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A CASE STUDY OF AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE TAUGHT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING

EHRLICH-MARTIN, SUZANNE M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148057666

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2006, EdD, University of Cincinnati, Education : Curriculum and Instruction.
This case study used a mixed-method approach to analyze students’ perceptions of their ability to learn American Sign Language in a videoconferencing-based course and investigated the instructor as a factor which influenced their perceptions of learning American Sign Language in a videoconferencing environment. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted and triangulated with pre-course and post-course surveys, instructor interviews, and observational data. The course was delivered to students in one on-campus classroom and two connecting off-campus sites. Nine students were present in the on-campus classroom; two students attended at one off-campus site and one at the other. A total of twelve students and one instructor participated in the study. Most students were enrolled part-time. All were students in a sign language interpreting program and enrolled as either juniors or seniors at a small urban community college. Students who participated in this study indicated two principal factors which negatively influenced their perceptions of learning American Sign Language via videoconferencing: (1) problems related to interaction and (2) technical difficulties. This study also discusses a number of other factors which influenced students’ perceptions. The study found that the inadequate technology, along with the primarily teacher-centered style of teaching, the absence of appropriate turn-taking and conversational strategies, and insufficient visual presence, negatively influenced students’ perceptions of their ability to learn American Sign Language in a videoconferencing setting. The central findings are supported using Moore’s Theory of Transactional Distance (Chen, 2001).
Dr. Janet Bohren (Advisor)
122 p.
Education, Technology
american sign language; videoconferencing; instructional methodologies; distance education; curriculum design; students' perspectives

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  • EHRLICH-MARTIN, S. M. (2006). A CASE STUDY OF AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE TAUGHT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148057666

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • EHRLICH-MARTIN, SUZANNE. A CASE STUDY OF AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE TAUGHT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148057666.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • EHRLICH-MARTIN, SUZANNE. "A CASE STUDY OF AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE TAUGHT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148057666

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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