Leisa Boling
Assistant Professor
Department of ASL and Interpreting Education
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Leisa Boling
Assistant Professor
Department of ASL and Interpreting Education
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Education
AAS, BFA, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Invited Keynote/Presentation
Boling, L., et al. "A New Frontier: American Sign Language e-Curriculum (Poster)." Conference Council of American Instructors of the Deaf Conference (CAID). National Technical Institue of the Deaf. Rochester, NY. 24-28 Jun. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Boling, L., et al. "To Meet the Demands of a New Age: Innovative ASL e-Curriculum." Conference 2013 American Sign Language Teacher Association's 7th Biennial Professional Development Conference. ASLTA. Charlotte, NC. 2-7 Jul. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Currently Teaching
MLAS-402
Advanced American Sign Language II
3 Credits
This course builds upon information taught in Beginning ASL I - Advanced ASL I. Students continue learning and using ASL vocabulary, grammatical principles and various advanced-level discourse features in narratives and presentations in ASL. Students analyze different components in storytelling. ASL Literature will be introduced in this level. Students identify controversial issues in various works of ASL Literature.
NASL-200
NTID American Sign Language II
4 Credits
Students will develop receptive and expressive skills needed to converse about familiar topics using a series of discrete sentences. Students will learn vocabulary, grammar, and cultural protocols for communicating at a Novice-Mid to Novice-High ASL level as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
NASL-210
NTID American Sign Language III
4 Credits
Students will develop ASL receptive and expressive skills needed to communicate discrete paragraphs composed of connected sentences. At the end of semester, students will achieve effective communication by using vocabulary, grammar, and cultural protocols for conveying details about familiar topics at a Novice-High to Intermediate-Low level as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.