While this page is not every class I have taken, it is a list of some of the most impactful classes that I have taken, as well as brief reviews/reflections of the classes.
ASL 1020-2020
I was able to exempt ASL 1010 due to prior ASL knowledge. In these three classes, i built up my ASL knowledge and receptive skills by watching my Deaf teachers sign every day.
ASL 3010 and ASL 3020: Advanced ASL classes
As advanced ASL classes, these began to focus less on vocabulary acquisition and more on its application. Both classes included more conversational practice and storytelling. These classes have improved my expressive ASL skills as well as built confidence in public speaking.
ASL 3100- Classifiers and Depicting Verbs
With weekly required homework videos, I thought critically about how to incorporate classifiers into my conversations and my interpreting. I watched myself improve throughout this class.
ASL 3000- Fingerspelling and Numbers
In this class, there were daily quizzes to practice receptive fingerspelling and number skills. We also recorded ourselves fingerspelling a variety of words each week for homework. This class significantly improved my skills, as well as built my confidence.
ASL 4010: Linguistics of ASL
This class forced me to think critically about how ASl works and various ways to think about its structure. It proved that ASL does, in fact, have a structure and exemplified how it is a language, on it's own separate from English.
ASL 3030- Transational Visual Languages (study abroad credit)
As part of my study abroad in Australia and New Zealand, we learned about each of their respective Deaf cultures and sign languages. We completed extensive reading on this trip as well as wrote daily reflection papers about all that we had learned. We were able to use our experience to compare it to America. For more information, visit my Study Abroad tab.
ASL 4050- Advanced Deaf Culture
As my first class with Dr. Jody Cripps, I began to learn about Deaf culture and how perspectives on deafness has changed over time. I completed weekly reflection papers that marked my journey.
ASL 4100- Advanced Deaf History
This class built upon my prior knowledge of Deaf history and gave me a more international perspective. I also completed independent research with two other students to write a paper about the history of accessibility in the Deaf community.
ASL 4350- Ethics in the Deaf Community
This class required me to learn about various worldwide perspectives on ethics. With in-class discussions about the content, we would then apply our knowledge to the Deaf community.
ASL 4500: Deaf People in Literature and Film
This class deepened the knowledge that I gained from ASL 4100 as well, due to the previous knowledge from my research paper. We analyzed what Deaf lit versus ASL lit meant.
LANG 3030- Study Abroad
As part of my study abroad in Australia and New Zealand, we learned about each of their respective Deaf cultures and sign languages. We completed extensive reading on this trip as well as wrote daily reflection papers about all that we had learned. We were able to use our experience to compare it to America. For more information, visit my Study Abroad tab.
ASL 4950- Service Learning
I participated in a service learning opportunity with SC-Beginnings. I completed 54 hours of planning and tutoring students who use ASL in grades K-12. I met with the students weekly as well as wrote weekly reflection papers. I also worked closely with a mentor who helped me when I need more support.
ENG 2140: American Lit: Bad Guys
In this class which met three days a week, I completed extensive reading from throughout history about who the "bad guys" were. After a semester of research, I had to complete a final project and paper about all that I had learned. I incorporated ASL by interpreting a song about religious deconstruction. For more, visit my samples of course works tab.
ASL 3150- Survey of Interpreting in Public Schools
In this class, we learned about what educational interpreting actually looks like as well as analyzed different ethical situations. This class fostered critical thinking about how to handle situations that might arise, as well as things to consider in your role as an educational interpreter. This class provided us with critical information that would help us to take the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment Written Test (EIPA WT).
ASL 3250- ASL Interpreting in Secondary Schools 1
This was my first interpreting class at Clemson. It introduced me to the competencies as outlined in the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) grading and allowed me to begin breaking down how those worked in interpreting. The class requires 60 minutes of interpreting for homework per week. We also received the opportunity to take the EIPA performance assessment at the start of this semester.
ASL 4250- ASL Interpreting in Secondary Schools 2
In this class, I continued to build upon what I learned in the first class. I continued to complete 60 hours of interpreting outside of class per week, and reviewed and reinterpreted those in order to improve my EIPA competencies.
ASL 3200- ASL Interpreting in Elementary Schools 1
At this point, we recieved our first EIPA test results and were able to use the provided feedback to improve our interpretation. We also retook the EIPA for the second time in the early semester. During this class, we changed focus towards younger students and what interpreting may look like for them. This class forced us to think critically about how younger students learn and the different kinds of vocabulary they would need.
ASL 4200- ASL Interpreting in Elementary Schools 2
In this class, we continued to work on our EIPA competencies, but also began preparing for life outside of the classroom. We reviewed resumes and discussed logistics such as how to apply for a job, as well as how to know if a job would be a good fit.