An raibh a fhios agat go bhfuil cuid mhór teangacha comharthaíochta difriúla ar fud an domhain? Tá BSL (Teanga Comharthaíochta na Breataine) ann, ASL (eanga Comharthaíochta Mheiriceá), LSF (Langue de Signes Française) agus fiú amháin ISL (Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann). Anois, seans go bhfuil tú ag smaoineamh go bhfuil ISL bunaithe ar an Ghaeilge, ach ní hamhlaidh an cás. Is ionann ISL agsu an teanga chomharthaíochta a d'fhorbair in Éirinn i measc na mbodhar thar na blianta agus, mar aon leis na teangacha comharthaíochta uilig, ní bhaineann siad go díreach le teanga labhartha amháin nó eile, bíodh is gir Béarla, Francais nó an Ghaeilge atá ann. Is teanga inti féin gach Teanga Chomharthaíochta lena gramadach, struchtúr sabairtí, nathanna cainte, foclóir srl acu.
I mbliana, bhain Rang 6/7 tairbhe agus sult as seisiún 4-seachtaine de BSL (an teanga chomharthaíochta is coitianta sna Sé Chontaetha) agus d'fhoghlaim siad an dóigh leis an ainm s'acu a chomharthú, an aibítir, uimhreacha i gcomhair le frásaí agus nathanna coitianta. Go raibh maith agat (bain do mhéara le do smig agus big do lámh chun tosaigh) do Johannahir ó Ionad Sheosaimh don Bhodhar as na ranganna BSL (https://www.josephscentreforthedeaf.com/).
Did you know that there are many different sign languages across the world? We have BSL (British Sign Language), ASL (American Sign Language), LSF (Langue de Signes Française) and even ISL (Irish Sign Language). Now, you might think that ISL is sign language based around the Irish language, but this is not the case. ISL is the sign language that has developed among deaf people in Ireland over the years and, as is the case with all sign languages, they are not expressly linked or reliant on one spoken language or another, whether English, French or Irish. Each Sign Language is a language in its own right with its own grammar, sentence structure, idioms, vocabulary etc.
This year, Rang 6/7 enjoyed a four-week taster session of BSL (the most common sign language in use in the North of Ireland) and learned how to sign their names, the alphabet, numbers as well as some common phrases and expressions. A big thank you (touch your chin with four closed fingers and bring your hand forward) to Johannahir from Joseph's Centre for the Deaf (https://www.josephscentreforthedeaf.com/) for the BSL classes.
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