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I taught Business Com (and motly multimedia thesis subjects). To level off,   I had to first discuss how Communication may differ with different kinds of people SL - Oral, Oral-Oral, SL-SL, different regional dialects (Oral and SL).  This (hopefully) gave my students an idea  about the differences in   structure  of languages vis-a-vis rules in communicating. I am also not very good in FSL. But in class my students tell me if there is a sentence that I signed and they did not understand.   So we help each other.

Of course I had to go back to basic English grammar. When I explain simple  syntax (S-V, S-V-O), I use  FSL.  I write down the sentences on the board so they see it and I write it in English.  When I explain rules I use FSl, when I interact with students in an activity, I use FSl. I do not check the English grammar when they do reporting in FSL; I do check it when they have something written on thier visual aids. Each week they were required to write letters.  I painstakingly edit them and they re-write it based on my comments.

Looking back, I would want to also see how effective my teaching was.  But I certaintly saw growth in  diligence, the love for reading and sensitivity to the written word among my students.

One of the rules is that when they do a presentation (specially) for Multimedia class, they have to make sure of the correct spelling and follow the rules of the written language.

Currently, I do more admin work (job placements, partnership building). But I still get  a lot of interaction with students (specially graduating ones). Checking on their resumes, job application form is one way I help teach English. In interview seminars, mock interviews we use FSL. But in answering forms,  they have to go back to the rules of the written word.

I hope this helped.

Here is my email: giselle.montero@benilde.edu.ph

#120: giselle - Re: Re: Re:

Few questions madam....

Do you have educ units?

When you were in college... Were English subjects taught using your dialect?

Where there stategies implemented by the teacher to facilitate good and comprehensive understanding of the structure? Did the teacher model and gave examples for every rules?

Maam nakapagturo na po ba kayo ng Deaf sa Elem or Pre school? Salamat po

#120: giselle - Re: Re: Re:

May I just ask... How many Deaf students can make it to the Entrance exam of CSB? out of how? You can use the recent roll of passers... Thanks....