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Willoughby, Louisa; Manns, Howard; Iwasaki, Shimako; Bartlett, Meredith – Sign Language Studies, 2014
This article discusses ways in which misunderstandings arise in Tactile Australian Sign Language (Tactile Auslan) and how they are resolved. Of particular interest are the similarities to and differences from the same processes in visually signed and spoken conversation. This article draws on detailed conversation analysis (CA) and demonstrates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Tactual Perception, Communication Problems
Ritter-Brinton, Kathryn; Carrier, Candace – ACEHI Journal, 1992
This survey of seven hearing families with deaf children examined parent understanding of Signed English and American Sign Language, reasons for choosing Signed English, experiences with professionals and with other deaf adults, challenges of developing fluency in Signed English, and parental evaluation of the results of their use of Signed…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Deafness
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Matthews, T. James; Reich, Carol F. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1993
This study found that, on average, signed messages sent by teachers and students in a school for the deaf were seen less than half the time by the deaf students; students frequently engaged in collateral conversations. Intervention strategies call for changes in teaching techniques, classroom layout, and the use of computer-communication…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems