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Direct linkWang, Jihong; Napier, Jemina – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2013
This study investigated the effects of hearing status and age of signed language acquisition on signed language working memory capacity. Professional Auslan (Australian sign language)/English interpreters (hearing native signers and hearing nonnative signers) and deaf Auslan signers (deaf native signers and deaf nonnative signers) completed an…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Deafness
Hyde, Merv; Punch, Renee – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
In a mixed-methods study, which included surveys of 247 parents and 151 teachers, the researchers investigated the modes of communication used by children with cochlear implants and the role of signed communication in the children's lives. Findings indicated that 15%-20% of the children in the parent surveys and approximately 30% of the children…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Teacher Surveys, Surgery
Furlonger, Brett; Rickards, Field – Reading Psychology, 2011
This review explores the literacy difficulties experienced by prelingual, profoundly deaf, sign-dominant adults. A critical overview of the existing literature identifies the importance of understanding their language experiences and word-coding preferences. Findings challenge the notion that a permanent lack of audition from birth prevents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Deafness, Minority Groups
Medical Signbank: Bringing Deaf People and Linguists Together in the Process of Language Development
Johnston, Trevor; Napier, Jemina – Sign Language Studies, 2010
In this article we describe an Australian project in which linguists, signed language interpreters, medical and health care professionals, and members of the Deaf community use the technology of the Internet to facilitate cooperative language development. A web-based, interactive multimedia lexicon, an encyclopedic dictionary, and a database of…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Sign Language, Health Personnel, Deafness
Winn, Stephen – Sign Language Studies, 2007
This article examines the acquisition and use of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) by 53 profoundly deaf adults (31 male, 22 female) who attended educational units for deaf and hard of hearing children. The results indicate that, regardless of age, the acquisition of sign language, particularly Auslan, by deaf people occurred primarily through…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Sign Language, Partial Hearing, Deafness
Ellis, Kirsten; Blashki, Kathy – AACE Journal, 2007
The article discusses a study of 4-5 year old children's use of technology to assist and enhance the acquisition of a play lexicon within a formal educational setting. The new language system to be learned was Auslan, a signed/nonverbal language. A purpose specific software program was developed by the authors, "Auslan Kids," in order to…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
