English as a Foreign Language for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners

Ewa Domagała-Zyśk is a researcher and lecturer at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Poland and its Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education. She was a pioneer of teaching English as a foreign language to deaf university students in Poland. Nuzha Moritz is Associate Professor of English language and phonetics at the University of Strasbourg, France. Her current research interest lies in English varieties and speech intelligibility by deaf and hard of hearing learners. Anna Podlewska is an assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, where she has been teaching English and Polish for medical purposes to students of medicine and allied health sciences.

Introduction-State of the art of research on teaching English as a foreign language to DHH learners

PART 1: STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE INPUT

Chapter 1-To speak or not to speak? Pronunciation activities for deaf and hard of hearing students learning English as a foreign language

Chapter 2- Phonic reading as a strategy in learning to read English as a foreign language for deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils

Chapter 3– Using cartoons as a strategy for enhancing oral communication in EFL classes for deaf and hard of hearing students

Chapter 4- Bringing film to English as a foreign language for the deaf and hard of hearing class

PART 2: CONTEXTS AND OUTCOMES

Chapter 5- Individual differences in deaf learners’ second language acquisition

Chapter 6- Deaf schoolchildren, adolescents, and adults on methods and strategies that work for them when learning foreign languages

Chapter 7- Adult deaf and hard of hearing people on learning English as a foriegn language – international experiences and recommendations

Conclusion- Teaching English as a foreign language to DHH learners - future research and practical perspectives