Teaching English to DHH in Inclusive Secondary School Classroom : Teacher Experience

TÓTHOVÁ, Lenka and Jitka SEDLÁČKOVÁ. Teaching English to DHH in Inclusive Secondary School Classroom : Teacher Experience. In ESSE Conference, 29 August-2 Septemberm 2022, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. 2022.

Basic information

• Original name: Teaching English to DHH in Inclusive Secondary School Classroom : Teacher Experience
• Authors: TÓTHOVÁ, Lenka and Jitka SEDLÁČKOVÁ.
• Edition: ESSE Conference, 29 August-2 Septemberm 2022, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 2022.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50302 Education, special
• Country of publisher: Germany
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
• Keywords in English: accessibility; learners with special educational needs; inclusive education; teacher education

Abstract

With the recent shift towards inclusive education in the Czech Republic, an increasing number of teachers encounter or will encounter DHH in their regular classes. The case of foreign language education, at the same time, differs from other school subjects in many respects, for example in the types of interaction it contains. The paper presents the experiences of teachers of English as a Foreign Language who worked with DHH students included in regular Czech secondary schools. The core of the paper presents the experiences shared by the interviewed teachers with regard to the support and information they received from their schools and other institutions, the everyday classroom experience including the communication with the students, the teaching approaches, the necessary accommodations, and so on. Sharing experiences of teachers is understood as particularly helpful to identify examples of good practice, support English teachers who meet DHH learners in their classes as well as inform teacher educators and representatives of various institutions about the types and kinds of support that would be useful to prepare and accompany teachers in such situations.

Links

• MUNI/A/1479/2021, interní kód MU: Name: Paradigms, strategies and developments - English linguistics and translation II

Investor: Masaryk University