Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language - Teacher Certification

Lamar University

The Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language with a teacher certification at Lamar University prepares students for teaching in schools offering ASL for ''foreign language'' credit in an EC-12 program. You will gain documented proficiency in ASL, validity within the deaf community and networking opportunities within the professional community. Teaching ASL is considered one of the best, most meaningful jobs in the country. Within this program, you will learn valuable communication skills that you can apply anywhere and with virtually anyone. ASL is a language that brings everyone together, and you will get to learn from experts every day. The Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is an accredited member of the Council on Education of the Deaf. Lamar presents ASL as a culture- and community-based language that interacts with other world languages. Our program techniques include immersion and bilingual-bicultural comparison classes, community interaction, research, lab activities and use of digital video technology.