Teaching and learning signed languages : international perspectives and practices / edited by David McKee, Russell S. Rosen, and Rachel McKee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKee, David, 1949- editor.

Rosen, Russell, editor.

Locker Mckee, Rachel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sign language--Study and teaching.

Sign language.

Physical Description:

291 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This international collection of research from the field of signed language teaching fills a gap in the applied linguistics literature. While signed language teaching has rapidly established an accepted place in the academic domain of second language, teaching, pedagogy has widely been shaped by conventional practices, available teaching curricula, and findings from descriptive linguistic research. In general, developments in curricula, teaching approaches, and assessment have been relatively unmediated by applied, empirical research on learning and teaching. Teaching and Learning Signed Languages contributes to expanding an emerging research literature on contemporary practices and issues in the teaching and learning of signed languages. The 11 chapters by authors in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America address the following themes: Training of signed language teachers, Contexts for signed language teaching and learning, Application of digital tools at the research-teaching nexus, Learner perspectives, Effects of first and second languages and modality in signed language instruction, Formative assessment. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I Development and Impacts of Sign Language Teaching

1 Swedish Sign Language as a Second Language: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives / Anna-Lena Nilsson Nilsson, Anna-Lena, Krister Schönström Schönström, Krister 11

2 Developing Deaf Communities through Sign Language Teacher Training / David McKee McKee, David, James Woodward Woodward, James 35

3 Educating the Trainers of British Sign Language Tutors: Documenting the Educational Experience / Gary A. Quinn Quinn, Gary A., Graham H. Turner Turner, Graham H. 65

Section II Innovations in Using Digital Tools in Teaching and Learning

4 Using Corpus-Based Research to Inform the Teaching of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as a Second Language / Donovan Cresdee Cresdee, Donovan, Trevor Johnston Johnston, Trevor 85

5 eLCA - An e-learning Unit for Acquiring Constructed Action / Renate Fischer Fischer, Renate, Anke Müller Müller, Anke 111

6 Transcription as a Tool for Increasing Metalinguistic Awareness in Learners of German Sign Language as a Second Language / Thomas Kaul Kaul, Thomas, Reiner Griebel Griebel, Reiner, Emily Kaufmann Kaufmann, Emily 129

Section III Learners and Contexts for Learning

7 Native Language, Target Language, and the Teaching and Learning of American Sign Language Vocabulary / Russell S. Rosen Rosen, Russell S., Mary-Kate DeLouise DeLouise, Mary-Kate, Amanda T. Boyle Boyle, Amanda T., Kerry Daley Daley, Kerry 145

8 Hearing Parents as Plurilingual Learners of ASL / Kristin Snoddon Snoddon, Kristin 175

9 Learner Autonomy in New Zealand Sign Language Interpreting Students / Lynette Pivac Pivac, Lynette 197

10 Teaching British Sign Language as a Second Language to Deaf Sign Language Users: Insights from the Signs2Go Online Course / Jens Hessmann Hessmann, Jens, Liesbeth Pyfers Pyfers, Liesbeth 222

Section IV Assessment

11 Formative Assessment for Student Progress and Program Improvement in Sign Language as L2 Programs / David H. Smith Smith, David H., Jeffrey E. Davis Davis, Jeffrey E. 253.

ISBN:

9781137312488

1137312483

OCLC:

861208177