Overview

At Sign Language Education from Gallaudet University students will undertake a teaching practicum and internship under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. An electronic portfolio is required at the completion of the program, representing the culmination of the student's academic performance.

Graduates with Sign Language Education from Gallaudet University will:

demonstrate theoretical knowledge and display competence in classroom settings regarding methodological and socio-political issues involved in sign language teaching, curriculum development, and assessment.

demonstrate knowledge of and critical inquiry into key concepts in the Sign Language teaching field.

recognize the importance of the Sign Language teacher as a system change agent and apply this in practice utilizing effective leadership, advocacy, consultation, and collaboration to influence change on the individual, group, and organizational and systemic levels.

demonstrate preparedness to seek and obtain employment as a teaching professional in the field of sign language education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sign Language Media Production

Sign Language Linguistics for Sign Language Professionals

Methods of Sign Language Teaching

Curriculum Development for Sign Language Education

Assessing Sign Language Skills

First and Second Language Acquisition

Sign Language Planning and Advocacy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

More details

Priority Deadline

Language

English

Credits

41 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Washington, D. C., United States

Disciplines

Language Studies Special Education View 873 other Masters in Special Education in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Online graduate application
Goal statements
A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of study: ASL (or other signed languages), Deaf Studies, Linguistics, or Bilingual Education. If a candidate does not possess a degree in a relevant field of study, the following may be considered:
Candidates who can demonstrate with a transcript of cumulative elective courses taken that are equivalent to a degree in a relevant field of study may be considered.
A Bachelor’s degree and experience of at least 1,350 hours (approximately 5 years) of language instruction with language courses within secondary or post-secondary institutions may be considered.
A MASTER Certification from ASLTA may be considered.
Submission of all official postsecondary transcript(s)
A minimum of 3.0 grade point average (on a four-point scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate study
Three names of references

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

31140 USD / year

≈ 31140 USD / year
Out-of-State

20754 USD / year

≈ 20754 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

20754 USD / year

≈ 20754 USD / year

Additional Details

International (Developing Country): $15,570 per semester
International (Non-Developing Country): $20,754 per semester

Living costs

Washington, D. C.

United States

1705 - 2975 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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