26.3582, Qs: Teaching linguistics to students with disabilities

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Subject: 26.3582, Qs: Teaching linguistics to students with disabilities

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:08:31
From: Kenji Oda [koda100 at syr.edu]
Subject: Teaching linguistics to students with disabilities

 
I am teaching introductory linguistics courses at Syracuse University, and I am trying to prepare my courses accessible for those who have various disabilities.

It is not clear to me how ''core'' sub-fields of linguistics (e.g., phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) are can be taught to those with visual/auditory impairment, as they are loaded with rather unusual symbols and diagrams. Also I use LaTex/Beamer for some of my lecture slides, and I realized that some of the characters produced by LaTeX may not be read by text-to-speech programs.

I would like to know how you (either as a learner with disabilities or as a teacher who had students with disabilities) overcame if you have had any of these difficulties.

I would also like to solicit any anecdotes and tips regarding this issue.

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Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics



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