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Miller, Katrina R. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2008
American Sign Language (ASL) is a visual-gestural language identified as the first or natural language of many persons who are deaf in the United States. For over 200 years, it has been the focal point of a heated controversy regarding optimal teaching methodologies for deaf children in the American elementary and secondary educational systems.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Deafness, American Sign Language, Teaching Methods
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Napier, Jemina – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2006
This paper explores discourse features of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and the need for sign language interpreting students to acquire an understanding of, and skills in, a range of discourse genres in Auslan in order to effectively carry out the work required in their profession. Discourse features of spoken English are outlined and compared…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Academic Discourse, Sign Language