Article: American Sign Language as a Foreign Language in U.S. High Schools: State of the Art (2008)
Abstract:
The last 2 decades witnessed a growth in American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language in U.S. secondary schools. This overview of the current state of ASL as a foreign language in the schools consists of a history and a survey. The information on history was drawn from a study conducted by Rosen (2006). This history is followed by a national survey compiled by Rosen (2005) on U.S. secondary schools offering ASL for foreign language credit. The survey provided information on the number and distribution of schools, teachers, classes, students, departments, and the process for program implementation. The information is used to ascertain the current breadth and scope of, and to discern trends in, ASL as a foreign language in public high schools nationwide.
ROSEN, R. S. (2008), American Sign Language as a Foreign Language in U.S. High Schools: State of the Art. The Modern Language Journal, 92: 10–38. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2008.00684.x
