Abstract:

Natural human languages are divided into two categories: auditory spoken languages that use sounds and visual sign languages that use gestures. Turkish Sign Language TSL is a language that extends back a long time and has a unique language structure. This article which the information is presented as short information and which is supported by the studies from different fields due to the limited sources within the scope of Turkish Sign Language course aims to both inform academicians and students who study in education field about the historical and current studies of Turkish Sign Language and contribute to sign language courses. To enable deaf children to access TSL early as possible is significant for the language, cognitive and social development of these individuals. Giving TSL education by the teachers who has received pedagogical formation education and raising awareness about the TSL and deaf community in all parts of society

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