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Using online glossing lessons for accelerated instruction in ASL for preservice deaf education majors
1Deaf Education Program, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA.
American Annals of the Deaf
|November 21, 2007
Summary
Online ASL glossing lessons significantly improved deaf education teachers' American Sign Language (ASL) grammar knowledge, enhancing their ability to serve as language models for students.
Area of Science:
- Deaf Education
- Linguistics
- Educational Technology
Background:
- Deaf education teachers require proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) to effectively model language for students.
- Preservice teachers often receive limited ASL training (max. four semesters).
- Bridging ASL and English through glosses is a potential strategy to enhance language acquisition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if ASL glossing instruction can improve hearing students' ASL learning.
- To assess the efficacy of online glossing resources for ASL acquisition.
Main Methods:
- Developed a website with ASL glossing rules and exercises.
- Assessed ASL grammar knowledge using pre- and post-tests.
- Compared an experimental group receiving glossing instruction with a control group (implied).
Main Results:
- The experimental group showed a significant improvement in ASL grammar knowledge, increasing from 39% to 71%.
- Online glossing lessons facilitated a more accessible acquisition of ASL skills.
Conclusions:
- Online glossing instruction is an effective method for enhancing ASL proficiency.
- This approach can better prepare deaf education teachers to function as ASL language models.
- Accessible online tools can address limitations in traditional ASL training.
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