Located in Toronto, Ontario, the Faculty of Education at York University is the only school of the four outlined on this site to openly offer a choice in specialization in the Oral/Aural educational stream or in the ASL/LSQ Communication system for students in the program.
The core courses offered for this program include the following:
In examining the admission/application requirements for the program, it is interesting to note that York University is the only school of the four discussed on this site that expressly require a minimum knowledge of ASL prior to applying for the program; the candidate must have completed two community or college ASL courses (rough total of 60 hours) (Faculty of Education, [n.d.]). However, within the courses that are offered in the ASL/LSQ Communication specialization, ASL/LSQ language courses are not included. Students focus on Deaf Studies: Culture and Community, ASL Linguistics, and Bilingual Bicultural Education, while students enrolled in the Oral/Aural Communication stream study Listening and Speaking for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students, Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in an Inclusive Setting, and Classroom Amplification (Faculty of Education, [n.d.]).
Correspondence with the University states that Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are welcome to apply for this program. When asked if any Deaf/Hard of Hearing students have completed the program, the only information available was that "there have been students with hearing loss registered every year in the program since its inception in 1988" (Faculty of Education, 2014), but no specific numbers were available.
The core courses offered for this program include the following:
- Language and Literacy Development 1 (6.0)
- Language and Literacy Development 2 (6.0)
- Educational Audiology (6.0)
- Educational Use of Signed Language (3.0)
- Deaf Studies- Introduction (3.0)
- Teaching and Learning Seminar (3.0)
- Practicum (two four-week practica, totaling 400 hours of teaching)
In examining the admission/application requirements for the program, it is interesting to note that York University is the only school of the four discussed on this site that expressly require a minimum knowledge of ASL prior to applying for the program; the candidate must have completed two community or college ASL courses (rough total of 60 hours) (Faculty of Education, [n.d.]). However, within the courses that are offered in the ASL/LSQ Communication specialization, ASL/LSQ language courses are not included. Students focus on Deaf Studies: Culture and Community, ASL Linguistics, and Bilingual Bicultural Education, while students enrolled in the Oral/Aural Communication stream study Listening and Speaking for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students, Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in an Inclusive Setting, and Classroom Amplification (Faculty of Education, [n.d.]).
Correspondence with the University states that Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are welcome to apply for this program. When asked if any Deaf/Hard of Hearing students have completed the program, the only information available was that "there have been students with hearing loss registered every year in the program since its inception in 1988" (Faculty of Education, 2014), but no specific numbers were available.