AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CORE STANDARDS AND EVIDENCE BASED INSTRUCTION
Brooke Alexis Bonner · OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) · 2014
This paper examines the arguments for American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language and the development of a complete ASL curriculum to fulfill a foreign language requirement at Miami University.The development of a curriculum grounded in evidence of second language learning pedagogy is essential for the fulfillment of Miami University foreign language requirements.This paper used primary sources from peerreviewed literature, books, and current organizational websites to examine the importance of ASL instruction at institutions of higher learning and establish a complete curriculum based on language learning pedagogy and foreign language proficiency standards.