Teaching and Learning Signed Languages

Amanda T. Boyle, Little Rascals Learning Center Donovan Cresdee, Macquarie University Kerry Daley, Dowling College Jeffrey Davis, University of Tennessee, USAMary-Kate DeLouise, Mary McDowell Friends School Renate Fischer, University of Hamburg, GermanyReiner Griebel, University of Cologne, GermanyJens Hessmann, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, GermanyTrevor Johnston, Macquarie University, AustraliaEmily Kaufmann, University of Cologne, GermanyThomas Kaul, University of Cologne, GermanyDavid McKee, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandRachel McKee, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandAnke Müller, the University of Hamburg, GermanyAnna-Lena Nilsson, Stockholm University, SwedenLynette Pivac, AUT University, New ZealandLiesbeth Pyfers, Pragma, the NetherlandsGary A. Quinn, University of Edinburgh, UKRussell S. Rosen, Columbia University, USAKrister Schönström, Stockholm University, SwedenDavid H. Smith, University of Tennessee, USAKristin Snoddon, Ryerson University, CanadaGraham H. Turner, Heriot-Watt University, UKJames Woodward, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

• PART I: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACTS OF SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING 1. Swedish Sign Language as a Second Language; Anna-Lena Nilsson and Krister Schönström 2. Developing the Deaf World; David McKee and James Woodward 3. Educating the Trainers of British Sign Language Tutors; Gary A. Quinn and Graham H. Turner PART II: INNOVATIONS IN USING DIGITAL TOOLS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING 4. Using Corpus-Based Research to Inform the Teaching of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as a Second Language; Donovan Cresdee and Trevor Johnston 5. Elca – An E-learning Unit for Acquiring Constructed Action; Renate Fischer and Anke Müller 6. Transcription as a Tool for Increasing Metalinguistic Awareness in Learners of German Sign Language as a Second Language; Thomas Kaul, Reiner Griebel and Emily Kaufman PART III: LEARNERS AND CONTEXTS FOR LEARNING 7. Native Language, Target Language and the Teaching and Learning of American Sign Language Vocabulary Russell S. Rosen, Mary Delouise, Amanda Boyle and Kerry Daley 8. Hearing Parents as Plurilingual Learners of ASL; Kristin Snoddon 9. Learner Autonomy in New Zealand Sign Language Interpreting Students; Lynette Pivac 10. Teaching British Sign Language as a Second Language to Deaf Sign Language Users; Jens Hessmann and Liesbeth Pyfers PART IV: ASSESSMENT 11. Formative Assessment for Student Progress and Program Improvement in L2 Sign Language Programs; David H. Smith And Jeffrey E. Davis