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Beginner's ASL Tutoring

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40 per session - Virtual OK - Posted Apr 05, 2017

I will give basic instructions on how to improve American Sign Language (ASL) in half-hour lessons. I will match my lesson and tutoring to meet the needs of the student, however new he or she may be to signing. I will teach basic introductory skills such as fingerspelling the alphabet, saying hello and how are you, etc. I will answer questions about Deaf people and Deaf culture, keeping in mind that a better source is to ask a Deaf person. Users/students are preferred to have questions ready in regards to ASL and Deaf culture, but aren't required to. This is an introductory course and I will not be teaching advanced ASL or interpreting as that is the right of the Deaf society to mandate and teach. I'm also hesitant to commit to any long-term agreements of multiple lessons since I'm flaky with a lot of things lasting more than a day, but we might be able to work something out if you let me know. Willing to use Skype, FaceTime, Glide, or Marco Polo to teach signs upon request. I live in Utah, following Mountain Standard Time.

Training & Qualifications


I am a signer of over five years and have graduated an interpreter training program with an Associate's degree in ASL/English Interpreting last spring. I'm a level-one certified interpreter for the state of Utah with experiences interpreting in K-12, community, medical, and platform settings. I have taught multiple ASL classes in the community and mentored a new signer for several months.

Availability & Preferences


Weekday afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays.

Trading Preference: I’m flexible, just hit me up!

Reviews of Jordan


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Inactive User received session of Beginner's ASL Tutoring from Jordan
Dec 28, 2017
Very good as both a student and a teacher! He was very patient with me, and very eager to learn what I had to offer
Oscar received session of Beginner's ASL Tutoring from Jordan
Oct 26, 2017
Jordan was a great help for the ASL coaching! I was able to practice and get to know better ASL!
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Dec 03, 2018
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Jul 24, 2018
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Jul 24, 2018
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Nov 20, 2017
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About Jordan Gardner

I'm a professional interpreter certified by the State of Utah with a degree in ASL/English Interpreting. I first learned ASL in high school and went on to serve a two year volunteer mission for the Ch...urch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the California San Jose Mission covering the San Francisco Bay Area. I was assigned to teach in ASL, English, and Tongan, and picked up a few words in those languages as well as Mandarin, Tagalog, Hindi, and Telugu. I love languages and the arts. In school I sang and did musical theater as well as took many art classes. I recently was given a ukulele and have been trying to learn to play that as well as the piano. I'm a Utah native and currently live in Ogden surrounded by mountains. I love music, especially the kinds of sounds that you don't hear everyday. People are amazing and I love being around them, but I can also be content by myself. I grew up in a small town and would regularly visit an even smaller town called Grouse Creek, in Utah. (The population is probably less than 200 people.) I understand the small town mentality and like that I can get away from the world there, but I think I'm more of a city person. There's so much to do, places to go, food to eat, and more diversity in cities that call to me. On the mission and since being home, I've driven a lot. For a month I drove two to four hours everyday to get to my internship and school. At first it was kind of rough, but when I got some audio books, I got to where I enjoyed my time in the car. After that month and a drive to California and back, now I can go hours in the car no problem.show more

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