Claudia Becker
List of John Benjamins publications in which Claudia Becker is involved.
Articles
2021 Challenges and solutions in test adaption: Comparing international experiences with the British Sign Language Production Test (Narrative Skills) Sign Language & Linguistics 24:2, pp. 226–258 | Article
Sign language assessment tools are important for professionals working with DHH children to measure sign language development and competence. Adaptation of an existing test can be a solution when initiating assessment in a sign language community; the adaptation process must adhere to key… read more
2009 Narrative competences of Deaf children in German Sign Language Sign Language & Linguistics 12:2, pp. 113–160 | Article
Hearing children acquire discourse competences like storytelling through everyday interaction and are systematically supported in this process by adults. In contrast, deaf children in Germany often lack appropriate interlocutors with German Sign Language proficiency in family or school. The focus… read more