English as a Foreign Language for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners: Teaching Strategies and Interventions

This book outlines best practice and effective strategies for teaching English as a foreign language to D/deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students. Written by a group of researchers and experienced practitioners, the book presents a combination of theory, hands-on experience, and insight from DHH students.

The book brings together a variety of tried and tested teaching ideas primarily designed to be used for classroom work as a basis for standby lessons or to supplement courses. Placing considerable emphasis on practical strategies, it provides educators and practitioners with stimulating ideas that facilitate the emergence of fluency and communication skills. The chapters cover a wide range of interventions and strategies including early education teaching strategies, using sign -bilingualism in the classroom, enhancing oral communication, speech visualization, improving pronunciation, using films and cartoons, lip reading techniques, written support, and harnessing writing as a memory strategy.

Full of practical guidance grounded in theory, the book will be a useful resource for English teachers and all those involved in the education of deaf and hard of hearing learners across the world; including researchers, student teachers, newly qualified teachers, school supervisors, and counsellors.

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.