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Sayers, Edna Edith – Sign Language Studies, 2021
In the early decades of the nineteenth century, when Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was famously advocating for sign language to be the language of instruction for deaf children in the United States, European philosophers were founding modern linguistics. Gallaudet was not able to benefit from their breakthroughs, however, because his upbringing,…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Advocacy, Teaching Methods
Walton, Dawn; Borgna, Georgianna; Marschark, Marc; Crowe, Kathryn; Trussell, Jessica – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2019
The "unskilled and unaware effect" refers to the finding that individuals who are less knowledgeable or less skilled in a domain are relatively less able to evaluate their level of skill or effectively utilise feedback relative to individuals who are more skilled. Studies finding deaf students less accurate than hearing students in…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing (Physiology), Language Skills, Feedback (Response)
Smith, Caitlin; Dicus, Danica – Sign Language Studies, 2015
Sign language interpreters work with a variety of consumer populations throughout their careers. One such population, referred to as "emergent signers," consists of consumers who are in the process of learning American Sign Language, and who rely on interpreters during their language acquisition period. A gap in the research is revealed…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Language Research, Surveys, Language Acquisition
Facilitating Exposure to Sign Languages of the World: The Case for Mobile Assisted Language Learning
Parton, Becky Sue – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2014
Foreign sign language instruction is an important, but overlooked area of study. Thus the purpose of this paper was two-fold. First, the researcher sought to determine the level of knowledge and interest in foreign sign language among Deaf teenagers along with their learning preferences. Results from a survey indicated that over a third of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Assistive Technology, Sign Language, Deafness
Facilitating Exposure to Sign Languages of the World: The Case for Mobile Assisted Language Learning
Parton, Becky Sue – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2014
Foreign sign language instruction is an important, but overlooked area of study. Thus the purpose of this paper was two-fold. First, the researcher sought to determine the level of knowledge and interest in foreign sign language among Deaf teenagers along with their learning preferences. Results from a survey indicated that over a third of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Assistive Technology, Sign Language, Deafness