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Peer reviewedStewart, David A.; Akamatsu, C. Tane – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Examines the social rejection and acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) since its introduction in schools for the deaf in 1817. Concludes that the evolutionary nature of ASL binds its use to the deaf community. (Author/FMW)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Deafness
Peer reviewedBurch, Susan – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
Oralism, which teaches lip reading and speech instead of American Sign Language (ASL), was hostile to deaf culture in the early 1900s. Deaf resistance to oralism solidified the deaf community through support of deaf teachers; establishment of deaf newspapers, clubs, and churches; and production of sign-language films and dictionaries. (Contains 60…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics, Educational History
