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American Sign Language (ASL) Program Offered at The Portland Community College in Oregon

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As you work on your report – below are some points that you will need to investigate about your school.  Note that the list is not comprehensive and nor will all schools / programs have information for all of them.  There may be things not mentioned here that you feel are important to include in your report.

If your host ASL instructor and/or your school is open to questions or assistance, you may ask them for help.  

Remember to be as objective as possible.  You may include your observations, but do not include any personal feelings.  (If you want to include them, put them at the END of the report.) 

Your report – if concise – should be about 6-8 pages.  Narratives are not necessary, but the information must be presented in a professional & comprehensible format.

  • School
    • Name
    • Description of School / Type of School
  • Program
    • Name (if any)
    • Housed Under Which Department/College (include flowchart – if available)
    • Description of Program
    • Mission Statement
    • Goal of Program
  • Degrees – Majors/Minors or Leading to Advanced Study / Focus of Study
  • Courses Available
    • List of courses and their descriptions
    • Laboratory Requirements
    • Out of Class Requirements
  • Curriculum
    • Syllabi
    • Objectives
    • 5 C’s
    • Textbooks
  • Evaluation / Examination
    • How conducted
    • Student Outcomes
    • Placement for transfer students
  • Standardization
    • Other efforts to standardize – if any
  • Classrooms
  • Clubs and Honor Societies
  • Resources Outside of the ASL Classroom to Learn/Practice ASL
  • Students
    • Demographics
  • Instructors
    • Demographics
    • Job Descriptions (What they try to recruit vs. what they get)
  • Administration
    • Demographics
    • Involvement
    • Background in ASL
  • Communication Methods & Frequency
  • Budget / Funding
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Program Analysis Report
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Program Analysis Report
Introduction This paper reports on the American Sign Language (ASL) program offered at the Portland Community College in Oregon. The college has four main comprehensive locations in Cascade, Rock Creek, Sylvania, and Southeast which offer full-service facilities
  • School
Name: Portland Community College Description/Type of school: A Community College – One of the 17 community colleges in the state of Oregon
  • Program
Title: American Sign Language Studies/ASL-English Interpreting Program (AEIP) Department/College: Humanities, Communication, and World Languages Mission Statement: The mission of the American Sign Language (ASL) at Portland Community College is to equip learners with skills that enable them to comfortably function in diverse environments within the Deaf community. We are committed to advancing sign language by nurturing the understanding and recognition of deaf people through the academic press that publishes culturally rich content by and about deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Goal: To foster interpersonal communication through technology or via face-to-face among individuals and gain knowledge, understanding, and participation in the Deaf community through utilization of the American Sign Language.
  • Degree
-Associate of Applied Science -Total 94 credits
  • Course Description
Laboratory requirements: None Out-of-class requirements: One-hour minimum out-of-class activity required per instructor’s discretion.              Choices include: ü  Attend approved Deaf events ü  Reflection paper on a movie with deaf and hard of hearing people in it ü  Observation of an interpreter at a job ü  Volunteer at an approved Deaf event or school for the Deaf ü  Online workshops/events
  • Curriculum
ASL III The objectives of this course are that students will: ü  Complete ASL 103 ü  Participate in common interactions in a variety of setting ü  Apply language learning skills to interactions in the ASL community ü  Learn and produce common vocabulary, grammar, and non-manual signals of ASL ü  Demonstrate emerging cultural awareness and understanding of Deaf people with an appreciation for their linguistic and cultural diversity ü  Demonstrate ASL skill required for ACTFLC proficiency level of Novice High.     5 C’s on ACTFLCL The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) has set out the ASL standards framework that focuses on the 5Cs of language instruction which include Communication, Connections, Comparisons, Cultures, and Communities.  Communication- the student can effectively present inform...
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