American Sign Language Teachers Association- Deaf Parenting.
I will be attending the American Sign Language Teachers Association conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference occurs from Wednesday October 28 to Sunday November 1, 2009. Membership in the American Sign Language Teachers Association is open to teachers of American Sign Language, Deaf Studies and other ASL fields.
I have looked at the list of workshops and these workshops look very interesting:
Academic ASL (Teaching), ASL Language Mentoring (Teaching), Conceptually Correct Semantics in ASL (Standards), Assessment in ASL Learning (Assessment), Classifiers with Mouth Morphemes (Interpreting), Hands-on ASL Activities (Teaching), Classifiers: Impact on Language Use (Teaching), ASL Emancipation for Deaf Learners (Deaf Studies).
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On November 11, 2009 at 12:49 pm
The American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) fifth national professional development conference was held in Phoenix, Arizona on the Halloween weekend. This conference is good for people who work specifically with sign language. All the workshops were wonderful and educational. Any signed language is a strong value for Deaf people and hearing parents who are willing to learn the language as a second language. I would like to honor the renowned presenter, Dr. Lawrence Fleischer, who gave the audience an inspiring and vibrant endnote presentation. One day later, he died of a heart attack. The whole ASL community has been honoring him with our hearts. He was one of many pioneers who responsible for the blossoming of ASL as a respected language. For hearing parents, I strongly encourage you to contact an appropriate Deaf organization about how to start to learn ASL or refresh and review your ASL skills
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On November 13, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Subject: ASL College Undergraduate Programs
I work at Foxborough (MA) High School. We have ASL classes here. Some students wish to study ASL as an undergrad and teach children. We have a very difficult time finding ASL Major Programs other than Northeastern Univ. and a few others. Is there a COMPREHENSIVE LIST available?
What other avenues can you suggest so graduating student may continue ASL Studies in college?
Thank you very much.
On November 13, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Universities with degree programs to enable students to become a teacher for Deaf children
In the northeast region:
Gallaudet University is a federally chartered university for the education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Washington DC. Gallaudet University offers:
BA in American Sign Language (ASL)
BA in Deaf Studies
MA in Deaf Education: Teacher preparation program with specializations in
Family-centered early education
Elementary education
Secondary education
Multiple disabilities
MA in Deaf Education: Special Programs in Deaf Education
McDaniel College is located in Westminister, Maryland and offers:
MA in Deaf Education.
Boston University is located in Boston, Maschusetts and offers:
BS in Deaf Studies
Masters of Education in the Education of the Deaf
Certificate of Advance Graduate Studies in the Education of the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and offers:
MS in secondary education of students who are Deaf or Hard or Hearing.
To become a teacher of the Deaf, you would have to complete an undergraduate program at any university and then complete a Masters in Education.
On November 13, 2009 at 2:53 pm
A List of Community Colleges in Massachusetts that offer programs in American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Studies
Community Colleges:
Bristol Community College
BBC offers an Associate in Arts in Deaf Studies. The Deaf studies program explores the language, culture, history and contemporary issues of Deaf people. Fundamental to the program are both competency in American Sign Language and a desire to work with Deaf people and not for them. This program prepares students, both deaf and hearing, who are interested in a professional career working with Deaf, hard-of-hearing or late-deafened persons to transfer to a four-year college or university in the field of their choice.
Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill MA
NECC offer 2 associate degrees in Arts in the Deaf Studies program. One in ASL and the other in Sign Language Interpreter.
ASL option provides with an understanding of ASL and Deaf Culture. Graduates will be able to both continue their educationat other insitutions of higher learning and to gain employment in group homes, and other facilities providing services for deaf people as the program provides for career exploration within the deaf community.
The Sign Language Interpreter option provides students with a broad educational experience based on a balance and diversity of general education, ASL and interpreting courses. This associate degree provides for career exploration within the deaf community and the basic academic preparation for possible transfer to bachelor degree programs.
NECC also offers a certificate in ASL in the Deaf Studies program. This program provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the profession of interpreting for deaf and hearing individuals and the knowledge, attitude and skills necessary to function as entry-level professional interpreters. Also provides students with career exploration within the deaf community.
Quinsigamind Community College, Worcester MA.
QCC within it’s General Studies program offers a Deaf Studies associate degree. This Deaf Studies offers students the opportunity to explore the role and function of an interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Graduates will be provided with a basis for continuing on to a four year college in the area of Deaf Studies or in an Interpreter Training Program.
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