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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 114TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
SUBCHAPTER CHIGH SCHOOL
RULE §114.38American Sign Language, Advanced Independent Study (One Credit), Adopted 2014

    (D) demonstrate an in-depth understanding of Deaf history and how it applies to the perspectives of American Deaf culture.

  (3) Connections. The student uses ASL to make connections with other subject areas and to acquire information. The student is expected to:

    (A) use resources and digital technology to gain access to extensive information about ASL and Deaf culture; and

    (B) apply ASL at the advanced proficiency level to obtain, reinforce, or expand knowledge of other subject areas.

  (4) Comparisons. The student expands insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the student's own language and culture to ASL and American Deaf culture. The student is expected to:

    (A) apply ASL at the advanced proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the student's own language and ASL;

    (B) apply ASL at the advanced proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of culture through comparisons of the student's own culture and the American Deaf culture; and

    (C) apply ASL at the advanced proficiency level to demonstrate an understanding of how one language and culture can influence another.

  (5) Communities. The student participates in the Deaf/ASL community by using ASL. The student is expected to:

    (A) apply ASL at the advanced proficiency level in or out of the school setting through involvement in cultural activities such as attending Deaf events;

    (B) use technology to communicate with the Deaf/ASL community; and

    (C) show evidence of becoming a lifelong learner by using ASL at the advanced proficiency level for personal enrichment and career development.


Source Note: The provisions of this §114.38 adopted to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5385

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