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Background:
• Understanding how language develops in children who are learning two languages can provide a better understanding of language development in general.
• There is an abundant amount of research regarding language skills of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (d/hh); however, it is unclear if researchers are using a similar definition when describing the characteristics of bimodal/bilingualism.
• Bimodal bilingualism is the use of both an oral language and a sign language, which in the U.S. often includes the ability to perceive and produce both American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken and/or written English.

Purpose:
• The purpose of this study was to examine if there is a consistent operational definition of bimodal bilingualism, specifically English and ASL within scholarly journals related to the field of Deaf Education.

Publication Date

2021

Publisher

College of Education and Health Professions Honors Program

City

Fayetteville

Keywords

Expanded Literature Review

Disciplines

Communication Sciences and Disorders | First and Second Language Acquisition | Speech and Hearing Science

Comments

Advisor:

Lisa Bowers, Ph.D.

Bimodal and Bilingual: Language Characteristics of ASL and English Users in Deaf Education

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