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Rachel McKee; Sara Pivac Alexander – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Like language teachers everywhere, Deaf teachers of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) had to suddenly move classes online when COVID-19 restrictions were implemented from March 2020. NZSL is conventionally taught through a direct immersion, communicative approach, so adapting instruction to a remote mode required NZSL teachers to develop new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Sign Language, Language Teachers
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Rutkowski, Pawel; Mostowski, Piotr – Language Learning Journal, 2020
This article describes the project of producing Polish Sign Language (PJM) translations of a series of Polish primary-school textbooks. We discuss the multimedia software application that presents the resulting bilingual textbooks, which allows video clips to be played back by clicking on the corresponding original Polish text. We also explain the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Polish, Sign Language, Textbooks
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Sheridan, Sarah – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Sign language learners are a heterogenous group who have different motivations for embarking on formal studies. It is apparent at the outset that many learners are uninformed about sign languages and the deaf community. It has been previously noted that societies often lack the understanding that signed languages are valid languages, and have…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Deafness, Self Concept, Sign Language