M.A. in Teaching and Learning: ASL-English Bilingual Education
M.A. in Teaching and Learning: ASL-English Bilingual Education
Education Studies (EDS) at UCSD offers a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning: Emphasis in American Sign Language - English Bilingual Education of Deaf Children. Candidates who complete this teacher training program also qualify for the California Education Specialist: Deaf and Hard of HearingTeaching Credential and the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential for elementary and alternative education school teachers.
In keeping with its aim of training teachers who will be able to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children from various language and cultural backgrounds, EDS requires fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) for acceptance into the program. EDS's teacher training program is designed to prepare teachers to work in various types of school settings from residential school classrooms to local public school classrooms for deaf and hard of hearing children. EDS recognizes that deaf and hard of hearing children need teachers who are themselves bilingual and knowledgeable about the role of culture in human development.
Prerequisite course of study - Education Foundations sequence
Prior to admittance to credential and master's study, prerequisite students (or UCSD undergraduates pursuing the Minor in Education Studies) complete the following five courses offered during the first summer.
- EDS 128A-B: Introduction to Teaching and Learning
- EDS 115: Child Development
- EDS 117: Language, Culture, and Education
- EDS 125: History, Politics, and Theory of Bilingual Education
Program of study for the joint Multiple Subject and Education Specialist: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Credential and Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning
After completion of the Prerequisite Component, students complete a program of study resulting in the California EducationSpecialist: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Credential and the Preliminary Multiple Subjects Credential for elementary and alternative education school teachers.
This program of study consists of courses in bilingual education theory, methods, and applications to deaf education in addition to intensive classroom practice. During the second year of study the focus is on designing, implementing, and evaluating a research project. This integration of research and practice is central to the goal of the M.A. program to develop teachers as researchers.
A typical program of study includes:
YEAR 1
- Fall
- COM/HIP 124: Voice: Deaf People in America
- EDS 342A: ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices
- EDS 361A: Innovative Instructional Practices
- EDS 201: Intro to Resources for Teaching and Learning
- EDS 203: Technology, Teaching and Learning
- EDS 250: Equitable Educational Research and Practice
- Winter
- EDS 342B: ASL-English Bilingual Ed. Practices
- EDS 361B: Innovative Instructional Practices
- EDS 369A: Student Teaching Practicum
- EDS 190: Research Practicum
- EDS 205A: Reflective Teaching Practice
- Spring
- EDS 342C: ASL-English Bilingual Ed. Practices
- EDS 361C: Innovative Instructional Practices
- EDS 369B: Student Teaching Practicum
- EDS 382: Inclusive Educational Practices
- EDS 205B: Reflective Teaching Practices
YEAR 2
- Fall
- EDS 351: Teaching and the English Language Learner
- EDS 240A: Research in ASL-English Bilingual Education
- EDS 241: Advanced Topics in Deaf Education
- Winter
- EDS 233A: Topics in Education Research and Design (recommended)
- EDS 240B: Research in ASL-English Bilingual Education
- EDS 290: Research Practicum
- Spring
- EDS 349: Deaf Education Specialist Student Teaching
- EDS 240C: Research in ASL-English Bilingual Education
- Summer
- EDS 295: MA Thesis
Resources at UCSD
The University of California, San Diego has long been a site of new ideas and important research on American Sign Language and the culture of deaf people in the United States. UCSD, therefore, offers many resources for teacher preparation in bilingual, multicultural education for deaf children. Among these resources are the Research Program for Language and Literacy which is currently focusing on reading and writing development in deaf children and several other research projects on language, cognition, and culture and the UCSD Linguistics Language Program's ASL activities.
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A completed application will include the following components:
Application Form
The application form is completed online.
In the application select the following choices:
a. "Summer" admission
b. The graduate department/group is "Education Studies"
c. Specialization is "M.A. (ASL) Teaching and Learning:
Bilingual Education"
d. Degree Objective is "M.Ed"
Academic History
Official transcript(s) from each college and/or university attended (one from each institution) should be sent directly to our admissions office. If the sensitivity to second language acquisition requirement was completed during high school, one official transcript must be submitted as well.
A 3.0 cumulative GPA is required from the school awarding the bachelor's degree.
Recommendations
Three letters of recommendation submitted via the online recommendation form available within the application or mailed to us using the downloadable form (also accessible through the online application). You may find it useful to consider in advance whom you will ask to serve as recommenders, so that you can contact these individuals and confirm their willingness. One of these letters should include an assessment of your ASL fluency.
The following are suggested sources in order of importance:
a. Professors/instructors from your major field of study at your undergraduate
college who can evaluate your academic qualifications for graduate studies
and your communication skills.
b. A teacher, administrator, or other individual who can evaluate your
ability to work with children and/or adolescents.
c. An employer or other individual who can evaluate your work experience
and other personal characteristics.
Statement of Purpose
The online application includes a statement of purpose. The statement should include one-two pages focusing on the following three areas:
a. Your reasons for choosing deaf education as a career and applying
to Education Studies, UC San Diego
b. Your experience working with deaf people (particularly children) from various cultural and language backgrounds
c. Your community service experiences
d. Your involvement with the ASL signing community and any other life experience you think we should know about
DVD/Digital Media
Helps us assess your ASL fluency. The dvd/digital media should be approximately 10 minutes in length. In your most comfortable signing style, respond to the following:
a. Explain a little about yourself and why you are interested in becoming a teacherb. What has been your experience with deaf children and the ASL community
c. You are applying for a program which focuses on bilingual education for deaf and hard of hearing children. Why does a bilingual approach appeal to you more than a more traditional approach to the education of deaf and hard of hearing children?
GRE Scores
The GRE exam must be taken prior to the admission deadline. Our program code is R4836. If you have already taken the test and did not have your scores sent to UC San Diego, contact ETS to have your scores sent to us electronically.
California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) for Multiple Subject (subtests 101, 102, 103)
Completion of this requirement is mandatory regardless on how the basic skills requirement is satisfied. A photocopy of the original CSET score report must be sent to our offices. Register online or phone at (916) 928-4003. Due to recent changes in legislation, students must now pass the CSET exam.
California Basic Skills Requirement
a. Passing score on the CBEST test. One original passing 4X4 score card mailed to our admissions office.
b. MA-ASL candidates may now meet the basic skills requirement by passing the Writing Skills Examination on the Multiple Subject CSET exam, subtest 142.
c. Passage of the English and Mathematics sections of California State University (CSU) Early Assessment Program (EAP). The Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Test and CSU English Placement Test (EPT) also meet the basic skills requirement.
U.S. Constitution Requirement
a. Completion of a course including the provisions and principles of
the U.S. Constitution. If this course was not taken at UCSD, please
send EDS a copy of the formal course description for this class. It
can only be used if U.S. Constitution is specifically outlined. Please
include your name and the course number on the sheet as well.
b. Or, you may send EDS an official exam report that verifies passage
of the appropriate exam. Some places that offer the exam on site or
online are:
i. UC San Diego Extension
ii. San Diego County Office of Education
iii. Notre
Dame De Namur University
Contact the EDS office at (858) 534-1680 for additional information.
TB Test- Medical Report
A copy or original medical report of your negative TB test results dated
9/1/09 or later. We advise you make a copy of this test for your records
for future reference.
It is highly recommended that you make copies of all your exams and test reports prior to sending them into our offices. Once they are submitted with your application, they become the property of the University and we are unable to make copies.
Please Contact Melissa Wolf at (858) 532-2177 for any questions.
Send Application Materials to:
University of California San Diego
Education Studies
Attention: Admissions/ Melissa Wolf
9500 Gilman Drive
Mail Code 0070
La Jolla, CA 92093-0070
Who do I contact for further information?
For more information about the MA-ASL-English Bilingual Program, please contact Tom Humphries at 828-534-1586 TDD, 858-534-1684 Voice, or email thumphries@ucsd.edu. For questions about the admissions process, please contact Giselle Van Luit at 858-534-2958, or gvanluit@ucsd.edu .
M.A. in Teaching and Learning: Bilingual Education (ASL-English) Theses 2000 - 2006
