Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Sign Language Intepreters

If you are interested in learning more about sign language interpretation, Georgia Perimeter College has a Sign Language Interpreters Program. They offer American Sign Language courses, from beginning to advanced level. "These courses are designed for the person who wants to develop not only survival skills in ASL, but also fluency....ASL I classes are open to all. Georgia Perimeter College students may take the course for credit. Those who are not GPC students may enroll through our Continuing Education Department at 678-891-3000."

In addition to the credit and continuing education courses there are also workshops and other events (including practice materials/links) listed on the site at: http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcslip/aslstudents/educationalopportunities.html

For more information about the Georgia Perimeter program, go to the web site at: http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcslip/

For those who are interested in general information about sign language interpreting, there is also information online at: http://www.discoverinterpreting.org/

What other learning resources would you like to find out about?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

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