If my memory serves me correctly, there is no official language at Gally.
what about de facto language? what is the language that majority of Gally students/faculty use?
The majority of students and faculty use ASL, but the question is how fluent and skilled they are in ASL.
What about students from outside the US? How are they accommodated?
Wonder how that transition goes
my gally friend (an ADer here too) amylovechina came here from China... with no knowledge of ASL. now she knows ASL. I suppose that it's same as hearing colleges - foreign student should know basic english.
Oh yeah? That's interesting.
Does she know Chinese SL? Actually I'm not even sure what sign language they use over there..
ah. but for others - Gallaudet University does provide translations/interpreters for those who do not know ASL or not fluent in ASL?
They also have ELI (English Language Institute) for those who cannot pass the EPT (English Placement Test) required to enroll in University Level Courses.
When you learn a foreign language at Gallaudet, you do not learn a foreign Sign (one thing that always bothered me).
.. What kind of foreign language do they offer at Gallaudet?
I'm guessing Spanish, French as a couple for sure?
They also have ELI (English Language Institute) for those who cannot pass the EPT (English Placement Test) required to enroll in University Level Courses.
When you learn a foreign language at Gallaudet, you do not learn a foreign Sign (one thing that always bothered me).
German
Italian
Latin
During my time at Gally, they used to offer Russian language courses.