Thread: ASL Not Foreign Language?
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Old 01-18-2008, 08:21 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by authentic View Post
No, I disagree, because for example: when American visit to any countries (China for example), and they identity American as foreigner, right? Now, hearing person who take ASL as foreign course, and hearing person will consider deaf person as foreigner? That doesn't sound right.
That was the debate in one of my graduate classes at Gallaudet. LOL!
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