ASL Immersion

ASL Immersion is a week-long program where participants communicate only in ASL. Participants engage in a variety of classroom and real-world activities designed to build practical conversational ASL skills.

Announcing ASL Immersion 2010! June 7 - 11, 2010 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Registration information available here soon.

Save the dates, and register early.

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ASL Immersion 2009
Attend seminars on linguistics, classifiers, and medical vocabulary. Then work with deaf mentors to apply the skills and knowledge from the seminars to real-life, fun and educational settings.

Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for students who have completed at least 4 semesters of ASL and plan to enter the interpreting field. Working interpreters and recent graduates of interpreting education programs are also welcome to attend (but we encourage you to first check out the StoryBlend program).

Instructional Program & Activities
Assessments will be conducted to identify areas for growth, and provide you with valuable feedback.
The morning sessions consist of classroom instruction on ASL Linguistics, and medical and technical terminology and classifiers. Afternoon sessions will feature fun activities with Deaf mentors; including visiting the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, a trip to the Mall of America, and a visit to the zoo.
For a true immersion experience, there will be no voicing allowed during this week!

Instructors
Elizabeth Beldon • Nigel Howard
You will also work directly with Deaf mentors attending the Deaf Mentor Training program, and additional Deaf instructors leading activities throughout the week.

2009 Registration Fee
$500.
If you live in the CATIE states: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI, you qualify for discounted registration of $360.
If you live in the MARIE states: AR, CO, LA, MT, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY, contact Nikki Wentz at ndwentz@ualr.edu before registering. There may be sponsorships available to qualified applicants from those states.

Questions? Read ASL Immersion FAQs

View pictures on Photobucket! 2009 pictures are now uploaded! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/CATIECENTER/

The CATIE Center is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Grant #H160A050008