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Education Plans

Careers and Jobs


ASL 3 > Future Plans and Choices

Education Plans

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Discuss education plans, giving details such as course of study and long-range goals.
  • Participate in sustained exchanges on educational plans in relation to future career goals.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Understand videotaped information published for the deaf by universities such as Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).

Producing Signed Language

  • Make presentations about educational opportunities after high school, giving details about courses of study and long-range goals.
  • Produce and present situations which highlight future educational plans and long-range goals.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss the educational systems for the Deaf such as residential, mainstream and inclusion programs.
  • Discuss interpreter training and Deaf Education programs.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Identify connections between the study of ASL and career opportunities in other disciplines.
  • Explain how the continued study of ASL improves verbal skills, abilities, and academic performance.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare and contrast the different types of post-secondary educational institutions and opportunities for Deaf and hearing students, including specialized universities and training programs as well as other colleges and universities.

Communication Across Communities

  • Access information about opportunities for interpreter training, Deaf Education, and exchange programs with Deaf academic institutions, using such resources as the school's career center, public library and the Internet.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Vocabulary for expressing intentions
  • Future tense
  • Aspects of temporal/time
  • Recurring and continuous time signs
  • Verbal inflections terminology

Future Plans and Choices

Careers and Jobs

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Ask and answer questions about preferences and plans concerning job or career choices.
  • Ask for and give information regarding job or career choices.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Comprehend information related to finding a job, such as interview questions and qualifications for a job.

Producing Signed Language

  • Give details or inquire about job opportunities and career paths.
  • Present material related to careers and jobs, such as culturally-authentic stories and skits.
  • Present job descriptions and qualifications relating to ASL and deafness.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss and present examples of audism in the workplace.
  • Discuss the challenges in the workplace for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
  • Discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in relation to the workplace.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Recognize connections between the study of ASL and job or career choices in the fields of math, science, medicine, technology, business, marketing, etc.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare attitudes towards Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the workplace.

Communication Across Communities

  • Locate and share information on the use of ASL in various professions, workplaces or businesses.
  • Locate and discuss information found on the Internet or in print media about job opportunities using ASL.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Vocabulary related to money and time
  • Vocabulary related to professions, personal background and the workplace
  • Vocabulary for accepting, denying and hedging
  • Vocabulary for requesting information
  • Vocabulary for relating intentions
  • Vocabulary for giving advice
  • Future and conditional tenses

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Last Updated
8/26/08


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