Sign it in; sign it out, up and down the Caribbean: Preparing the deaf for CSME

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dc.contributor.authorBobb-Alleyne-Dann, Joan
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-16T19:37:52Z
dc.date.available2010-04-16T19:37:52Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study compared signs for words that are distinctly Caribbean, and investigated the perspectives of educators of the Deaf on the differences in signs among the islands. The findings indicate that the limits that characterize individual island signs preclude fluent communication among the Deaf from different islands. I propose that signs for words that are distinctly Caribbean need to be standardized and documented to facilitate effective communication and participation in the Caribbean Single Market and Economyen
dc.identifier.citationBobb-Alleyne-Dann, J. (2008). Sign it in; sign it out, up and down the Caribbean: Preparing the deaf for CSME. In L. Quamina-Aiyejina (Ed.), Reconceptualising the agenda for education in the Caribbean: Proceedings of the 2007 Biennial Cross-Campus Conference in Education, April 23-26, 2007, School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago (pp. 47-52). St. Augustine, Trinidad: School of Education, UWI.en
dc.identifier.isbn978-976-622-001-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/6643
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSchool of Education, UWI, St. Augustineen
dc.subjectLanguage educationen
dc.subjectSign languageen
dc.subjectCaribbeanen
dc.titleSign it in; sign it out, up and down the Caribbean: Preparing the deaf for CSMEen
dc.typeBook chapteren

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