Little is known about the educational experiences of deaf children in Mexico. Schools for the deaf exist, but no research has examined instructional practices for children in these contexts. In this study, we adopt a sociocultural framework for language acquisition to document and understand how teachers at a bilingual (Mexican Sign Language and…

Identifies four judgments that comprise the myth that audiovisual educational technology is superior to traditional instructional methods. Refutes current explanations for the technology's benefits and suggests more substantial undergirdings in visual and learning theory. (Author/GC)

Information transfer techniques in the teaching of reading and listening in foreign language and English as a second language classrooms are discussed. Students may be presented with a written or spoken text and provided incomplete visual stimuli to be completed with information drawn from the text. The idea is that the learners are helped in…