청각장애아동 부모의 청력상태에 따른 청각장애학생과의 의사소통양식 선호 성향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the communication styles preferred by the parents with deaf children according to presence or absence of hearing and to provide some data needed to establish the communication support system for deaf children. Seven particular cases were selected, and the parents were interviewed in-depth individually with the interview recorded. They were asked to specify their responses to certain items on a questionnaire as the situation wanted. The data were used to individually interview the parents in-depth again. The interviews were analyzed qualitatively, and the analysis results were classified according to the research goals as follows: First, it was investigated what were the communication styles preferred by the hearing parents and deaf parents with deaf children. As a result, most of them followed the ones their parents used. Second, it was investigated what were the communication styles preferred by the hearing parents and deaf parents with deaf children according to the age of the children. As a result, the younger their children were, the more non-verbal communication styles such as gestures they used. As the children went to school, they started verbal communication in sing language, conversation by writing, and speech. Third, it was investigated what were the communication styles preferred by the hearing parents and deaf parents with deaf children according to the severity of the children's hearing impairment. As a result, the severer hearing impairment their children had, the more non-verbal communication styles such as gestures and facial expression they used.