Voices of the Hard-of-Hearing about their L2 Acquisition Struggles: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Castillo, Rigoberto; Florez-Martelo, Laura Stefany
Titel	Voices of the Hard-of-Hearing about their L2 Acquisition Struggles: A Case Study
Quelle	In: GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, (2020) 21, S.167-190 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Castillo, Rigoberto) ORCID (Florez-Martelo, Laura Stefany)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1692-5777
Schlagwörter	Hearing Impairments; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Standardized Tests; Advocacy; Educational Experience; Nonverbal Communication; Personal Narratives; Difficulty Level; Teacher Student Relationship; Equal Education; Teaching Methods; Inclusion; Faculty Development; Peer Relationship; Case Studies; Communication Problems; Educational Policy; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; High School Students; Exit Examinations; Barriers; Learning Processes; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Sozialanwaltschaft; Bildungserfahrung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Erlebniserzählung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Inklusion; Peer-Beziehungen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kommunikationsbarriere; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Kolumbien
Abstract	In the context of advocacy of the rights of minorities, communities should research about the learning rights of individuals with hearing loss. This article reports a case study that looked into the retrospectives and perspectives of three hard-of-hearing participants (HHs) on learning another language. The data on retrospectives refer to the participants' narrative accounts that -as adults today- assess what they have gone through. The data on perspectives refer to what the participants wish were done about by school communities, and society. For HHs the interpretation of language goes beyond the reception of sounds; it draws on reading the body language, context, attitudes, and affectivity. The purpose of examining their testimonies, in the form of narratives, is to contribute to the understanding of how they re-signified their struggles. The results of the study fell into three dimensions: Affective, Attitudinal, and Communicative. These involved family, teachers, classmates, and participants. The results suggest that 1. HHs feel capable of mastering an L2 in integrated classrooms, 2. Language policies and standardized exams misrepresent the HHs' capabilities, and 3. Classroom equity demands material selection and methodological adjustments as well as teacher training in inclusive practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01