Teaching American Sign Language M.A.

 

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

General Master's Degree Admission Requirements

View delivery options, start terms and admission requirements.

Chair: Barbara Garrett, Ph.D.

Teaching ASL M.A. Program Manager: Pauline Ballentine

Location: McKee Room 525

Videophone: 970-373-4321

Telephone: [phone]

Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/asl-interpreting/

The Teaching American Sign Language (TASL) M.A. Program is a distance delivered master’s degree with required onsite summer sessions which prepares instructors to teach American Sign Language (ASL) on the post-secondary level. The focus of this program is on pedagogical coursework as applicable to teaching ASL as a foreign or as a modern language, not learning or mastering ASL. Therefore, all students must demonstrate ASL proficiency through an informal screening prior to acceptance into the program.

Please note: The licensure option is available through the Teaching American Sign Language (TASL) M.A.: Licensure: World Languages (Grades K-12) Program.

Degree Requirements — 30 Credits

Required Concentration Credits — 30 credit hours

TASL 501	First and Second Language Acquisition in ASL	3
TASL 502	ASL Teaching Methods	3
TASL 503	ASL Assessment and Testing	3
TASL 504	ASL Curriculum Development and Design	3
TASL 505	Teaching Deaf Community, Culture, and ASL Literature	3
TASL 506	Contemporary Professional Issues in Teaching ASL	3
TASL 511	American Sign Language Linguistics	3
TASL 593	Practicum for ASL Teaching I	3
TASL 594	Practicum for ASL Teaching II	3
TASL 600	ASL Graduate Research	3

All students are expected to complete 600 hours of ASL teaching practicum, a portfolio, and a research project as part of their graduation requirements.

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