Gallaudet Course Puts the Bard in American Sign Language

By JANE R. PORTER

"Hands on Shakespeare: ASL Translation, Dramaturgy, and Deaf Theater," Gallaudet University

Students translate poetry with their hands in this semesterlong course, rendering Shakespearean iambic pentameter into American Sign Language by adapting scenes from Much Ado About Nothing for stage performance.

The students in the course, which is team-taught by two Gallaudet professors, two guest professors, and a visiting artistic director, take on

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Past Coverage

A Year After Protests, Progress and Problems Seen at Gallaudet - October 16, 2007
"American Culture and the Campaign Against Sign Language" - January 17, 1997
A Year After Protests, Gallaudet Sees Progress, but Key Dispute Remains - October 16, 2007
A Year After Turmoil, Gallaudet Sees Progress and Problems - October 26, 2007

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Gallaudet Course Puts the Bard in American Sign Language

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