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DEAFVOC CURRICULA: RESULTS AND EXPERIENCES

Klagenfurt, Austria 19th November 2010

Ulla Aunola. M.A. Counsellor of Education

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Finnish National Board of Education in Helsinki

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Finnish National Board of Education

Timo Lankinen, Director General

www.minedu.fiMinistry of Education

www.edu.fithe Finnish education portal information in Finnish, Swedish and English

www.oph.fiFinnish National Board of Educationinformation in Finnish, Swedish and English

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Role of the FNBE in VET Prepares the National qualification requirements for

VET > core curricula

Decides on the learning outcomes of the studies and their assessment and determines some other provisions for VET in the qualification-specific national requirements

Evaluates nationally learning outcomes

Supports and develops nationally important aims in close co-operation with the providers and working life

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From DeafVoc 1 to DeafVoc 2

Continuation with results – to new partners

The main task in DeafVoc1: model for curricula in language teaching for deaf students in vocational training

Booklet was finished 2006

The basis was the ”Finnish type of writing curricula” (was it a good solution?)

To encourage common thinking: curriculum is important

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Content of the Deaf Voc1 booklet

Curriculum Sign Language as a mother tongue

Written Language as a second language for the deaf

> Language variaton according the country

Teacher´s guide (methods, principles)

In DeafVoc2 > adaptation, implementation of the curricula models, if possible

Teaching material, consulting ( > Slovenia, Ireland)

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Was it easy to implement?

An inquiry of curricula implementation – summer 2010

Slovenia took a lot of measures!

The start/introduction was in March 2009 in ”Ljubljana meeting” – School of the deaf

Ireland: the topic was not so relevant

Notice! Every country has it´s own character:

> The Status of Sign Language in laws

> Educational System – role of curriculum

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Experiences from Slovenia

Curricula were translated and modified – Slovenian adaptation

Will be passed Scientific Board of the National Education (approvment or rejection?)

The goal: to take into use in Institute of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ljubljana (also High School for adults)

Already a decision: Second Foreign Language is an alternative > negotations of Slovenian Sign Language?

Could primary schools enable the possibility?

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Some details of the feedback

Can be used at all levels in vocational but also in primary education > was useful! > 30 students

Slovenian modification: more modern information and communication technology

Biggest difference (betw. Finnish and Slovenian)= Sign Language is possible only at the High School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing – not in primary education

Some differences within the content

Written language to the deaf was not so in the focus

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What do the deaf students need?

Larger tolerance toward using of Sign Language

New teaching and communication technology (University of Maribor supported in many ways)

Instruction in SL in the Schools and Institutes

Motivation – self esteem

Goal = to be capable at the end of education to work and community

> To enable better, easier and more effective education for deaf

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THANK YOU!