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Direct linkSnoddon, Kristin – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This paper discusses issues of language revitalization and linguistic prescriptivism related to the teaching of American Sign Language (ASL) in Canada. I describe the current and historical context for ASL teaching, including the increase in ASL course offerings at some postsecondary institutions, and discuss findings related to challenges in…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Sign Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Csizér, Kata; Kontra, Edit H. – Modern Language Journal, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate deaf and severely hard-of-hearing students' foreign language learning characteristics. In order to provide a better understanding of the challenges this group of learners face, a mixed methods study was designed including a questionnaire survey to provide generalizable results for our context and an…
Descriptors: Deafness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation
Snoddon, Kristin – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2015
No formal Canadian curriculum presently exists for teaching American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language to parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. However, this group of ASL learners is in need of more comprehensive, research-based support, given the rapid expansion in Canada of universal neonatal hearing screening and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, American Sign Language, Deafness, Parent Education
Hermann-Shores, Patricia – American Annals of the Deaf, 2017
Enabling pedagogy and andragogy is discussed as a form of lifelong learning in which learners attain competences and skills as children (pedagogy) and as adults (andragogy) that enable them to engage in independent learning in the 21st century. Throughout the article the author avoids as much as possible the labels "deaf" and…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Teaching Methods, Andragogy, Bilingualism
