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An Interpretive Study for Establishing a Literacy Education System for Deaf Adults

Youn Soeg Min 1 Go Ara 1

1전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study was conducted as basic research for establishing a literacy education system for Deaf adults. For this purpose, this study sampled experts and educational institutions that had executed Korean language literacy education for Deaf adults, and surveyed the current state of literacy education for Deaf adults. Specifically, experts were surveyed through indepth interviews, and educational institutions through the observation of classes. When collected data were analyzed, the analysis was focused on factors related to learners’ characteristics in bilingual education or second language education. The factors were divided into the time of language acquisition, cognitive factors, affective factors, and socio‐cultural factors, and Deaf adult learners’ characteristics were analyzed according each of the factors. Based on the findings of the analysis, the directions of literacy education programs for Deaf adults were suggested. Particularly in accordance with learners’ characteristic, this study took note of differences from literacy education programs for Deaf children. For the establishment of a literacy education system for Deaf adults, furthermore, the suggestions covered all areas directly related to learners including textbooks, educational activities, education methods, education materials, motivation of learning, and social distance.

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