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Janna Sweenie, M.A.

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Steinhardt School
of Culture, Education
and Human Development

Department of Applied
Psychological Studies

New York University

239 Greene St.
New York, NY  10012

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School of Continuing
and Professional Studies

Center for Foreign
Languages and Translation

New York University

10 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003

 

   

Welcome to the official New York University website for Janna M. Sweenie's ASL@NYU courses. 

Professor Sweenie's newest book on Deafness and American Sign Language is published Picture Yourself Learning Mac OS X 10.5 Leopardby Cengage Learning and is titled: Picture Yourself Learning American Sign Language, Level 1.

The book will be available for purchase in the January 2008 and it includes a bonus DVD for "learn along" interactive teaching.

Written with co-author David W. Boles, Picture Yourself Learning American Sign Language, Level 1 provides a new and innovative way of teaching ASL using images, rubrics, full motion video and other creative learning methods.

Every sign and every phrase and vocabulary word found in the book will be demonstrated on the DVD bundled with the book!

You will be able to watch Janna Sweenie sign with you and lead you into understanding Deaf memes, norms and cultural advances.

Her American Sign Language portal Hardcore ASL is now live and you can watch ASL videos there and also get information on private ASL tutoring sessions if your schedule doesn't meet the requirements of formally scheduled ASL classes. 

Professor Sweenie's previous book about ASL published in October 2006 Hand Jive Book Cover!is Hand Jive: American Sign Language for Real Life -- published by Barnes & Noble -- is available now and it was written with her polymathic husband David W. Boles, MFA.

Professor Sweenie has been teaching American Sign Language levels 1-4 at NYU in the Department of Applied Psychological Studies for over 15 years!

Janna also teaches ASL for NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the Center for Foreign Languages and Translation.

Professor Sweenie's M.A. in Deafness Rehabilitation is from New York University.

Janna has taught ASL at La Guardia Community College in New York City and Montclair State University in New Jersey as well as The College of New Rochelle in the Bronx's Co-Op City and Catholic Charities in Brooklyn. 

Janna Sweenie has been teaching ASL@NYU for over 15 years!

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Certification:

  • SPCI - Rated "Superior Plus" for American Sign Language 9/04/02

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