Here are some tips to ensure that you get the most out of your sign language classes, especially when it comes to your active or productive skills. Regardless of what sign language you’re learning, these tips can help you boost the amount of meaningful sign you’re acquiring, memorising and producing.

They’re also useful for learning spoken languages, but that’s not what we’re about!

This video also guest stars all four of the dogs (Addy, Nina, Bette and Joni) and I’m sure they’d love you to see them and appreciate their contributions.

Chapters:

00:29 Introduction: what are active or productive skills in languages

01:57 Record yourself or sign in front of a mirror

05:46 Make up sentences that are meaningful to you

07:52 Identify what you don’t know

09:13 Mirror what you see on TV and in videos

10:04 Let go of perfection

11:50 Identify what’s different from the language you speak

15:48 Recap