FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

Table 16. Services Provided by Gallaudet University Regional Centers, FY 2008
Training, Technical Assistance, Materials Distributed*
GURC Region
Information Dissemination*
(not including listservs)
Northeast 6,210 11,120
Southeast 20,749 507
Midwest 2,718 25
Western 9,175 541
Pacific 1,990 2,304
TOTALS 40,842 14,497
*Source: Activity summaries and contact logs
Language Planning Institute (LPI). Language planning is the purposeful effort to
identify, describe, and influence the nature of language acquisition, learning, and use. The Language
Planning Institute (LPI) provides research, professional development, and language planning
development to the faculty, teachers, and staff of Gallaudet University, as well as to teacher
preparation programs and schools for deaf and hard of hearing learners throughout the country. The
LPI’s goal is to improve students’ learning and academic achievement in both ASL and English. The
LPI comprises two programs: the ASL Program and the Center for ASL/English Bilingual
Education and Research.
ASL Program. The ASL Program serves Gallaudet University faculty, staff, and students as
well as students from other area schools and colleges, federal government employees, area
businesses, and other individuals interested in learning the language. It offers ASL I–VI, non-degree
credit courses, and other ASL learning opportunities, such as short courses focusing on aspects of
ASL (e.g., nonmanual markers, fingerspelling) or tailored for specific disciplines, departments, or
units on campus (e.g., Bon Appetit food service providers). The ASL Program also contracts with
entities to provide classes at other locations that meet clients’ unique ASL learning needs. ASL
professional development offerings can also be developed to meet unique individual or department
needs in keeping with Gallaudet University’s bilingual mission.
Table 17. ASL Program Classes and Participants, FY 2008
On site
(Gallaudet
University)
Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Summer 2008
Off site
(Contract
classes)
On site
(Gallaudet
University)
Off site
(Contract
classes)
On site
(Gallaudet
University)
Off site
(Contract
classes)
ASL classes offered 23 NA 25 NA 36 0
Actual classes 17 51 12 65 26 0
Number of instructors 9 NA 7 NA 10 0
Number of students 148 NA 131 NA 274 0
NA = Data not available
Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research (CAEBER). CAEBER focuses on three
areas: professional development, language planning development, and research and development.
Through the ASL/English Bilingual Professional Development project (AEBPD), which is funded
by the U.S. Department of Education, CAEBER provides professional development in ASL/English
bilingual assessment, curriculum, and instructional strategies. CAEBER staff also present guest
lectures to undergraduate and graduate classes at Gallaudet University on topics related to bilingualism,
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