English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers teach English for deaf students
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rights to get education and access to learn English. However, they need
support and specific accommodation designs according to their abilities.
Teaching English to deaf students is still a problem and varies based on
the situation. Therefore, this research aims at describing how English
teachers teach deaf students, what problems teachers face in teaching
English for deaf students, and the strategies they use. The method used
in this research was qualitative, while the subject was English teachers.
The instruments used to collect the data for this research were
observation, interview and documentation. Besides, the data were
analyzed using the qualitative data analysis procedures by Yin (2011).
The results indicated that there were several problems faced by EFL
teachers in teaching the deaf students. It can be categorized into linguistic
and nonlinguistic. Likewise, each strategy is implemented based on the
problems and depends on the teachers’ teaching experiences. It is
suggested to provide an extensive training program for English teachers
and facilitate the learning media to get the success of teaching and
learning process for the deaf students.
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