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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 1:2 1996
© 1996 Oxford University Press

Motivational and Attitudinal Orientations in Learning American Sign Language

Harry G. Lang, Susan Foster, Donna Gustina, Gary Mowl and Yufang Liu

National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology

Integrative motivation was found to correlate significantly with sign language proficiency for adult learners at a post-secondary 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 people. Learning of ASL as a second language may be enhanced if instructors design strategies that build upon these cultural and integrative motives and provide rewarding experiences to adult learners.

Correspondence should be sent to Harry Lang, Department of Educational and Career Research, CRTL-NTID, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623 (e-mail: HGL9008{at}RITEDU).


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