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ASL and Deaf Studies

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Contact Information

Chair:  Arlene B. Kelly, Ph.D. 
Contact: Kim Sexton
Sorenson Language and Communication Center (SLCC)  1200

TTY: 202-651-5814
Voice: 202-651-5814

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Sign Language Teaching Concentration

This concentration provides courses in history research methods and content, emphasizing how techniques of social and cultural history can be applied to the histories of deaf people and communities in the United States and Europe. The Deaf History Concentration requires a comprehensive examination as a means of assessing the student's familiarity with the field. Students may request a thesis project and defense in lieu of a comprehensive examination. These students will be guided in this project through the support of an advisor who will instruct the History Research Project I and History Research Project II courses. Graduates of the Deaf History concentration will be prepared to teach Deaf Studies at the post-secondary level, work in human service and archival related fields, and pursue further research and education in history, anthropology, historical linguistics, and disability studies.

For the program of study and requirements for the M.A. in Deaf Studies, click the link "Concentration" in the right-side menu.


Program of Study

Core Curriculum

All students admitted to the program must complete the following core courses with grades of B or higher.

Semester I (Fall)

DST 701 Deaf Cultural Studies (3)
DST 705 Sign and the Philosophy of Language (3)
LIN 707 Structure of Language: English and ASL (3)
ASL 709 ASL Media Production (3)

Semester II (Spring)

DST 710 Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community (3)
DST 712 Enforcing Normalcy: Deaf and Disability Studies (3)
DST 714 Critical Pedagogy (3)
HIS 731 History of the American Deaf Community (3)

Sign Language Teaching Concentration

Semester III (Fall)

ASL 741 Methods of Second Language Teaching (3)
ASL 743 Curriculum Development for Second Language Instruction (3)
LIN 812 Language Learning by Adults (3)
Elective (3)

Semester IV (Spring)

ASL 760 Assessing Second Language Skills (3)
ASL 762 Seminar in Sign Language Teaching (3)
ASL 790 Sign Language Teaching Internship (3)

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