AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

Why ASL Is the Chosen as Foreign Language for Some Students: Reasons Students Are Selecting ASL Over Other Foreign Language Options

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Abstract

There are many languages that are spoken and understood all over the world. Many of these languages are regarded as the international languages and are understood and spoken in many other parts of the world. . In the past there has been many reforms in many countries for the deaf people so there has been many laws and the legislative reforms that has been passed in order to consider American Sign Language (ASL) as one of the foreign languages. In the recent trends it has been found that many countries have regarded ASL as the foreign language and has legally allowed in their curriculum to be used as an international language. The main purpose of this paper is to find and express the reasons why ASL is being widely adapted by the students as a foreign language. Little is known about the sign language in the U.S. for periods. Little knowledge and information is present on the choosing ASL as a foreign language for some students and what are the reasons that students are selecting ASL over other foreign language options. This study aims to find the role that has been played by the ASL as a foreign language and the reason why the students are selecting ASL over other options of foreign languages. The study will be based on the proper research method and the results will be based on statistical analysis of the research question from the questionnaire distributed among the participants of higher class students.

Table of contents

ABSTRACT2

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND5

Introduction5

Background of the study5

American Sign Language (ASL)6

Rationale of the study7

Research Questions8

Problem statement9

Limitation of the study9

LITERATURE REVIEW11

Introduction11

ASL Instruction in Higher Education12

Foreign Language requirements: Why Not American Sign Language Eric Digest Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics by Wilcox S (1989)13

Introduction13

Review14

Method used15

Critical analysis15

Conclusion16

ASL as a Foreign Language Fact Sheet by Sherman Wilcox16

Introduction16

Review16

Methods used17

Critical analysis17

Results18

“American Sign Language Instruction: Moving from Protest to Practice” by Wallinger, Linda M.18

Introduction18

Review19

Method used19

Critical analysis20

Results20

“Ideological Barriers to American Sign Language: Unpacking Linguistic Resistance” by Reagan, Timothy20

Introduction20

Review21

Methods used21

Critical analysis22

“American Sign Language Curricula: A Review” by Rosen, Russell22

Introduction22

Review22

Methods used23

Gaps in the literature23

Contribution of this study24

METHODOLOGY24

Introduction24

Participants25

Research Design26

Validity and Reliability27

Data Collection Method28

Data analysis29

Procedure29

Gantt chart30

REFERENCES31

Introduction and Background

Introduction

This study is based on the analysis that will present the role of American Sign Language and the importance it has gained in the past few years. It has been found that the student now opt for ASL as the chosen Foreign Language. The purpose of this dissertation was to find the how the sign and the visual language can obtain benefits for the students in different academic levels. The main focus of this research is to emphasis on the benefits that are being observed by the ASL to the hearing students. It also defines all the reasons to understand why this language is regarded as the foreign language for some student. The focus is laid on the Higher Secondary classes in order to understand ...