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John Bosco Conama – Language Policy, 2025
This article will explore the impact of various language education policies and their measures on Irish Sign Language (ISL) in Irish deaf education. The focus will be on how previous and current policy decisions regarding language education have affected the use and recognition of ISL as a legitimate language in the education system. The article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Deafness, Educational Policy
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Skyrme, Gillian; Ker, Alastair – Language Teaching, 2020
This article presents selected research on applied linguistics published in New Zealand, following "Language Teaching's" commitment to showcase more broadly local research that would not otherwise be easily accessible to an international audience. It covers research conducted and published in New Zealand from 2013 to 2017, following on…
Descriptors: Language Research, Applied Linguistics, Sign Language, Curriculum Development
Stanovich, Paula J.; Stanovich, Keith E. – 1984
Students with the dual handicaps of hearing impairment and mental retardation display special problems in language acquisition. These problems do not appear to have been addressed by curricula that have been designed for either of the single handicap groups. Since specially designed curricula for this population are virtually nonexistent, a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition