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jillio · 03-24-2008, 03:25 PM

[quote=Dr. Strangelove;942869]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?[/QUOTE]

03-24-2008, 03:25 PM	#36 (permalink)
jillio Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,322	[quote=Dr. Strangelove;942869]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?[/QUOTE]