Would You Consider American Sign Language a Foreign Language?

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<p>French is a foreign language in the US though. It might not be in Canada but it is in the US. </p>

<p>It’s mostly to the citizens of that country they left to that it’s considered a foreign language. You wouldn’t say to yourself (as an assumed US Citizen) that you speak the foreign language of English, just like a German wouldn’t say to themselves that they speak the foreign language of German.</p>

<p>But they’re both foreign languages when you go to Brazil.</p>

<p>The way I think of it every language is a foreign language outside a country where it is natively spoken.</p>

<p>I think I make sense.</p>

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I would ;)</p>

<p>No, but I would be impressed!</p>

<p>However, I’m pretty sure it is easier to learn than a complete foreign language.
At least, my school is confidant to offer that for one-year compared to 4-year paths in Chinese and Spanish</p>

<p>@Apollo What makes it not a foreign language. You’re speaking in another language. You are signing in French.</p>

<p>Oh! I forgot about that!</p>

<p>Anyway, I guess foreign means another country in my mind. I still think being fluent in ASL is equivalent to learning another language, but it is very different all at the same time.</p>

<p>In fact, colleges might like it more as it is so unique compared to the hordes of seniors with Spanish or someother bland Romance language on their transcripts</p>

<p>In some counties, high schools offer it as a foreign language class.</p>

<p>My high school offers ASL as a foreign language class and it fulfills the foreign language requirements.</p>

<p>Define Foreign: Located away from one’s native country: </p>

<p>There are differences between ASL and BSL (British sign language) British sign language would be a foreign language but not ASL. Though I do think it should count towards the credit requirements anywhere.</p>