ASL for Educational Interpreters - Beginner

Course offered through distance learning OR in class

Developer: Naomi Sheneman, BS

Level:  .0-1.9 on EIPA

Maximum Number of Participants:  12

Total hours: 24 (8 weeks)

This course will provide the participants an introduction or for some, a refresher course, in the grammar and structure of American Sign Language.  This course does not place an emphasis on the vocabulary development; rather it emphasizes language grammar and its uses.  The participants will be involved in various activities that will reinforce the development of specific skills in ASL.  Additionally, the course offers instruction, review, and discussion of the cultural aspects of ASL.

Taught in ASL.

NYS Educational Interpreter Performance Competencies:

  • Clarity and Accuracy of Sign Production
  • Use of Signing Space
  • Non-Manual Information
  • ASL Morphology
  • Fingerspelling and Numbers
  • Classifiers
  • Message Processing

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