Date of Defense
Spring 4-21-1998
Department
Speech Pathology and Audiology
First Advisor
Lisa LeBlanc, Speech Pathology and Audiology
Abstract
Current research supports the notion that American Sign Language is a natural language comparable to oral languages in grammar and syntax. It is the author's rationale that accepting ASL as a foreign language at WMU will enhance WMU's academic programs and the minds and futures of the student population.
Recommended Citation
Wadell, Melissa A., "Should Western Michigan University Accept American Sign Language as a Foreign Language" (1998). Honors Theses. 554.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/554
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Campus Only
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