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Mayer, Connie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
Deaf learners whose first language is American Sign Language face particular challenges and constraints in developing literacy in English as a second language. These constraints are interrogated and discussed in terms of their relationship to issues of language proficiency in both L1 and L2, and to models of second language literacy education.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Second Language Learning, Deafness, Bilingual Education Programs
Wilcox, Sherman; Wilcox, Phyllis – 1991
During the last decade, the study of American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language has become enormously popular. More and more schools and universities recognize the important role that ASL can play in foreign language education. This monograph provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and structure of ASL, to the Deaf community…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Deafness