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Bruce
American Sign Language (ASL)
English
Native
Sign Language(Other)
Other

From United States

Living in Queretaro, Mexico

I am currently accepting new students. Experienced ASL teacher at the college level - 30 years. Saturday lessons now available! Hi, I’m Bruce—a hard-of-hearing ASL educator with 30+ years of teaching, including college-level courses. As a former certified interpreter, I bridge language and culture to help you master ASL for real-world use. Whether you’re starting out or refining fluency, my structured yet adaptable approach makes signing feel natural. Let’s build your confidence in academic, professional, or everyday conversations—together! I was a college instructor in the Atlanta, Georgia area for nearly 30 years. I taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced level ASL courses as well as a variety of interpreting courses. I have also taught English to Deaf students as well as students who can hear. I like to give sufficient background information to allow students to come to their own conclusions. When teaching sign vocabulary or language features, the method that I prefer is to teach only in the target language (ASL). I always reserve time at the end of lessons to clarify misunderstandings, answer questions, etc. in English.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Graphs and charts
  • Homework Assignments
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Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL)
B1
Language Essentials
209 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
42% off
Beginning American Sign Language (ASL)
A1
Language Essentials
458 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
42% off
Advanced American Sign Language (ASL)
C1
Conversation
1 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
42% off
Advanced Beginning American Sign Language (ASL)
A2
Language Essentials
122 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
42% off
Advanced Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL)
B2
Language Essentials
39 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
42% off
Advanced American Sign Language II (ASL)
C2
Conversation
30 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
42% off
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For beginners·41
Student Melanie
Melanie
57 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Bruce is an excellent teacher! He tailors each lesson to the student's skills and goals. Today we chatted for a few minutes (in ASL) and then we practiced expansion techniques. Bruce is always prepared with materials on the whiteboard, and he includes lots of examples for practice for each concept. He is very kind and encouraging, and he's good at explaining features of ASL that do not exist in English. I'm looking forward to our next lesson!
Eric Sterling
1 American Sign Language (ASL) lesson
Teacher’s pick
I had a good first lesson with Bruce, he is knowledgeable, and I would take another class with him.
KIM MOSTEK
31 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Always a great learning experience, thank you!
Student Ijana Loss
Ijana Loss
8 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Bruce did a great job of quickly figuring out exactly the level I needed us to sign at and sticking with signing the entire time! I felt super confident signing with him but also stretched in my abilities just enough that I feel like I leveled up a ton during the lesson. Great teacher if you want someone who will challenge you but not intimidate you!
KIM MOSTEK
31 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Great conversation and take aways, thank you
Student James
James
92 American Sign Language (ASL) lessons
Bruce’s classes are the best! He’s a highly experienced and skilled instructor and is always fun to converse with.