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.

The 2009 ASL Immersion program will be held on June 22-June 26th, in St. Paul, Minnesota!

This program is now full! You can join the waiting list by submitting your completed registration.

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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.

Housing
The cost of a shared dorm room is included in the registration fee.
This year, because we are offering a grant to reduce registration fees to all participants from our region, we will not be offering a commuter rate. All participants from the CATIE region will pay the same registration fee. Commuters may choose not to stay on campus if that is their preference, but it will not change the registration fee.

Meals
Breakfast and lunch in St. Catherine University's cafeteria is 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.

Cost
$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.

Download the flyer and program schedule here.
Download the registration form here.
Questions? Read ASL Immersion FAQs

ASL Immersion 2008 - Learning and Fun
We were excited to host 41 ASL learners for our second annual ASL Immersion. Participants came from 15 states across the country to work with mentors, teachers, and other learners to advance their ASL skills. In a week of linguistic, vocabulary, and culture building experiences, all had opportunities to get one-on-one feedback from mentors, put learning into practice, and build their confidence with both expressive and receptive skills.

2008 pictures are now posted on Photobucket!http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa20/CATIECENTER/

You can still see pictures from 2007, just open the 2007 album.

Check out the brochure from 2008
View the program schedule

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