An Investigation into the Relationship of Foreign Language Learning Motivation and Sign Language Use among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hungarians

Autor/inn/en	Kontra, Edit H.; Csizer, Kata
Titel	An Investigation into the Relationship of Foreign Language Learning Motivation and Sign Language Use among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hungarians
Quelle	In: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 51 (2013) 1, S.1-22 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0019-042X
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Student Motivation; Sign Language; Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Foreign Countries; Language of Instruction; Language Usage; Social Influences; Language Minorities; Attitude Measures; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Questionnaires; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schulische Motivation; Gebärdensprache; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Ausland; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachgebrauch; Sozialer Einfluss; Sprachminderheit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Ungarn
Abstract	The aim of this study is to point out the relationship between foreign language learning motivation and sign language use among hearing impaired Hungarians. In the article we concentrate on two main issues: first, to what extent hearing impaired people are motivated to learn foreign languages in a European context; second, to what extent sign language use in the classroom as well as outside school shapes their level of motivation. The participants in our research were 331 Deaf and hard of hearing people from all over Hungary. The instrument of data collection was a standardized questionnaire. Our results support the notion that sign language use helps foreign language learning. Based on the findings, we can conclude that there is indeed no justification for further neglecting the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing people as foreign language learners and that their claim for equal opportunities in language learning is substantiated. (Contains 7 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10