Prompt Using complete sentences post a detailed response to the following.

It is very helpful to have a second language in life and in career. Develop a logical argument for why ASL makes a useful second language for you. Include supporting evidence and concrete details in your answer.

First, this skill is used as a bridge of communication to the deaf culture. Along with communicating with the deaf, a person is able to learn about this culture and their lifestyle. For example, in an article by Paul Fugate on Teachers.Net Gazette, some good questions are stated to allow a person to learn how a deaf person answers the phone, know when there is a knock at the door and how a deaf person communicates with those who are hearing.

Sign language is also a career skill. As a career skill, it is used to translate and communicate. Here are also some career areas for sign language from About.com: education, government, health, interpreting, recreation, social services, teaching and therapy. Also, as a career skill, sign language is not only used to communicate with the deaf, it is used to communicate in noisy settings as E-How mentions certain career fields like firefighters and stock traders.