Sign Languages In Higher Education
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| Region | South Moravian Region |
|---|---|
| Title of the Programme | CZ07 - Scholarship Programme |
| Title of the Project | Sign Languages In Higher Education |
| Project Website | |
| Number of the Project | NF-CZ07-ICP-3-229-2015 |
| Project Promoter |
Středisko Teiresiás Masarykovy univerzity |
| Name of Norwegian Partner(s) |
Hogskolen i Oslo og Akershus |
| Objective of the Project |
Czech and Norwegian experts in sign language linguistics and deaf studies, both hearing and deaf, joined together to create a think tank based on two different cultural frameworks and shared their experience and know-how in studying, analysing, describing, and teaching Czech and Norwegian sign languages as communication tools used in higher education and professional careers. They compared the existing lexicographic tools and grammar descriptions of Czech and Norwegian sign languages, eliciting common signs and developing terminology needed for scientific purposes, assessed the role of the International Sign system for European communication and mobility of the deaf, and published descriptions of basic vocabulary recommended for the International Sign system. Training programs for sign language interpreters and translators was thoroughly discussed, compared to other existing ones, and good practices was transferred into the Czech curriculum. |
| Approved grant |
1 186 884,90 CZK / 44 788 € |
| Project Duration | Start date: 01.07.2015, End date: 30.06.2016 |