First day

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September 22

It was my first class as a hearing teacher working with deaf students.They were so curious to know the meaning and use of many English expressions that they see on magazines, Internet and television. Fortunately,a special educator who was my student some years ago, accepted being my interpreter.It was very interesting because she helped me a lot and also gave me some strategies to have a better communication with deaf people. Aspects like the rythm and amount of the information given, the location of the teacher and the use of Spanish as a supporting written language have taken a different methodological perspective for me. Although I had designed a " reading" diagnostic test for my deaf students, I realized that it would be necessary to change the focus of my research project because they just need to start their English acquisition process. They are like little children " discovering" a new language.