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Teaching Deaf learners in multi-grade classes: Perceptions from a rural Mpumalanga special school [PDF]

African Journal of Disability
Background: Teaching Deaf learners in multigrade classes contributes to learning challenges and requires implementation of curriculum differentiation. However, limited South African Sign Language (SASL) proficiency and learning resources hinder inclusive
Margaret Chauke, Raesetja G. Ledwaba, Jacomina M. Motitswe   +2 more
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Hard of hearing learners in a school for the deaf: A case study in the Eastern Cape province [PDF]

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Background: Learners who are hard of hearing (HoH) in the Eastern Cape typically attend special schools for the deaf. Failures in mainstream schools result in learners being placed at a special school where South African Sign Language (SASL) is used as ...
Thabisa P. Ndwandwe, Lavanithum Joseph
doaj   +2 more sources

Learning South African Sign Language as a First Language – The Results of a Sentence Repetition Task

First Language
Previous research on the acquisition of a sign language by deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children has indicated the importance of factors such as chronological age and age of first exposure to the language, the latter being highly variable in populations of DHH children.
Kate Huddlestone, Anne E Baker
exaly   +2 more sources

South African Sign Language (SASL) Place Names

<p>Beyond their pragmatic applications, place names also function as semiotic devices imbued with symbolic value. They facilitate participation in the public space; act as cultural and linguistic artefacts; and serve as sociolinguistic markers.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This collection presents research and related products
Anele Kotoyi, Theodorus Du Plessis, Donovan Wright, Gloria Motshoeneng, Mamotete Mapeshoane, Annemarie Le Roux, Nhlanhla Simelane, Kirsten De Villiers, Sara Siyavoshi, Patrick Sibanda, Emily Matabane, Jani De Lange, Susanna Lombaard, Annalene Van Staden, Chrismi-Rinda Loth   +14 more
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Ethical Practices for Gaining Access for Research with Deaf Communities in South Africa: A Case of South African Sign Language. [PDF]

J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics
Sibanda P, Loth CR, Siyavoshi S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Language policy and nation-building in post-apartheid South Africa. [PDF]

, 2007
PhDWhile not essential, the link between language and national identity is nevertheless often a highly important and salient one, a fact illustrated by the centrality of linguistic concerns in many nationalist discourses throughout the world.
Orman, J, Orman, Jon., Orman, Jon
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A proposed artificial intelligence-based real-time speech-to-text to sign language translator for South African official languages for the COVID-19 era and beyond: In pursuit of solutions for the hearing impaired

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in communication being heightened as one of the critical aspects in the implementation of interventions.
Milka C. Madahana, Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe, Daniel Mayombo, Otis Nyandoro, John Ekoru   +5 more
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South African Sign Language (SASL) Interpreter Portrayal on SABC 1 News Bulletin: What Do Viewers Think?

African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies
Television Sign Language (SL) Interpreters play a vital role in providing the Deaf community with access to information and knowledge in their primary language, Sign Language.
Silindile Ntombela, Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi, Litšepiso Matlosa   +2 more
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The effect of limited sign language as barrier to teaching and learning among Deaf learners in South Africa

South African Journal of Education, 2020
In the study reported on here we investigated the effects of sign language barriers among Deaf learners in special schools for the Deaf and Blind in the Motheo District in the Free State province of South Africa.
Winnie Poelane Ngobeni, Joseph Ramathibela Maimane, Mmushetji Petrus Rankhumise   +2 more
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“Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023
The motivation for this study was the realization that the mantra: “nothing about us without us” is indeed a strong foundation for a better understanding of the learning experiences of learners with a hearing impairment.
Ntsoaki Teresa Mokala , Maximus Monaheng Sefotho   +1 more
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