English teachers’ awareness and the selected methods when teaching foreign language to deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) learners

Abstract

Teaching English to deaf and hard of hearing learners often occurs as demanding and challenging task for the teachers. It is known that deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) learners differ from hearing pupils and need introducing various specific teaching strategies, methods and techniques in order to facilitate both learning and teaching and make such processes more effective. Moreover, the teachers must be prepared to teach such students and be aware of their strengths and weaknesses. That is why the paper focuses on the mainstream English teachers’ awareness of the DHH learners’ specific educational needs and discover the specific teaching methods when teaching English to deaf and hard of hearing students.