because they believe the method and philosophy of SEE, they should have to take a patient pill for reviewing more and more by closely observing and examining with their students if they can work successfully or not.

This major issue has no defense to be right but it is CONCERNED and EMPATHIC. Thank you!

#8: Anika -

"What FSL fails to do is that it fails to develop the reading(written) and writing skills of those who use it because FSL DOES NOT FOLLOW A FORMAL GRAMMAR.Does it matter? YES IT DOES"

In response to this part of your statement..it was claimed by the Department of Education through it's Special Education Division that they have been using SEE as medium of instructions for years in all pubic schools as a result they have been producing graduates with poor English reading and writting skills shouldn't be the blame put to SEE not FSL?..

Further more FSL has it's own unique language stracture, syntax, grammar that differentiate it from any spoken language so it shouldn't be compared to any spoken language like English which have it's language structures of it's own..Sign language does not equates Spoken language..

#69: - Re:

and FSL is the answer to that? does is automatically mean that if teaachers who use SEE fail to maximize full potentials of students to develop their grammar, FSL is the sole medicine? that is a complete FALLACY. Why are you making this an issue of SEE vs FSL? When in fact the only point we are making here is to give other options for educationg the deaf. why limit them in using FSL? We also have Oral schools. They have the right to receive education which they believe will work best for them so give them options.

#69: - Re:

Where did you get this information!!! ????

"Special Education Division that they have been using SEE as medium of instructions for years in all pubic schools as a result they have been producing graduates with poor English reading and writting skills shouldn't be the blame put to SEE not FSL?.."

Well, were you there when one of the Heads of the Department of Education DISAGREEd with the idea of using FSL as a medium of instruction??? So how come that you are saying that SPED division claimed the failure due to SEE use???? Pwede ba.... kapag nagcocoment kayo eh evidence based???

Provisions were asked by the Department of Education before accepting the use of FSL inside the classroom... One of it was to CLEARLY define what FSL means. :)

Ibig sabihin, hindi malinaw ang pagbibigay kahulugan sa FSL.... HILAW pa ang IDEYA.....