Patricia Zapata - LaGuardia Community College - CUNY

Continuing Education
for Deaf Adults
This program is offered to Deaf students who wish to
have an opportunity for vocational training and personal
enrichment. Members of the signing community are
welcomed.
Mentoring: Preparation for ASLTA
Provisional Certificate
Prepare for the American Sign Language Teaching
Association (ASLTA) Provisional Certificate through
mentoring in a one to one or small group setting.
Receive guidance and support from an ASLTA certified
instructor in assessing your teaching experience and
gathering the information and materials required to
prepare your ASLTA application. Prerequisite: Minimum
of two years ASL teaching experience.
Instructor: Carole Lazorisak.
(Minimum of 1 session/2 hours for $250).
Jun 22 - Aug 15
$125 per hour A16PDV013A
American Sign Language
The American Sign Language Program at LaGuardia involves a 5 course sequence focusing on communication with Deaf individuals. Using the Vista Signing Naturally Curriculum,
you will learn to improve your receptive and expressive ASL and fingerspelling skills. You will also acquire sign vocabulary, learn about Deaf Culture, and practice ASL grammar,
including structure development and related facial/gestural expressions and conversational behaviors. If you have already started your sign language education, you will be screened
for appropriate level placement at no cost. For course descriptions and additional information, visit http://www.laguardia.edu/PDA.
Introduction to American Sign
Language Workshop
Interested in learning American Sign Language? Find out
how to become a fluent communicator or make a career
from your ASL skills by attending our FREE introductory
workshop. If you are registering for an ASL class
in Program for Deaf Adults for the first time, it is strongly
recommended that you attend this workshop, which
introduces our teaching philosophy of ASL and Deaf
Culture. You are strongly encouraged to RSVP by visiting
http://www.laguardia.edu/ace/registration.aspx.
Presenter: Paul Carlson
Wed Jun 29 (1 session/1.5 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:15 pm FREE A16ASL000A
GOING BEYOND
American Sign Language Level 1
Mon & Wed Jul 18 - Aug 24 (12 sessions/27 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:55 pm $259 A16ASL001B
American Sign Language Level 2
Mon & Wed Jul 18 - Aug 24 (12 sessions/27 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:55 pm $259 A16ASL002B
American Sign Language Level 3
Mon & Wed Jul 18 - Aug 24 (12 sessions/27 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:55 pm $259 A16ASL003B
Jennifer Ward
Signs of Success
When she began the American Sign
Language (ASL)-English Interpretation
Program at LaGuardia, Jennifer Ward
was planning to work as an interpreter
with the certificate she hoped to earn.
But as she became immersed in the
program, she decided to set a higher
goal: a bachelor's degree in the field.
"I am currently in my second semester
with Empire State College. I was able to use my certificate of completion
from LaGuardia's program and transfer it as credit classes," explains
Jennifer, who is taking advantage of the joint offering between the
ASL-English Interpretation Program and the SUNY four-year school.
Currently a staff ASL interpreter for LaGuardia's Program for Deaf Adults,
Jennifer is thinking about teaching ASL in a post-secondary educational
setting or working with the Deaf population in a Human Services capacity
when she graduates. She also sees graduate school in her future. "[Staff]
along with the program's instructors have made it possible for me to not
only finish the program ... but to realize that I am in fact able to reach for
higher ground," asserts Jennifer.
American Sign Language Level 4
Mon & Wed Jul 18 - Aug 24 (12 sessions/27 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:55 pm $259 A16ASL004B
American Sign Language Level 5
Mon & Wed Jul 18 - Aug 24 (12 sessions/27 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:55 pm $259 A16ASL005B
Register Online
http://www.peopleware.net/ace
Continuing Education for Deaf Adults/American Sign Language
Phone: (718)482-7244 • E-Mail: acereg@lagcc.cuny.edu • Fax: (718)609-2074 51