学习另一种语言就是学习另一种文化。在这种情况下，该语言是美国手语（ASL），其文化是聋人的文化。学习另一种文化和语言可以扩展您的世界，并教会您很多有关自己的知识。尽管许多人认为ASL是英语的一种视觉形式，但是ASL和其他语言（例如法语，德语或英语）一样，具有一套独特的语言和语法规则。聋人研究计划的学生将提高ASL的流利度，学习聋人文化并探讨那些希望与聋人社区合作的非聋人的跨文化问题。
To learn another language is to learn about another culture. In this case, the language is American Sign Language (ASL) and the culture is that of Deaf people. Learning about another culture and language expands your world and teaches you many things about yourself. Although many people think of ASL as a visual form of English, ASL has a distinct set of linguistic and grammar rules, as do other languages, such as French, German or English. Students in the Deaf Studies program progress toward ASL fluency, study Deaf culture and explore the cross-cultural issues that arise for non-Deaf people who wish to work with the Deaf community.