Further Education and Training (FET)

Grade 10

Snapshots

A short story about one Deaf person’s perceptions of different language groups. The Deaf person proudly uses SASL while on an outing in what seems to be a cosmopolitan area, and meets hearing people from various cultural groups during the outing.
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Natasha’s Hearing Aids

A story about Natasha, a ballerina and Deaf hearing aid user. She agrees to do commercial modelling for an agency but when the final photographs and recordings of her appear, she sees that her hearing aids have been edited out...
Learners can enjoy this fictional text that was inspired by true events.
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Obstacles

As alluded to by the title, this poem is about obstacles that a Deaf person experiences, specifically with communication when approaching hearing persons. We trust that learners will enjoy this poem composed and dramatized by a Deaf person who is a published English-language poet and a teacher of the Deaf.
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