Teaching English to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students at Secondary and Tertiary Levels of Education in the Czech Republic - Proceedings 2004

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Proceedings 2004 documents the Second Prague International Teacher-Training Seminar focused on teaching English to deaf and hard-of-hearing students at secondary and tertiary levels in the Czech Republic. Edited by Daniela Janáková, the volume gathers contributions from international academic and educational leaders and presents a structured seminar program. Content includes welcome speeches and a sequence of morning lectures and afternoon seminars addressing language learning principles, input enhancement, communication management, reading and writing success factors, and teaching strategies for heterogeneous classrooms.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages260

Reading Time10 h 55 min

AccessFree to download

From the Editor

Monday Seminar Program

Welcome Speeches

Morning Lectures

Afternoon Seminars

Tuesday Seminar Program

Morning Lectures

Afternoon Seminars

Wednesday Seminar Program

Morning Lectures

Afternoon Seminars

Thursday Seminar Program

Morning Lectures

Afternoon Seminars

Friday Seminar Program

Panel Discussion A: Educational Strategies

Panel Discussion B: English Teaching Strategies

C H A R L E S U N I V E R S I T Y I N P R A G U E Faculty of Arts Language Resource Centre Second Prague International Teacher-Training Seminar PROCEEDINGS 2004 TEACHING ENGLISH TO DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS AT SECONDARY AND TERTIARY LEVELS OF EDUCATION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC PEN-International Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester, NY 14623, USA Edited by Daniela Janáková EUROLEX BOHEMIA 2005 The publishers and editorial team wish to express their thanks to all seminar presenters for the permission to publish their presentations. Editor-in-Chief: PhDr. Daniela Janáková, CSc. Edited by: PhDr. Daniela Janáková, CSc. Mgr. Helena Fikarová Mgr. Helena Tvrdíková Technical assistance: Martin Kosík Katarína Slamená Prepared by the Faculty of Arts Language Resource Centre, Charles University in Prague The copyright for individual papers remains with the contributors, to whom applications for republication rights should be made. First published 2005 © Charles University in Prague, 2005 ISBN 80-86861-25-2 “Hands can help or hands can hurt. Hands build obstacles or they tear them down. Hands are the instruments with which we negotiate our way through the world in which we live.“ The Nippon Foundation of Japan The Second Prague International Teacher-Training Seminar on Teaching English to the Deaf was organized and sponsored by Charles University in Prague and PEN-International at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology. The PEN-International is funded by grants from The Nippon Foundation of Japan to NTID. TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EDITOR 9 MONDAY SEMINAR PROGRAM Welcome Speeches: PhDr. Daniela Janáková, CSc., Deaf Studies English Coordinator, Language Resource Centre, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic ..............................15 Prof. MUDr. Josef Stingl, CSc., Vice-Rector for Foreign Affairs, Charles University in Prague…………………………………………………………………………………….19 Doc. PhDr. Jana Králová, CSc.,Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague ……………………..………………………………………...21 Prof. Alan Hurwitz, Ed.D., Vice-President of Rochester Institute of Technology, Dean of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT, USA ……………………….22 Prof. James J. DeCaro, Ph.D., Director, PEN-International, Office of the Vice-President, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA ……...25 Morning Lectures Lecture 1: An Introduction to Principles of Language Learning Prof. PhDr. ALENA MACUROVÁ, CSc.…………………………………………………28 Lecture 2: Optimizing the Teaching-Learning Experience for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners of English Prof. GERALD P. BERENT, Ph.D.………………………………………………………..42 Afternoon Seminars Seminar A: Assumptions and Expectations Regarding People Who Are Deaf PATRICIA A. MUDGETT – DE CARO, M.S./C.A.S.…………………...………………50 Seminar B: Time to Share: Practical Strategies for Teaching English to Czech Deaf Students PhDr. DANIELA JANÁKOVÁ, CSc.……………………………………………………..59 Seminar C: Various Methods Used in EFL Teaching of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Heterogeneous Classes Mgr. PAVLA MACHOVÁ ………………………………………………………………...65 TUESDAY SEMINAR PROGRAM Morning Lectures Lecture 3: Input-Enhancement in Teaching English to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Prof. GERALD P. BERENT, Ph.D.………………………………………………………..75 Lecture 4: Reading and Writing English as a Foreign Language: Factors Leading to Success for Deaf Adolescents and Young Adults Assoc. Prof. KATHLEEN EILERS-CRANDALL, Ph.D.………………………………..88 Afternoon Seminars Seminar D: Evaluating English Teaching Materials to Identify Factors That Maximize Deaf Students’ Success Assoc. Prof. KATHLEEN EILERS-CRANDALL, Ph.D.………………………………..98 Seminar E: Coding Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students’ Successful and Unsuccessful English Productions

FAQs

What is the focus of the 2004 proceedings?

The proceedings focus on teaching English to deaf and hard-of-hearing students at secondary and tertiary levels of education in the Czech Republic.

Who edited the proceedings and who supported the seminar organization?

The proceedings are edited by Daniela Janáková, and the seminar is organized and sponsored by Charles University in Prague and PEN-International at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology.

What types of sessions are included in the seminar program?

The program includes welcome speeches, morning lectures, and afternoon seminars, followed by Friday panel discussions on educational strategies and English teaching strategies.

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