Bad News in American Sign Language, 10-Film Intensive Training Set - DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
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Title: Bad News in American Sign Language – 10-Film Intensive Training Set
Film Description:
Everyday conversations often involve sharing and responding to bad news — it’s part of real life and cannot be ignored. For the first time ever, Everyday ASL University has launched a full training series, “Bad News in American Sign Language,” covering advanced vocabulary, ASL classifiers, short and long phrases, and thought-provoking discussions.
This 10-film set explores countless unpleasant yet realistic topics, ranging from everyday frustrations and health concerns to financial troubles, school conflicts, and even global crises. Each is presented with advanced vocabulary, ASL classifiers, and natural phrasing to prepare learners for authentic conversations and professional interpreting situations.
Topics Covered in This Set:
✅ Deaf Representation issues
✅ Hearing vs. Deaf actors
✅ Clogged & overflowing toilet
✅ Mold in various spaces
✅ Soiled surfaces
✅ Bug infestation
✅ Contaminated food
✅ Lyme disease, ticks & removal
✅ Overall negative reviews / feedback
✅ Criticism vs. insulting review
✅ Straightforward vs. exaggerated comments
✅ Terse vs. verbose feedback
✅ Honest vs. fabricated story
✅ Failed examinations
✅ Various poor grades
✅ Cheating & plagiarism
✅ Various factors causing academic failures
✅ Culturally vs. non-culturally Deaf
✅ Hearing vs. Deaf wannabes
✅ Lack of recognition
✅ Favoritism
✅ Being underpaid
✅ Battling obesity
✅ Issues with overindulgence
✅ Binges and midnight snacks
✅ Medical situations leading to dietary problems
✅ Various levels of metabolism
✅ Activity levels and outcome
✅ Fatty & fried foods
✅ Drastic weight change
✅ IRS / Tax Bill / Penalty
✅ Audit, being audited
✅ Financial statements
✅ Underreported / evasion
✅ Deduction issues
✅ Penalty, fees, interest
✅ Payment plan
✅ Lien, judgment, garnishment
✅ Wheeling and dealing
✅ “Play with numbers”
✅ Suspended / expelled from school
✅ Misconduct & rebellious
✅ Zero tolerance towards violence
✅ Challenging & fresh-mouthed behavior
✅ Drug dealing & use
✅ Deliberately disobedient or disorderly
✅ Gun or weapons on school grounds
✅ Evicted, foreclosed
✅ Multiple missed payments
✅ Non-payment or incomplete rent payment
✅ Not vacating a property when the lease is up
✅ Domestic violence
✅ Subletting
✅ Causing significant damage to the property
✅ Russian invasion of Ukraine
✅ Invasion from north, east, west & south
✅ President Zelensky and Putin
✅ Bombing via shelling, aircraft, missiles, rockets
✅ Lootings
✅ Complete destruction
✅ Calling for help
✅ Sanctions
✅ Dead vs. multiple deaths
✅ Refugee (including directionality)
✅ Rifles, anti-tank missiles, “kamikaze” drones, bullets
✅ Condemnations
✅ Business suspending operations in Russia
✅ Flock of volunteers & donations
✅ And many more…
Benefits of This Training:
✅ Learn how to express and understand advanced bad news-related ASL topics with countless real-world examples and discussions
✅ Learn directly from a Deaf CODA teacher with decades of professional experience
✅ Excellent for training courses and self-study plans at all levels
✅ Designed for interpreters, families, teachers, students, and professionals in the Deaf and ASL communities
✅ Optimized for ASL interpreting performance tests, ASL evaluation tests, and ASL Proficiency Interviews (ASLPI/SCPI)
✅ Easy-to-follow bilingual training with visual video aids
✅ Includes countless hard-to-find ASL signs widely seen and used in the Deaf Community
✅ Like with most of our training films, this series has no audio for training purposes and select open captions for a convenient learning experience
Life is full of events and challenges that are not always pleasant — but learning to discuss them in ASL with confidence, clarity, and respect is a vital skill. This intensive 10-film set provides the knowledge and training needed to succeed in real-world conversations and professional evaluations alike.
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