A look at teacher training programmes in the education of children with hearing impairment in
Nigeria
                     Lecture 9:

                 Lesson objectives:
 As a result of instruction, students will:
 - Become aware of training programmes for special education students in Nigerian Universities
 - Compare these with training programmes in deaf education in students’ own countries
 - describe shapes and objects in ASL

University of Jos programmes:
§special education and rehabilitative services
§Trains teachers in the field of deaf education, visually impaired education and learning
disabilities
§Has a B.Ed programme which is 4 years
§Has a Diploma programme which is 2 years
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          University of Ibadan:
§Has degree programmes in deaf education; speech therapy; and audiology
§Students in deaf education must have a teaching subject, example: Special Education(H/I)/English
§3 month internship for students before completion of programme
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        University of Calabar:
 - General Special education + teaching subject
 - Does not have specific area specialization like deaf education, visually impaired education, etc
 - 3 month Internship for students, but in any school of choice: public or special schools

Federal College of Special Education, Oyo
 - 3 year certificate programme in special education
 - first and only special education college in sub-sahara Africa
 - has programme in all areas of special needs
 - deaf education students must have a teaching subject

               Kaduna Polytechnic
 -Offer 1 year certificate programme in special education
 - 2 year Diploma in special education
 - 2 year Higher diploma in special education
 - 3 year NCE special education. Students must have a teaching subject (NCE in Nigeria is 3 years
because students spend 2 semesters on internship)

                       Break:
            7 minute short break


Practices in ASL: Classifiers for describing Objects
                 Lesson from video