Different Opinions on Education of the Deaf – the Objectives of Different Communication Approaches

Abstract

In order to understand the objectives of different communication approaches in education of deaf, 81 articles were searched and screened from Chinese Journal of Special Education, Journal of Special Education, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, and Child Language Teaching & Therapy with an evidence-based research path. After analyzing the 81 articles about 6 commonly used communication approaches in deaf education, the limitation of relevant articles was found. Result shows that a systematic and comprehensive introduction of different communication approaches in deaf education hasn’t been payed enough attention. Single communication approach has its restriction, and many communication approaches are interrelated and interactive, so it is necessary to effectively use multiple communication approaches in education of deaf. It is important to find a balance between different communication approaches in education of deaf in further research.