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.
Applications for ASL Immersion 2012 are now being accepted!
Come immerse yourself in ASL linguistics, classifiers, and medical vocabulary. Get hands-on mentoring in real-life, fun and educational settings. Identify areas for growth, and get valuable feedback from your individual assessment. All in one exciting, no-voices-allowed week!
Participants will also have an opportunity to receive an additional six weeks of mentoring after the program through our distance mentoring program. Distance mentoring dates are June 18-July 30.
Read all about the ASL Immersion program below. Have questions? Before you send us an e-mail, make sure you read the frequently asked questions first.
Program Dates
June 11 - 15, 2012 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
June 18-July 30 distance mentoring program (you must attend the on-site program to participate in the distance program).
Registration Fee
2012 Registration Fee is $400
How to Apply
Click here to download a Word (.docx) application form
Click here to download a PDF application form
Step-by-step application process:
- Complete your application form.
- Create your pre-assessment DVD. Using Quicktime or Windows Media, record your responses (in ASL) to the questions asked in the pre-assessment link on the application.
- Print an unofficial copy of your transcript.
- Mail your completed application, your transcript, and your DVD together by April 20, 2012 to the CATIE Center. The address is on the application form. Only complete applications will be considered.
- When the CATIE Center has reviewed all applications, we will notify participants of acceptance and send the link for payment to complete your registration.
Applications are due by April 20, 2012.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by May 1, 2012.
Questions about the application process?
Program Schedule & Activities
Monday, June 11 |
6—9 p.m. |
ASL Instruction: Classifiers, multi-meaning words, idioms, medical vocabulary |
Tuesday-Thursday,
June 12-14 |
9—12 p.m. |
ASL Instruction: Classifiers, multi-meaning words, idioms, medical vocabulary |
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12—1:30 |
Lunch in cafeteria |
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1:30—5 p.m. |
ASL Activities: Field trips to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Mall of America, Como Zoo |
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5—6:30 |
Dinner break |
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6:30—9 p.m. |
Evening social/skill-building activities: fun, games, skits! |
Friday, June 15 |
8—12 p.m. |
Assessment feedback |
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12—1:30 p.m. |
Pizza party |
You are also invited to participate in an additional six weeks of mentoring after the ASL Immersion through our distance mentoring program. Dates are June 18-July 30.
Instructors
Elizabeth Beldon • Nigel Howard • Deaf Mentors
Housing
The cost of a shared dorm room is included in the registration fee. Questions about housing?
Meals
Breakfast and lunch in St. Catherine’s cafeteria are included in the registration fee. Other meals during the week are on your own. There are a number of restaurants and grocery stores within four to six blocks of the campus. Questions about meals?
Who should attend this program?
Interpreting students and recent graduates who live in the CATIE region, have completed at least 4 semesters of ASL, and plan to enter the interpreting field.
We encourage working interpreters and recent graduates of interpreting education programs to check out the StoryBlend program.
Questions about who should attend?
RID CEUs
This program will offer 3.1 CMP/ACET CEUs in professional studies. St. Catherine University is an RID-approved sponsor for CEUs.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations received on or before May 5 will be charged a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations received between May 6 and May 31 will be charged a $75 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations received on or after June 1.
Questions? Click here to read ASL Immersion FAQs
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The CATIE Center is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Grant #H160A100003