Beginning next fall, MSU students will have the opportunity to participate in an American Sign Language living/learning option.
The residential housing program to be housed in Snyder-Phillips Hall will provide students who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who use or study the language with an environment where ASL is a prominent method of communication.
All students are encouraged to apply, but those pursuing related degrees in communicative sciences and disorders, deaf education or social work are highly encouraged to participate, said Jill Elfenbein, an associate professor of communicative sciences and disorders.
“When students study other languages, they can choose to study abroad to immerse themselves in the languages,” Elfenbein said. “Since ASL is an American language, there is no study abroad program. One of the ways to give students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the study of sign language is to create a community environment for them.”
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