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Dr. Strangelove · 03-21-2008, 01:01 PM

For me to accept a hearing person to teach ASL, they will have to impress me greatly, and strongly refrain from using their voices at all in class.
It is rare for a hearing person to be truly qualified to teach ASL. I know a lot of hearing people teach ASL, and its not truly ASL, I've met some 'teachers' of ASL who signed in SEE. I wished and KNEW I could take their job right then and there, but I need a degree first.

Just ask yourselves this.. Would the ASL department at Gallaudet University, the world's leading authority on ASL EVER hire a hearing person to teach ASL/Deaf Studies? I strongly say no. It would be a SLAP IN THE FACE to the deaf students of Gallaudet. Anywhere else is different.

Edit: Cued speech? what the hell?

03-21-2008, 01:01 PM	#34 (permalink)
Dr. Strangelove Cruisin' Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cruisin' at 180 mph Posts: 1,206	For me to accept a hearing person to teach ASL, they will have to impress me greatly, and strongly refrain from using their voices at all in class. It is rare for a hearing person to be truly qualified to teach ASL. I know a lot of hearing people teach ASL, and its not truly ASL, I've met some 'teachers' of ASL who signed in SEE. I wished and KNEW I could take their job right then and there, but I need a degree first. Just ask yourselves this.. Would the ASL department at Gallaudet University, the world's leading authority on ASL EVER hire a hearing person to teach ASL/Deaf Studies? I strongly say no. It would be a SLAP IN THE FACE to the deaf students of Gallaudet. Anywhere else is different. Edit: Cued speech? what the hell? __________________ DeafGamersOnline.com XBL GT: XDG Deaf Smith ACHEIVMENT UNLOCKED: Banned for 1 day at AD.com 4/24/07 AD users on my Ignore List: Authenticrap, Jiron00b