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Does Language Input Matter in Bilingual Writing? Translation versus Direct Composition in Deaf School Students' Written Stories
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Koutsoubou, Maria; Herman, Rosalind; Woll, Bencie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2007
This paper presents the findings of an experiment in which 20 Greek Deaf students produced written texts under two different conditions of language input: (1) a translation from a videotaped story in Greek sign language, and (2) a direct composition produced from a picture story--a neutral non-linguistic input. Placing Deaf writing within a…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Written Language, Linguistic Input, Translation
Bilingual Language Profiles of Deaf Students: An Analysis of the Written Narratives of Three Deaf Writers with Different Language Proficiencies
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Koutsoubou, Maria; Herman, Rosalind; Woll, Bencie – Deafness and Education International, 2006
Literature on bilingual education suggests that the material used in teaching second language writing has an impact on the quality of the text. In addition, the material interacts differently with the level of bilingual proficiency of the students. This paper attempts to explore the written stories of three deaf students, which were produced under…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Profiles, Sign Language, Bilingual Education