LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT FOR DEAF AND/OR HARD OF HEARING (D/HH) STUDENTS IN INCLUSIVE CLASS

Abstract: Dealing with deaf and or hard hearing (D/HH) students is not an easy task for teachers of inclusive class. One of the difficulties emerged is driven when teacher has to cope with assessment for both hearing and non hearing students who happen to be in the same class. Another thing that triggers the confusion is that language classroom usually integrates all four skills into the sessions. It means that speaking, among others, will be there to assess if thorough assessment is to take. The problem raised is then on how the D/HH students be assessed due to their condition. In regards with that concern, this paper will then address the issue of language assessment best practiced for inclusive class to shed a light in the language teaching and learning in that particular setting. The proposed assessment in this paper will somehow take some specific characteristic of the students into account so that the assessment will bring no discrimination for the students with disability. Keywords: assessment, D/HH student