53K views · 2.4K reactions | Sign Language is the 12th official language of South Africa. Basic South African Sign Language (SASL) was first introduced to Grade 5 learners in hearing schools in 2019. Hearing learners from Boikanyo Primary, taught by Sizwile School for the Deaf, demonstrated their signing abilities. | The Gauteng Department of Education | Facebook

Sign language 👍 vs spoken language 🔈 In this video Kate switches half way through to English to tell the story of the Gruffalo’s Child. Watch and see if you can spot the difference. I think this just sums up so well the important features of sign vs spoken language. Whilst Kate isn’t signing properly here (she was telling the story to my wife) she is still using a lot of features of sign language. Notice how she is expressing herself by using placement, facial expressions and everything is qui