Computer-Assisted Learning in British Sign Language

Autor/in	Mertzani, Maria
Titel	Computer-Assisted Learning in British Sign Language
Quelle	In: Sign Language Studies, 12 (2011) 1, S.119-154 (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0302-1475
Schlagwörter	Sign Language; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; Teaching Assistants; Cognitive Processes; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Task Analysis; Computer Software; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Observation; Learning Activities; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gebärdensprache; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Aufgabenanalyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Beobachtung; Lernaktivität; Großbritannien
Abstract	The fact that language teaching can be operationalized through computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has directed researchers' attention to the learning task, which, in this case, is considered to be the unit that demands analysis of the communicative processes in which the learner is involved while working with CALL. Research focuses on understanding the cognitive and social processes that CALL tasks create, such as the input they provide to learners, the interactions they offer, and the opportunities they provide to learners to produce the language. This study investigated the use of CALL, specifically SignLab, in the teaching and learning of British Sign Language (BSL). The primary research objective was to identify how students and teaching assistants used the hardware and software in order to learn and teach BSL, as well as their attitudes toward this technology. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire and interviews with students and teaching assistants with regard to their perceptions of BSL learning and teaching. Classroom observations were also conducted to investigate the actual teaching and learning activity occurring in the SignLab classroom. (Contains 13 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10