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Lang, Harry G.; And Others – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 1996
Integrative motivation was found to correlate significantly with American Sign Language (ASL) proficiency for 115 hearing faculty and staff at a postsecondary program for deaf students. Instrumental motives, however, were perceived as less important. Higher achievement in ASL was also associated with a positive cultural attitude toward deaf…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Attitudes, Deafness, Faculty Development