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Everyday literacies in education: insights from using ‘real literacies’ and the ‘linguistic landscape’ for teaching English to deaf young adults in India

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Everyday literacies in education: insights from using ‘real literacies’ and the ‘linguistic landscape’ for teaching English to deaf young adults in India. / Papen, Uta.
In: Cadernos de Linguagem e Sociedade, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2, 11.07.2023, p. 256-275.

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title = "Everyday literacies in education: insights from using {\textquoteleft}real literacies{\textquoteright} and the {\textquoteleft}linguistic landscape{\textquoteright} for teaching English to deaf young adults in India",
abstract = "In this paper I discuss the experience of two action research projects to develop English literacy teaching for deaf young adults in India, Ghana and Uganda. With a focus on India, I reflect on how we drew on two concepts, {\textquoteleft}real literacies{\textquoteright} (ROGERS, 1999) and {\textquoteleft}linguistic landscapes{\textquoteright} (CONOZ; GORTER, 2008) to design a student-centred and communicative language pedagogy. We used these perspectives to co-create with students a curriculum based on their everyday uses of English. The project sought to empower deaf young people by developing their ability to communicate in English, while also valuing their first language - a sign language – thus offering an additive bilingual education. In the paper, I discuss how students and tutors engaged with the approach. They actively challenged some of our plans and asked for adaptations to our planned lesson activities. I conclude my paper with some thoughts on what to take from our experience with regards to the adaptability and relevance of {\textquoteleft}real literacies{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}linguistic landscapes{\textquoteright} for work with deaf students.",
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