Languages and Languaging in Deaf Education: A Framework for Pedagogy

by Ruth Swanwick

Overview

Languages and Languaging in Deaf Education offers a profound vision for deaf education and studies, as author Ruth Swanwick offers bold contributions towards a new pedagogical framework. With a primary focus on the language and learning experiences of deaf children, this book creates a crucial dialogue between the field of deaf education and studies and the wider field of language education and research. Swanwick's fresh perspective on languages and languaging in deaf education brings new understandings of children's language repertoire, and further extends the meaning and application of dynamic plurilingual pedagogies. Ruth Swanwick addresses two major questions essential to the field: How do we understand and describe deaf children's language use and experience in terms of current concepts of language plurality and diversity? And, how does knowledge of, and a different perspective on, deaf children's language diversity and pluralism inform pedagogy? In this latest addition to the Professional Perspectives on Deafness series, Swanwick presents a new framework to imagine the classroom, synthesizing multilingual language practices, translanguaging, research, and practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190455736
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/15/2016
Series:	Professional Perspectives On Deafness: Evidence and Applications
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	352 KB

About the Author

Ruth Swanwick is an Associate Professor in Deaf Education in The School of Education at The University of Leeds.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Languages In, and Of, Deaf Education Chapter 2: Deaf Children's Bimodal Bilingualism and Education Chapter 3: The Plural Use of Sign and Spoken Languages Chapter 4: Languaging and Learning in Deaf Education Chapter 5: Translanguaging Chapter 6: Multicompetency and Repertoire Chapter 7: A Pedagogical Framework Chapter 8: Teaching and Talking with Deaf Children Chapter 9: Creating an Evidence Base for Practice Chapter 10: Unlocking Learning