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  <Title>A Tutor for Teaching English as a Second Language for Deaf Users of American Sign Language</Title>
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7 Conclusions
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    <Paragraph position="0"> It seems clear to us that the difficulties faced by deaf learners of written English require the development of such a tool as the one we envision. Direct, personalized interaction in a non-threatening (non-human) package, coupled with constructive input in the form of specific example utterances that address issues the student is currently learning, could go a long way toward bringing satisfactory English literacy within reach of the deaf population. Moreover, its general-purpose goals, stretching beyond this particular target audience of users, could make it a very useful tool for any language classroom.</Paragraph>
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