The impact of sign language exposure and use in deaf children's acquisition of vocabulary / Chong Vee Yee
This research studies the expressive and receptive skills of four Deaf children with the aim of investigating how different linguistic environment, such as the amount of input and practice, will affect their sign language acquisition. The study was conducted through observations of the subjects i...
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2012
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| Summary: | This research studies the expressive and receptive skills of four Deaf children with the
aim of investigating how different linguistic environment, such as the amount of input
and practice, will affect their sign language acquisition. The study was conducted
through observations of the subjects in the formal learning activity sessions and their
regular activities in three different settings: home, church and shopping mall. Interviews
were conducted with each of the subjects’ parents to gather background information
regarding the linguistic input the subjects have acquired as well as the way the subjects
communicate with their parents and the people around them. During the observation
period in the learning activities, the subjects’ expressive and receptive levels in sign
language through their responses to the Early Intervention Programme (EIP) worker
were videotaped, and later transcribed orthographically for further analysis. Analyses
show that the subjects are capable in expressing sign language vocabulary based on the
amount of input the subjects had acquired from their parents and practiced. This is in
line with Watson, Watson and Wilson (1999)’s recommendation that sufficient input
and practice is important in acquiring language. The handshapes that the subjects
formed and are able to recall reflect the time and effort the subjects have taken to
practice the sign vocabularies in communicating with the people around them. This
study hopes to pave the way to greater initiative and interest in sign language related
research in Malaysia, especially in the field of sign language acquisition that affects all
Deaf people. |
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