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Phi Kappa Zeta
Gallaudet University ( ) is a private federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world and remains the only higher education institution in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Hearing students are admitted to the graduate school and a small number are also admitted as undergraduates each year. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education. Gallaudet University is officially bilingual, with American Sign Language (ASL) and written English used for instruction and by the college community. Although there are no specific ASL proficiency requirements for undergraduate admission, many graduate programs require varying degrees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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There exists a consensus among scholars that Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth spoke the Aramaic, Aramaic language. Aramaic was the common language of Judaea (Roman province), Roman Judaea, and was thus also spoken by Jesus' disciples. The villages of Nazareth and Capernaum in Galilee, where he spent most of his time, were populated by Aramaic-speaking communities. Jesus probably spoke the Galilean dialect, distinguishable from that which was spoken in History of Jerusalem#Early Roman period, Roman-era Jerusalem. Based on the symbolic renaming or nicknaming of some of his Apostles of Jesus, apostles, it is also likely that Jesus or at least one of his apostles knew enough Koine Greek to converse with non-Judaeans. It is reasonable to assume that Jesus was well versed in Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew for religious purposes, as it is the liturgical language of Second Temple Judaism, Judaism. Cultural and linguistic background Aramaic was the lingua franca, common language of the Eastern Mediter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
