Frances Nazloo

July 5, 2022 (Edited: March 8, 2024)

Teaching Philosophy

American Sign Language students learn from their teachers' teaching methods

through direct instruction, theme-based instruction, and bilingual education using small,

non-traditional classrooms. They can learn their immersion in their new target language

with ASL and sometimes use everyday language. It could be their home language and

English. All three teaching methods are immersion and direct to the target language. Later,

they can use two languages easily.

The Direct Method, page 631

The classroom would be designed U-shaped, using eye contact all the time, pictures,

and media technology; they can bring their favorite photos or illustrations. They use ASL as

their new target language.

Theme-based Instruction, page 639

The classroom uses Theme-based instruction after learning a new target language in

ASL. They can bring updated events around the world. They will increase their knowledge

of their ASL skill and create a debate team. A small classroom benefits them because they

can immerse themselves in building new knowledge by scaffolding. Interpersonal skills are

essential.
Bilingual Education, page 628

The students use bilingual education in various schools, especially for other people’s

home countries who have moved to the USA. They must learn English because everything is

written and read in English. For example, a group of Deaf people in their 20s moved to

Texas and attended community college. They know their home language, LSM, and they

follow a community college that offers ASL classes rather than treating them like ESL

(English as a second language class). They can better understand their gestures and have

similar linguistic rules. They will be able to communicate ASL between LSMs easily. They

can get the chance to learn to read and write in English.

In the summary of the three teaching methods, students will learn in their target

language and be able to use both languages after immersion and in a small classroom. They

will use AHL for effective communication.

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Nurturing writing proficiency through theme-based ... (n.d.).

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1065714.pdf

Visual Language and Visual Learning Follow this publisher. Create a flipbook. (2012, October
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