美国手语文学士

对于考虑专业的学生，​​美国手语（ASL）计划将ASL展示为一种与其他世界语言互动的基于文化和社区的语言。通过沉浸式和双语-双文化比较课，社区互动，研究，实验室活动和数字视频技术的使用等技术，学生获得了ASL的熟练程度，聋人社区的合法性以及专业社区的网络化的记录。有兴趣申报美国手语文学学士学位的学生，应与现代和古典语言研究系联系，在此方面必须提供建议。对教师执照感兴趣的学生必须联系部门的教学协调员，以建议完成所需的教育辅修课程。申请教师执照的学生必须令人满意地通过标志沟通能力面试，然后才能进行学生教学。1
The Bachelor of Arts degree in American Sign Language presents American sign language as a culture- and community-based language that interacts with other world languages. Through techniques - including immersion and bilingual-bicultural comparison classes, community interaction, research, lab activities and use of digital video technology - students gain documented proficiency in American sign language, validity within the deaf community and networking within the professional community.<br><br>Program Learning Outcomes<br><br>Graduates of this program will be able to:<br><br> Participate in informal conversations in American Sign Language (ASL) with other speakers of ASL.<br> Engage in some formal conversations in American Sign Language in workplace settings.<br> Watch films, plays and other multimedia presentations in American Sign Language with minimal need to use closed captions.<br> Interact in American Sign Language in culturally-appropriate ways.