TRAINING PROGRAM: THE COURSE 77 OF SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS (SESSION 9)

On May 03, 2026, Ms. Duong Phuong Hanh - Director of the Center for Research and Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CED) - conducted a training session on Basic Lip-reading for 30 participants, including 12 individuals working in the fields of Education, Healthcare, Social Work, Business, Media, and Arts, and 18 university students and high school students.

Before proceeding to the new module, students were:

- Guided through the translation of their homework exercises: "The Cat and the Mouse," "The Child Riding a Bicycle," and "The Bus."

- Asked to demonstrate the phonetic distinctions—as perceived through "mirror practice"—between the following pairs of words: Há cảo vs. Côn đảo, and Yêu vs. Yếu.

Continuing their journey of mastering sign language, participants of the communication skills class have moved on to an exciting new chapter: lip-reading.

In this session, moving beyond just theory, participants were able to:

- Experience lip-reading firsthand, thereby understanding the significance of visual cues - specifically lip shapes - in communicating with the hearing impaired.

- Practice analyzing key characteristics involved in the formation of lip-reading skills for people with hearing loss.

- Analyze factors that influence the effectiveness of lip-reading for people with hearing loss.

The lip-reading module is one of the three vital components designed to break down communication barriers within the "Skills in communication with people with hearing loss" program (Deaf, Hard of hearing, and Deafened). In the next session, participants will cover the final module: Integrated communication skills with people with hearing loss.

 

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