NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Weaver, Kimberly A.; Starner, Thad – Online Submission, 2011
Language immersion from birth is crucial to a child's language development. However, language immersion can be particularly challenging for hearing parents of deaf children to provide as they may have to overcome many difficulties while learning American Sign Language (ASL). We are in the process of creating a mobile application to help hearing…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, American Sign Language, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Helm, Francesca; Guth, Sarah; Farrah, Mohammed – Language Learning & Technology, 2012
This qualitative study explores the impact of potential linguistic, technical and educational hegemonies on the learning outcomes for English language students in Hebron, Palestine, and Padova, Italy, who were involved in the Soliya Connect Program, a telecollaboration project developed to explore critical issues that divide the "West"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Arabs, Muslims
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers