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标题：Exploratory Action Research: Teaching EFL Vocabulary to Deaf Students through the Use of Visual Aids
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作者：Nicole González-Reyes ; Pamela Ibáñez-Acevedo ; María-Jesús Inostroza-Araos 等
期刊名称：Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal
印刷版ISSN：0123-4641
出版年度：2021
卷号：23
期号：1
页码：94-116
DOI：10.14483/22487085.16125
语种：English
出版社：Facultad de Ciencias y Educación de la Universidad Distrital, Bogotá Colombia
摘要：In Chile, the 2015 Decree 83 from the Ministry of Education demands curriculum adaptations to ensure that students with special learning needs fully develop their skills by being included into the mainstream classroom. However, little information can be found regarding deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) students in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Therefore, this qualitative Exploratory Action Research (EAR) aims to explore the contribution of using visual aids in the EFL classroom for teaching written vocabulary to five D/HH students from a public school in Chile. Two multitask tests were conducted before and after the intervention to assess the performance of the students on recalling vocabulary, and a semi structured interview was carried out to identify the students’ perspectives regarding visual aids and EFL learning. While the performance test showed inconclusive results, the students’ perspectives on the use of visual aids were positive. These findings are relevant to provide insights into the challenges these students face and the importance of Sign Language and visual aids to create an effective environment for inclusive teaching practices.