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.

Register now for ASL Immersion June 1-6, 2008! Click here for the ASL Immersion brochure! The registration form is a separate document and can be downloaded below.

Download the ASL Immersion Registration Form!

Instructions for using the registration form:

Click on the link above.
Type your information into the form. Please be patient if the form takes a minute to permit you to access the fill in fields.
Submit or save the form following the prompts in Acrobat Reader.

View the program schedule!
Questions? Read ASL Immersion FAQs!

Preparing for certification? You might also consider StoryBlend! www.storyblend.com
Another ASL Immersion opportunity is offered by Sign Language Specialists near Kansas City! Visit their website for more information! www.signlanguagespecialists.com

Six Degrees of Skill Building: Highlights of the 2007 ASL Immersion Program

40 participants from seven states participated.

Deaf instructors Nigel Howard, Elizabeth Beldon and Byron Bridges led morning sessions covering classifiers, ASL linguistics, medical vocabulary and other topics.
One-on-one interaction with deaf mentors from across the country. A unique opportunity for learning real language from real language users.
On-campus activities included Deaf, Deaf World, ASL Poetry Slam, game night, storytelling and ASL performance.
Off-campus activities included a visit to Thompson Hall, one of the oldest continually operating deaf clubs in the country, the Mall of America and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Participants received feedback from mentors, giving them ideas for ongoing skill development and areas of focus.
Living and eating together gave participants and deaf mentors time to socialize casually, providing exposure to the real world of deaf culture.

Participants learned a lot and had lots of fun. But don’t just take our word for it - click here for pictures. (If this link does not work, copy and paste the following URL in your browser: https://197.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