Iori Arakawa's second book, a guide to sign language expressive skills. Now available in e-book and print formats.
Iori Arakawa's second book.
"No One Teaches You This: Practice Methods for Expressing Sign Language"
Kindle book (e-book)
Paperback (print book)
It is now complete and available for purchase.
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Just memorizing vocabulary is not enough to overcome the 'wall' of the exam.
For those aiming to pass the Sign Language Interpreter Exam, the National Sign Language Proficiency Test, and the Unified Exam.
"I can hear the Japanese, but my hands stop." "I can understand the signs, but my expression follows the Japanese word order." "I froze up due to the torrent of information because of nervousness during the actual exam."
This is the point where students challenging difficult exams like the Sign Language Interpreter Exam or the National Sign Language Unified Exam struggle the most. It is not vocabulary or knowledge, but the **"speed of conversion from Japanese to sign language."**
What the examiners are looking for is not a list of words. It is the ability to dismantle the spoken language of Japanese and reconstruct it using the logic of the visual language of sign language. In other words, the presence of a **"sign language brain."** This book thoroughly explains the "secrets of conversion," which are difficult to reach through self-study, using scientific and physical approaches.
Why this book will be a powerful weapon for "passing the exam"
【Breaking the limits of simultaneous processing】 Freeing up working memory The biggest reason for hands stopping during an exam is brain capacity overload. In this book, we teach techniques to embody hand shapes and facial expressions until they can be moved "unconsciously," allowing you to devote all your brain resources to "understanding the content" and "structuring."
【Techniques of free translation】 From "literal translation" to "conceptualization" What is evaluated in the exam is not an expression that traces Japanese as it is, but natural sign language that hits the core of the meaning. Training in "conceptualization," which turns abstract words into images, is the key to getting high scores in interpreting skills tests.
【Mental strength and instantaneous power for the real thing】 Intensive workout Includes intensive training menus to cultivate "brain stamina" capable of withstanding the load of the interpreter exam level, such as quick-response training that reacts in 0.5 seconds and lag shadowing. It also covers the mindset to avoid panicking during the actual exam.
Roadmap to passing: 5-part structure
Part 1: Knowing the limits of "translation mode" and understanding the "sign language brain" necessary for passing
Part 2: Automating facial expressions (NMM) and space to reliably hit the scoring points
Part 3: "Breaking" Japanese and "constructing" images. Expression techniques that impress examiners
Part 4: Intensive training to boost "brain stamina" to withstand the load of simultaneous interpretation
Part 5: A strategic mindset to abandon perfectionism and maintain expressions within the passing range
Please abandon the illusion that "you will pass if you memorize more words." This book is literally a **"strategy guide that no one taught you"** to directly connect your efforts to the result of "passing."
Let's overcome the gravity of Japanese and pry open the door to passing with your own hands.
Personally,
when I was taking various sign language exams,
I felt there were no books that taught study methods or practice methods.
Now that I provide guidance and training, I have realized something.
"There are few people who can verbalize their own knowledge and skills. Furthermore, there is no one who can apply that to develop their own unique practice methods."
Everyone is satisfied at the level of "I can do it" or "I understand."
They cannot verbalize it into words.
Everyone, have you ever been told something like this by an instructor who taught you or a senior who gave you advice?
"I'm not sure how to put it. That's not quite right."
In other words, they can't say it because they don't know how to put it into words.
They cannot verbalize what they understand.
My book is...
a book that helps you understand what you wanted to know.
It is bound to contain some logic you have never heard before.
This book covers the understanding of interpretation expressions and practice methods.
I believe it is especially effective for those aiming to pass various exams.
Please read it.
If you have any questions or things you would like to ask, please leave a comment.
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