American Sign Language - Interpreter Training: Open Educational Resources

"Open Educational Resources" by Ron Mader is licensed under CC BY 2.0

OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. ~ William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

For a more comprehensive overview on OER, see:

• Open Educational Resources - a guide designed to assist faculty in the exploration, identification, selection and adoption of Open Educational Resources.

This is a sample of OER resources available for American Sign Language - Interpreter Training. Additional OER in your subject may be found by searching the resources listed on the ACC Libraries primary Open Educational Resources Guide.

• American Sign Language 1 (ASL 121) - from the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
  • ASL I is an introduction to the naturally existing language widely used by Deaf people in North America. 

• American Sign Language 2 (ASL 122) - from the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
  • ASL II is a sequential course following ASL I, which continues to build knowledge of the naturally existing language widely used by Deaf people in North America. 

• American Sign Language 3 (ASL 123) - from the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
  • ASL III is the third quarter of the first year study of American Sign Language (ASL) and the people who use it. ASL III will enhance the use of ASL grammar and consist of concentrated efforts to develop the students expressive and receptive skills. 

• American Sign Language University
  • Available at Lifeprint.com, this site contains free self-study material, ASL lessons, and information. The course was designed by Dr. William G. Vicars, Ed. D., who holds an accredited doctorate in Deaf Studies / Deaf Education from Lamar University in Texas. 

• Integrated and Open Interpreter Education: The Open Educational Resource Reader & Workbook for Interpreters
  • The goal of this OER is to offer faculty and students readings and practical application experiences that connect program specific coursework and concepts across the interpreter education curriculum emphasizing the holistic nature of the field of interpreting. Authored by Interpreting Studies faculty at Western Oregon University.