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Critical Thinking and Application: How does the lack of large-scale bilingual and multilingualism in the U.S. negatively impact us?
 
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What are some of the benefits of learning ASL?
 
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Answer to Question 1

ANS: This affects our ability to compete in the marketplace and also affects our national security; we are unable to understand the internal meanings of individuals verbals and nonverbal cross culturally; limits communication;

Answer to Question 2

ANS: Ability to interact with the hearing impaired; teach babies to communicate more easily; increase in understanding cross-culturally.



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