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Download full textKontra, Miklos – Hungarian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2001
This paper discusses the issue of oral versus sign language in educating people who are deaf, focusing on Hungary, which currently emphasizes oralism and discourages the use of Hungarian Sign Language. Teachers of people who are hearing impaired are trained to use the acoustic channel and view signing as an obstacle to the integration of deaf…
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
