Archives for American Sign Language Category

Goshen College ASL Program Gives “Hands-On” Experience New Meaning – The Good of Goshen

Goshen College’s ASL program is one of only a handful four-year, faith-based ASL programs in the country. When you factor in Goshen College’s focus on community involvement and international travel, you see that the Goshen College ASL program is one-of-a-kind.

Study-Service Term in Peru leaves lasting impression on Goshen College student – The Elkhart Truth

Cruising through the work day

ASL Students see signs of love in Peru

Local kids enjoying camp especially for deaf, hard of hearing

Two recent GC grads lead Guam’s first-ever children’s deaf camp

Four years ago, Heather Zimmerman came to Goshen College from Guam to study American Sign Language. Now, she has graduated and is taking her passion for ASL to give back to the country from which she came.

New sign language program combines songs and playtime at Community School of the Arts

Beginning Jan. 28, Goshen College's Community School of the Arts will offer a new music and sign language program called Sign & Sing for parents and their children ages six months to three years. This research-proven program is based on methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities.

First international education program featuring American Sign Language to begin in 2007; Goshen College students to study abroad in Jamaica

For the past two summers, Goshen College Assistant Professor of American Sign Language Myron Yoder has taken small groups of students to Jamaica not to discover the island's well-known beaches but to connect with a school for Deaf children and youth.