The Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy is the first reference of its kind, presenting contributions from leading experts in the field of sign language pedagogy. The Handbook fills a significant gap in the growing field of sign language pedagogy, compiling all essential aspects of current trends and empirical research in teaching, curricular design, and assessment in one volume. Each chapter includes historical perspectives, core issues, research approaches, key findings, pedagogical implications, future research direction, and additional references. The Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy is an essential reference for sign language teachers, practitioners, and researchers in applied sign linguistics and first, second, and additional language learning.
Author(s): Russell Scott Rosen
Series: Routledge Language Handbooks
Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 0
Tags: Sign language: Study And Teaching, Deaf: Education, Linguistic Minorities: Education, Journalism Writing
Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of contents
Figures
Tables
Contributors
Introduction: Pedagogy in sign language as first, second, and additional language
A history of sign language research and practice
Recent developments in sign language pedagogy
The Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy
Considerations on terminology
Part I Standards
1 Standards in sign language pedagogy
Introduction
Theoretical perspectives
Standards in sign language pedagogy
Standards for curriculum
Standards for instruction
Standards for assessment Looking backTheoretical perspectives
Language considerations for sign language as L1
Demographics of deaf and hard of hearing children
Program considerations for TPPs
Looking around: international perspectives
Who offers L1 sign language TPPs?
How are L1 sign language teachers qualified?
Current issues in L1 sign language teacher qualification and development
Pedagogical applications
L1 sign language TPP at the University of Cologne
German sign language linguistics I and II
Deaf studies
Sign language curriculum development
Sign language assessment
E-portfolio
Future trends Future research studiesFuture pedagogical practices
Note
References
3 L1 sign language teaching approaches and strategies
Introduction
Theoretical perspectives
Sign language as the natural L1 of deaf children
Cummins' Interdependence Hypothesis
Pedagogical practices
A history of pedagogical practices
Current pedagogical practices
Sign bilingual education: key components and variables
Sign language as the primary language of deaf learners
Sign language as an academic subject
Sign language as a language of instruction
Instructional strategies Spoken language and written language as L2Communication practices in bilingual classrooms
Bilingual learners' pooling of resources
Deaf learners' diverse cultural affiliations
Future trends
Future research studies
Future pedagogical applications
References
4 Using L1 sign language to teach reading
Introduction
Theoretical perspectives
Deaf bilingual, L1 and L2/Ln, and bilingual strategies
Reading theories: An international perspective
Cross-language transfer
Language ability and processing
Language access
Neurolinguistics and visual-based processing (VSP)
Deaf epistemology
