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Direct linkRussell Aldersson – Deafness & Education International, 2023
To date, there has been no investigation into how metalinguistic terms, pertaining to English language teaching, are expressed in British Sign Language (BSL). This preliminary study explored how these terms are realised in BSL with the relevant professional community. The investigation was underpinned by translanguaging as a theoretical framework…
Descriptors: Sign Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Papen, Uta; Tusting, Karin – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
This paper reports on an international collaborative project working with deaf learners of English literacy (19-28 years old) in five locations in India: Indore; Vadadora; Comibatore; Pattambi; and Thrissur. Indian Sign Language (ISL) was the language of instruction. The project drew on a social practices view of literacy. Deaf peer tutors were…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Curriculum Development, Literacy, Grammar
Allbutt, John; Ling, Jonathan – Sign Language Studies, 2016
This study investigated educational provision and learner self-report factors associated with exam success for adult learners of British Sign Language (BSL) who were enrolled in either Level 1 or Level 2 courses. These levels are equivalent to the first and second year of a United Kingdom General Certificate of Secondary Education qualification.…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Language Tests
Ortega, Gerardo; Morgan, Gary – Language Learning, 2015
The present study implemented a sign-repetition task at two points in time to hearing adult learners of British Sign Language and explored how each phonological parameter, sign complexity, and iconicity affected sign production over an 11-week (22-hour) instructional period. The results show that training improves articulation accuracy and that…
Descriptors: Phonology, Sign Language, Nonverbal Communication, Accuracy
Mertzani, Maria – Sign Language Studies, 2011
The fact that language teaching can be operationalized through computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has directed researchers' attention to the learning task, which, in this case, is considered to be the unit that demands analysis of the communicative processes in which the learner is involved while working with CALL. Research focuses on…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Teaching Assistants
Harnisch, Henriette; Smith, Craig; Dekesel, Kristiaan – Deafness and Education International, 2004
This article discusses the development of the Hand in Hand curriculum of the Black Country Pathfinder Networks for Excellence program. The purpose of the project is to create a British Sign Language (BSL) course suitable to delivery in the mainstream curriculum. The first phase focuses primarily on the creation of an outline of the project and a…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Development
