San Diego American Sign Language Teacher Association

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FUTURE EVENTS

May 5, 2007
Carol Padden... "Fingerspelling in ASL"

PAST EVENTS

Feb. 24, 2007
Ella Mae Lentz... "People of the Eye... Community of Vision

Dec 9, 2000
“Conversations with Bonnie Gough: A Celebration of Vintage ASL”

May 19, 2001
Dr. Tom Humphries… “Private to public expression of culture: Deaf people reorganize their world”

Dec. 1, 2001
First SD-ASLTA Sharing Retreat for Teachers…13 presentations by local ASL/Deaf Studies Teachers

Nov. 16, 2002
Gilbert Eastman… “Visual Gestural Communication as a Sign Language Base”
(Lunch by Feast on This)

May 10, 2003
Tom Riggs, National ASLTA Vice President… “Visual Vernacular” and update on national ASLTA issues

Nov. 15, 2003
Second SD-ASLTA Sharing Retreat for Teachers… “Teaching Classifiers” …5 presentations by local ASL/Deaf Studies Teachers

March 17, 2004
Dr. Ceil Lucas, Gallaudet University…“What’s your sign for PIZZA?” An Introduction to Variation in ASL

Oct 9, 2004
Bruno Moncelle… “An Introduction to LSF (Langue des Signes Francaises)”

Oct 15, 2005
Dr. Rachel Mayberry, Linguistics Department at UCSD
Lunch at Feast on This

Apr 29, 2006
Billy Seago… “Drama in Storytelling”

For more information about any events, please contact SD-ASLTA Vice President at vicepresident@sandiegoaslta.org.

Do you teach ASL to hearing students (at a K-12/college/university setting) or use ASL with deaf students?

Are you simply fascinated with the language itself?

Are you an interpreter or studying to become one?

Do you want to promote or to preserve the language?

Then, you’re at the right place. Please join this San Diego American Sign Language Teachers Association (SD-ASLTA) organization. The fee is ONLY $10, and it’s good for a year (June 1st to June 1st the following year).

"Why," you may ask, "should I join this organization? What’s in it for me? What are the benefits of being a member?"

The answer is simple: If you support the cause of this organization which is to promote and to preserve ASL through various means such as workshops, social gatherings, events, then it is a good reason for you to join!

Download the membership form and print it out. After you have filled it out, please make the check payable to SD-ASLTA and mail it to: Reed Gershwind
ASLTA-SD Treasurer
SDSU CC-207
San Diego, CA 92182-1518