Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Deaf Students in the Context of the Bilingual Approach to Education – Specifics and Adaptation Cover Image

Специфики и адаптиране на чуждоезиковото обучение по английски език на глухи ученици в контекста на билингвистичния подход на образование
Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Deaf Students in the Context of the Bilingual Approach to Education – Specifics and Adaptation

Author(s): Slavina Lozanova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: foreign language teaching; Bulgarian Sign Language; deaf learners; bilingual approach; Bulgarian fingerspelling; International fingerspelling

Summary/Abstract: This article introduces a framework for teaching foreign languages in English, specifically designed for young deaf learners according to the sign bilingual approach to education. The framework is based on the cognitive and linguistic abilities of these learners and emphasizes the need to adapt, modify, and restructure educational content to meet their communicative abilities and cultural identity. The article includes guidelines and techniques for teaching English using Bulgarian Sign Language, Bulgarian fingerspelling, and International fingerspelling, as well as suggestions for using video recordings to make the content accessible to deaf learners.

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