청각장애 특수학교 영어교육 및 보조 도구 실태에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the English curriculum and use of training aid of schools for deaf students, and to find out the needs of teaching and learning of English subject and to examine development of effective English education tools for the students with hearing impairment. First, elementary school, middle school and high school for deaf children had English curriculum: Even if not only teachers but also students cognized needs of English learning to improve life quality of the students in the era of globalization and to expand job opportunity as well as social activities at various kinds of areas, they had difficulties at shortage of English teaching materials and educational tools and teaching methods. The students were not educated according to educational goal of English subject because of shortage of curriculum and learning tools depending upon much difference of individuals and levels of each student. Educational tools for customized and individual education should be developed to help teachers teach English subject and students learn English effectively. Second, computer was found to be the most effective tool for deaf students, and personal English learning contents and word cards, dictionaries and learning program for smart devices should be prepared. The smart devices for the schools were short of contents, and English education contents for deaf students should be developed to teach English effectively. The students thought that effective English education aid tools were computers and smart devices such as smart phone and tab. English education aid tool with smart devices should be developed to teach deaf students having great individual differences in practical and individual way. Third, the government supported smart classroom environment to promote smart education and to make change of learning devices and education materials quickly and to let more than 69% of students keep smart phones: Thus, smart devices became essential items of citizens in modern society. Smart devices could be useful for voice cognition, play of high capacity multimedia contents, user oriented interface and other visual education contents. Therefore, teaching and learning tools should be developed and used under smart learning environment. The study suggested effective English learning for deaf students:First, an in-depth analysis of inconvenience and problem for hearing-impaired students that have difficulty using English teaching aids for normal is needed to develop the user-optimized educational tool. Second, gathering the opinions about accessibility and needs from the perspective of the learners is required prior to develop the English teaching aids and protype based on smart devices for hearing-impaired students. Finally, application of English learning for deaf students should include sign language expression of words in addition to existing dictionary function, movement of articulators for vocalization, and verification of speakers' size of speech and exactness of pronunciation and other mutual reactions. Development of English learning application for deaf students based on smart devices under progress was likely to make use of it for learning of English, Hangul and other foreign languages.