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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt'>Hi Sergio,</span></font></b></strong><font size=6><span
style='font-size:24.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Continued… </span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>In
addition, a distinction should be made between communicative proficiency and
academic proficiency. Communicative proficiency refers to the ability to
use a language for ordinary everyday purposes whereas academic proficiency
refers to the ability to engage in the language of classroom discourse and
school/academic texts (English, Math, Sciences…).</span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>I
won’t talk about communicative proficiency. I will focus on
academic proficiency. The hearing children who use the majority language
learn to share the same language (a written form and a spoken form). They
learn another minority language. They try to figure out and observe in
order to share two different languages between a written majority form and a
written minority form. Also they try to listen and read directly the same
minority language between<span class=GramE> a</span> written
minority form and a spoken minority form. </span></font></b><font size=6><span
style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>There
are several types of bilingualism. The most important difference is
between balanced bilingualism and unbalanced bilingualism.</span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Balanced
bilingualism refers to </span></font></b><b><font size=6 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>equal proficiency
in two languages</span></font></b><b><font size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>. The situation of real balanced bilingualism is rare in the
world. Unbalanced bilingualism refers to good proficiency in a
language and less proficiency in another one. The real situation of the
unbalanced bilingualism is common in the world. <span class=grame>For
example, the Canadian students who learn English and French at school.</span>
They often have more abilities in the majority language than in the
minority language. This is an example of unbalanced bilingualism<span
class=grame>... </span></span></font></b><font size=6><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Remember
that 90% of the deaf children have hearing parents. That is an
important factor. Most Deaf children who have severe or profound
hearing loss can barely get by in their language. They begin
learning the minority sign language at school and they also begin reading the
majority language at the same time. They OFTEN refuse to read it for a
long time. Why such refusal? Because the signed form and the
written majority form do not share the same language. If Deaf children
learn their same minority sign language through a Sign Writing form and a
signed form, they may accept to develop and accept reading Sign Writing.
Once they master their sign language knowledge and their SW knowledge, they
may trust and accept the majority language. They try to figure
out and observe to share two different languages between a SW form and a
written majority form based on academic texts. But, Deaf children cannot
hear a spoken form and cannot sound out a spoken or written majority
form. If Deaf children learn using <span class=GramE><span class=grame>medias</span></span>
with or without closed captions, the signed form and the written majority form do
not share the same language based academic texts. Remember that
unbalanced languages are common in the world. If they do not know
Sign Writing, they must struggle with their life in the world because they are
only skilled in using a sign language (communicative proficiency) and they are
limited to read and to write the majority language. If they know how to
use Sign <span class=GramE>Writing</span> for reading and writing, they
are skilled in using sign language (communicative proficiency) and in
reading and writing Sign Writing (academic proficiency). Maybe, they are
less fluent in reading and writing a majority language because of
unbalanced bilingualism. Therefore they must fight for their human rights using
the SW for a job in the </span></font></b><b><font size=6 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ever-changing </span></font></b><b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>society.</span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SW tools
are beneficial to Deaf children. SW enables them<span class=GramE>
to</span> discover the world with more autonomy by choosing either a SW
form or a written majority form. Because having a SW knowledge (<span
class=SpellE><span class=spelle>metalinguistic</span></span>) makes everything
more accessible. It is easier to observe, analyze, <span class=GramE>compare</span>
two different languages based on academic texts. If they do not know
a SW, they are dependent on others, e.g. they often have to ask new
words/unknown words to their teachers who may lose patience over
this. If using <span class=GramE>medias</span>, Deaf children who never
learned a SW often have to ask questions because they are unable to be
autonomous and<u> </u><span class=SpellE>indepedent</span> people. </span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'> Regards</span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-weight:bold'> André</span></font></b><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-fareast-font-family:
SimSun'> owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Sergio Ribeiro<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 26 janvier 2007 11:34<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [sw-l] SignWriting
Article</span></font><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello friends,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am writing article about signwriting use
in deaf class, this article will be to the new Magazine. But here in Brazil
many peoples, teacher and linguistics, disagree if writing sign languages is
really important or necessary, because today we have another medias like DVD,
CD-ROM, etc, using video format. What you think about and Deaf members of DAC
have what point of view ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I want to write this more specific is
possible !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My article title is “SignWriting
– Why not ?”. I will explain about sign language history, Stokoe
studies and notation, person of the pass that say about sign writing possible
like Itard, Bebian and Alexander Graham Bell. But most important point is using
sign language at moment, now. Who are using ? Is signwriting great toll for
teaching deaf in new approach, bilingual approach ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I will be many thankful to see your opinion
! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Sergio Ribeiro</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Centro
Educacional <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Cultura Surda</st1:PersonName></span></font></b><font
color=red><span style='color:red;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=PT-BR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;mso-ansi-language:
PT-BR;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://www.culturasurda.com.br/"><span
lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-weight:normal'>www.culturasurda.com.br</span></a></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 color=red face=Arial><span lang=PT-BR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:red;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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