FEATURES OF BILINGUAL APPROACH APPLICATION IN SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR DEAF IN UKRAINE

All levels of the deaf educational system in Ukraine demonstrate the gradual development of humanitarization and humanization in terms of compliance with international standards for observing rights in the application of the national sign language, positive experience in using bilingual educational programs with the active usage of the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian sign language. The features of application the bilingual approach are supported by documents of the regulatory framework (the Law “On Education”, Regulations on a special school and educational rehabilitation centre). Appropriate in this context is the development of key competences during the schooling of deaf students who recognize and use the skills of the deaf in sign language. Sign-speaking communicative competence is considered as the key competency, presented in modern development. The content aspect of sign-speaking communicative competence development is discovered on the example of “Dialogue speech development” is revealed and a wide range of language competences is presented. The practical implementation in the activities of special institutions, individual pedagogical workers who own Ukrainian Sign language (USL), representatives of public organizations as the Ukrainian Deaf Society, The Association of Deaf Educators who promote the implementation of bilingualism, since they are based on the achievements of two languages, that are considered not as a problem, an obstacle, but as a resource for enrichment, taking into account the compensatory capabilities, abilities of each deaf student are presented. The presented complexity is reflected in the educational standards of the New Ukrainian School, which are being implemented in Ukraine.

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