Support ASL Conversation Clubs for Deaf University Students - Mexico

Structured Conversation Practice and Intercultural Exchanges

The Universidad Politécnica de Santa Rosa Jáuregui (UPSRJ) in Querétaro, Mexico, seeks a Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to lead weekly ASL conversation clubs and intercultural exchange sessions for groups of approximately 3–5 students. This engagement builds on previous Peace Corps collaboration and helps the university expand accessible, high-quality language and cultural programming for Deaf learners.

Engagement and Tasks

• Co-assess and plan session priorities, content, and approaches with the university counterpart during weekly or biweekly coordination meetings
• Facilitate two weekly ASL conversation sessions (approximately 1 hour) for a group of approximately 3–5 students while modeling effective online sign-language learning techniques for a local teacher/interpreter
• Co-design and facilitate online intercultural exchange activities
• Exchange best practices, lessons learned, and instructional resources with local teachers during biweekly reflection or resource-sharing meetings
• Introduce and demonstrate new synchronous and asynchronous tools that support ASL learning in the Deaf classroom throughout the engagement period

Expected Engagement Hours

This engagement is estimated to be eight hours per week, with approximately four hours anticipated to be online teaching. Online collaboration will generally occur between 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Mexico City time. Specific times will be determined during orientation.

Host Country Counterpart Support

• Email
• WhatsApp
• Video conference applications such as Microsoft Teams

Child Protection Code of Conduct

When engaging online with minors (0–18), two adults must be present.

Essential Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in education
• Language: Advanced ASL
• Experience: Using online learning tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams
• Intercultural skills and motivation: Flexible, strong cross-cultural agility, high tolerance for ambiguity, able to work independently, resourceful, creative, and genuinely motivated and capable to serve virtually