OUR PROGRAM
This program is designed to provide further training for people fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and English who are interested in becoming teachers of ASL, working with the families of young deaf children, or working in literacy programs with deaf and deaf-blind adults. This is a broad-based program which gives students a solid foundation for work in these or related specialized areas. Most program courses will be taught in ASL. The program is open to deaf and non-deaf people.The program is offered in a fast-track format with weekend and evening classes and intensive summer courses enabling students to complete the program in 15 months.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS PROGRAM?
ASL professionals currently employed or with experience in an ASL instruction or consulting environment, or who have an interest in the advancement of information about ASL and deaf culture, will be interested in this program. The themes in the program include first and second language acquisition and development and teaching theories, lifespan development, deaf culture, ethics and professionalism, dynamics in Deaf Community: Contrastive Analysis, and general education with a major emphasis on work experience in the community.This program has specific requirements for admission. Applicants will be required to demonstrate proficiency in American Sign Language through a bilingual suitability competency interview, and take an English test. Please contact the program co-ordinator for further information.