ProgramCIP 16.1601

American Sign Language (ASL)

A program that focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture. Includes instruction in the development of ASL, ASL morphology and syntax, signing technique, English translation of ASL, formal and colloquial ASL, and ASL transcription.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

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3 jobs

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1124
Interpreters and Translators27-3091
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2031

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English Language3 of 3
Foreign Language2 of 3
Education and Training2 of 3
Customer and Personal Service2 of 3
Computers and Electronics1 of 3

How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).

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American Sign Language (ASL)

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