Sign Language Lessons + training
on Mark Sidey (Ethiopia), 13/May/2009 06:03, 34 days ago
Had anothersign language lessonon Monday for Jemal (who has total hearing loss) and his friends. It’s funny as I forget to speak and ran the whole session through gestures and signs (as I can’t speak Amharic) so it actually means all of the children are at the same level with me, including Jemal.Here is a photo of them signing the first four letters in American Sign Language. It’s going well because the class teacher is practicing with them back at the school.Also, myMS Office trainingon Friday went like this:Of the 25 instructors due to come, 11 came. The session was due to run from 14:00 to 18:00. Three instructors were present at 14:00 and the rest dribbled in until the last one at 14:30. At 15:40 I was advised that half of them had to teach now, so they left, and I was left teaching five!This is a pretty typical scenario inEthiopia!I now plan to put up a poster / tell the heads this kind of thing:I am happy to teach you, but you have to sort yourselves out, organise the session yourselves and tell me when you want me to come.Additional: There were littlerat footprintsin the dust on the table yesterday morning! The dust in the air has now cleared.