This is what happens to deaf people, that communicate through sign languages. ... LIBRAS (Brazilian Sign Language) is the sign language used by deaf people that live in the urban centers of Brazil, where there are deaf communities. ... Thus, considering that Bilingualism is the most appropriate educational programme for deaf students (Quadros, op. cit.), this work intends to study the process of written EFL teaching to Brazilian deaf people. ... Justification: Scientist believe that there have been deaf people in the world since the beginning of humanity, and that sign language emerged n...

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Hearing people have a lot to offer to the deaf when it comes to language, such as the teaching of sign language, proper English, ways to communicate effectively, and much more. What they don't realize is that deaf people can indeed return the favor. For instance, one could say that the majority of deaf people acquitted their knowledge of sign language from a hearing teacher. There are times where, after being taught, deaf people would give their teachers little cues that allow them to communicate with them more effectively. ... I"m a deaf student, but there are some things about the...

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This can be seen in many poems written by deaf people. ... The Miss America pageant is a well known interest in many people; well the deaf community has their own pageant. ... Deaf people do participate in activities with the hearing they make impact and even change a way something is done. ... The main purpose of organizations is that they are powerful bonding forces because they are bringing deaf people together so they feel more comfortable around each other and ends isolation. ... One of the most significant places that deaf people bond with each other is in residential schools. ...

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People should learn the American Sign Language, in this way people would develop awareness and sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity in addition to presser the cultural identity of one. ... The language is most commonly used by the deaf population in North America and is the major communication alternative for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. ... And more than 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents (Mitchell, Karchmer). ... This amazing statistics have a good impact in the deaf community. ... Both were curious about how people with hearing disease can comprehend language in th...

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Different people use the term in different ways. ... How do people become bilingual? ... Many bilingual people grow up speaking two languages. ... As long as people are regularly speaking with the child in both languages, the child will acquire them both easily. ... Some people worry that learning more than one language is bad for a child, but nothing could be further from the truth. ...

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Currently I can speak two languages (English and Polish) which enables me to communicate verbally with millions of people. ... Not knowing a language is not the same as being deaf, or speaking a foreign language. If you"re deaf you can always use sign language, read or write. ... I use my telephone just about everyday to communicate with people verbally, I can even use my cell phone to send messages to friends because I can read and write. ...

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Currently I can speak two languages (English and Polish) which enables me to communicate verbally with millions of people. ... Not knowing a language is not the same as being deaf, or speaking a foreign language. If you"re deaf you can always use sign language, read or write. ... I use my telephone just about everyday to communicate with people verbally, I can even use my cell phone to send messages to friends because I can read and write. ...

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