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Cross-modal transfer in Thai deaf students' narratives
Kunlaya Sai-Ngam1, Sarawut Kraisame1
1Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
|July 29, 2026
Summary
Thai Sign Language (ThSL) narrative skills positively correlate with written Thai proficiency in deaf students. ThSL features like role shift may scaffold written Thai, suggesting its importance for literacy development.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Deaf Education
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Understanding the relationship between sign language and written language acquisition is crucial for deaf education.
- Thai Sign Language (ThSL) is a vital linguistic system for the deaf community in Thailand.
- Previous research on cross-modal transfer in deaf learners provides a foundation for this study.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the association between Thai Sign Language (ThSL) narrative competence and written Thai proficiency.
- To investigate how specific ThSL linguistic features might support the development of written Thai.
- To examine potential differences based on students' backgrounds and age of acquisition.
Main Methods:
- Correlational analysis of narrative retellings (Frog, Where Are You?).
- Linguistic-discourse analysis of student retellings.
- Comparison of performance across different educational backgrounds (native signers, bilingual-bicultural, Total Communication).
Main Results:
- Positive correlations found between ThSL narrative competence and written Thai proficiency, particularly in complex sentence production and noun phrase use.
- Native signers and students in bilingual-bicultural programs showed descriptively higher scores.
- Qualitative analysis revealed ThSL features (role shift, classifiers, spatial mapping) scaffolding written Thai discourse.
Conclusions:
- ThSL narrative competence appears to be a foundational element for written Thai literacy.
- Findings suggest specific cross-modal transfer from ThSL to written Thai, highlighting both possibilities and structural limitations.
- Implications for curriculum design and teacher education in deaf education are significant.
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