Hey, y'all, I'm Monica. I'm hard-of-hearing (ear-drums burst due to allergies, zero fun), and I have kind of a difficult question.
Right now, I'm taking the second German language course at my university, and I actually have plans to study abroad this summer. When I talked to my Disabilities contact for my school, she said, "oh, yeah, there's deaf people in Germany", for an OK for studying abroad. When I emailed her asking about technology (et cetera) within the realm of trying to learn German, she didn't respond. When I emailed the tutor assigned to my class and asked if he had any helpful hints for D/HH students, he just referred me back to the Disabilities department. It's pretty frustrating. If it was a written class, then I feel like I'd do fairly well, but it's not. To be honest, I was under the impression that they didn't offer ASL as a course, but I found out that they did in the middle of last semester. The reason of why I stuck with German was because it's ideal for my major. I'm majoring in History and minoring in Jewish Studies: within all this, I'll come across a ton of German, and I'd like to understand it. I've talked to my professor, of course, and she's been absolutely wonderful. I'd email her right now, but I don't want to sound repetitive (or too needy).
So! I guess my questions are ... Has anyone learned a foreign language? What helped you? Were there any technologies that helped you to learn languages? (I have hearing aids, but I'm still struggling.)
Right now, I'm taking the second German language course at my university, and I actually have plans to study abroad this summer. When I talked to my Disabilities contact for my school, she said, "oh, yeah, there's deaf people in Germany", for an OK for studying abroad. When I emailed her asking about technology (et cetera) within the realm of trying to learn German, she didn't respond. When I emailed the tutor assigned to my class and asked if he had any helpful hints for D/HH students, he just referred me back to the Disabilities department. It's pretty frustrating. If it was a written class, then I feel like I'd do fairly well, but it's not. To be honest, I was under the impression that they didn't offer ASL as a course, but I found out that they did in the middle of last semester. The reason of why I stuck with German was because it's ideal for my major. I'm majoring in History and minoring in Jewish Studies: within all this, I'll come across a ton of German, and I'd like to understand it. I've talked to my professor, of course, and she's been absolutely wonderful. I'd email her right now, but I don't want to sound repetitive (or too needy).
So! I guess my questions are ... Has anyone learned a foreign language? What helped you? Were there any technologies that helped you to learn languages? (I have hearing aids, but I'm still struggling.)