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2011-2012 Graduate Catalog

Teaching American Sign Language M.A.

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Degree Requirements — 30 credits

See “Teaching American Sign Language M.A.”.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

SRM 600Introduction to Graduate Research

3

TASL 501First and Second Language Acquisition in ASL

3

TASL 502ASL Teaching Methods

3

TASL 503ASL Assessment and Testing

3

TASL 504ASL Curriculum Development and Design

3

TASL 505Teaching Deaf Community, Culture, and ASL Literature

3

TASL 506Contemporary Professional Issues in Teaching ASL

3

TASL 507ASL Research Methods

3

TASL 593Practicum for ASL Teaching I

3

TASL 594Practicum for ASL Teaching II

3

Professional Teacher Education — 9 hours

EDF 500Conceptions of Schooling

3

EDFE 125Admission to PTEP Application, Post-baccalaureate

0

EDRD 523Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

3

PSY 500Educational Psychology for Teachers

3

NOTE: If a candidate is seeking a Colorado Department of Education teaching license and enters the Master of Arts program in Teaching American Sign Language without a current teacher licensure, she or he is required to complete additional (separate) admissions and course requirements listed under Professional Teacher Education.

If a candidate is seeking a Colorado teaching license and enters the Master of Arts program in Teaching American Sign Language without a current teacher licensure, she or he must complete the PTEP requirements prior to TASL 593 and TESL 594.

This program will be offered pending CDE and State Board approval.