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ESL and Deaf Education: Mutual Needs
Author(s) -
Magrath Douglas R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1985.tb00988.x
Subject(s) - american sign language , deaf education , sign language , psychology , linguistics , sign (mathematics) , manual communication , pedagogy , mathematics education , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics
The prelingually deaf, whose first language is American Sign (ASL), have a need to learn English just as do individuals coming from other countries. The teaching methods of English as a second language have proved successful when applied to deaf education and there is a need for improved cooperation between teachers of the deaf and teachers of ESL.