Sign Language in Mainstream Education for the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students in Asia

This book describes two ways of incorporating sign language in mainstream education, reflecting direct and indirect communication between and among the participants, teachers and students alike. The focus is on how deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students participate in and react to this educational context with signing support.

Gladys Tang is Director of The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. She specialises in the linguistic study of Hong Kong Sign Language, language development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children, and co-enrolment education.

Introduction: Sign language and inclusive deaf education: An Asian Perspective 1. Implementing co-enrollment in preschool education in China: A case study 2. The acquisition of Hong Kong Sign Language in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: A longitudinal study of sign language development in a bimodal bilingual co-enrollment programme 3. Measuring academic attainment and progress of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Sign Bilingualism and Co-enrollment (SLCO) classrooms : A case study 4. Sign language support in an inclusive environment: Educational sign language interpreting services in Taiwan