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Pirone, John S.; Pudans-Smith, Kimberly K.; Ivy, Tracy; Listman, Jason D. – Foreign Language Annals, 2023
Although American Sign Language (ASL) education for second language (L2) or additional language (Ln) learners in postsecondary education has increased rapidly over the past four decades, not much is understood about the field. The scholarship of ASL education is relatively new, and little is known of the perspectives of ASL professionals in ASL…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Professional Personnel, Postsecondary Education, Educational Objectives
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Chapin, Paul G. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
Examines the educational purposes of foreign-language requirements and asserts that the study of American Sign Language meets these goals in ways in which other "languages" (English dialects, computer languages) do not. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Degree Requirements
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1996
New York's state standards for student achievement in second language learning, for languages other than English, are outlined in the areas of both communication skills and cultural awareness, at three proficiency levels. The first standard is that "students will be able to use a language other than English for communication." The second…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, American Indian Languages, American Sign Language, Behavioral Objectives