EdSign34

New website!

2011-04-02T10:00:00.000+01:00

We've been working on a new website with our new name ("EdSign Lectures"). It's still under construction, but you can take a look now at https://sites.google.com/site/edsignlectures/. Let us know what you think!

Storytelling in BSL

2011-01-19T12:50:00.003Z

Richard Carter is a Deaf teacher of British Sign Language (BSL) at Elmfield School, Bristol. He is also a well-known storyteller in the UK Deaf community and has performed at many Deaf venues over the past ten years.Presenter: Richard CarterTitle: Storytelling in BSLDate: 23rd February 2011Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pmVenue: Lecture Theatre PLG34, Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education, EH8

£100 prize draw!

2010-11-05T11:20:00.004Z

Calling all deaf people aged 18 - 28 in Scotland! Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are doing a survey to find out about young deaf people's lives. If you are deaf or partially deaf, aged 18 - 28 and you went to school in Scotland, they are asking you to fill in an online questionnaire. The questionnaire is in English and in British Sign Language. Your name will be entered into a £100

The Future of British Sign Language in an Inclusive Scotland

2010-11-05T11:12:00.002Z

Event: The Future of British Sign Language in an Inclusive Scotland Date: 15th November 2010 Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm Venue: The Scottish Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh Catering: Tea, coffee and sandwiches will be provided (free of charge) Support needs: BSL Interpreters, induction loop and infrared systems will be available Download the flyer Who should come? Deaf and Hard of Hearing

BSL Tutors' Vision for Scotland

2010-10-11T13:11:00.000+01:00

Event: Open meeting for BSL Tutors Date: 27th November 2010 Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm Venue: Tayside Deaf Association, 36 Roseangle, Dundee, DD1 4LY Download the flyer “What is the BSL Tutors’ Vision for Scotland?” Are you – · A BSL user? · Teaching BSL in Scotland? Do you want to – · See the future for BSL teachers/tutors in Scotland? · Share your comments/ideas/opinions with other BSL teachers/

Public Engagement Challenge results

2010-10-07T10:00:00.000+01:00

As you may know, EdSign34 was partly funded last year by a grant from the Edinburgh Beltane Beacon for Public Engagement as one of their Pilot Public Engagement Challenge Projects. There were seven entries, and the winner was announced last Wednesday at the Edinburgh Beltane Annual Gathering. Sadly we didn't win, though we were a close runner-up. However, the overall winner was the BSL:UPTAKE

Competition results

2010-10-07T09:16:00.001+01:00

Thanks to everyone who suggested a new name for our group, and all who voted on the suggestions. There were lots of good ideas. We can now announce that the winning name is... EdSign We are currently working on plans for the new session which we will announce as soon as we can. This year we hope to have a majority of Deaf presenters. We have lots of ideas already, but if there are people you

Ladies' Night

2010-09-15T11:58:00.009+01:00

Fundraising event for St Vincent's Centre for the Deaf.Event: Ladies' Night Shopping and Pamper EveningDate: Friday 1st October 2010Time: 7pm - 11pmVenue: Jury's Inn Hotel, Jamaica St, Glasgow (1st floor)Download the flyerJust an email to let you know that St Vincent's centre for the Deaf are holding a Ladies Night to fundraise, A Shopping and Pamper Evening. We are hoping for a big crowd. The

Vote now!

2010-08-31T16:17:00.004+01:00

BSL Cafe, 21st August 2010

2010-08-18T11:37:00.010+01:00

Event: BSL CafeDate: Saturday 21st August 2010Time: 1pm - 6pmVenue: Deaf Action, 49 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3QYBob Duncan from BSL:UPTAKE writes:As well as learning more about how to use the Internet to research issues relating to Deaf people, you can find out more about the proposed BSL Bill for Scotland, and have your say in BSL on camera if you wish; meet the team who are running

Competition!

2010-06-23T16:17:00.015+01:00

Can you help us think of a new name for our group?The EdSign34 lecture series has now come to an end. We hope you have found it useful, interesting and encouraging -- please let us know by filling in our short feedback survey!We are planning to continue on after the summer break, and we need a new name. As it will be 35 years since Mary Brennan's groundbreaking work that gave British Sign

Feedback survey

2010-06-22T10:00:00.002+01:00

Please can you take a few minutes to fill in the feedback survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GX5ZBZS to let us know what you thought of the events in 2010 and how we can improve things for next time. The survey will close at the end of July. Thanks!

Video clips from Onno Crasborn's presentation

2010-05-18T12:21:00.002+01:00

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Onno Crasborn at Heriot-Watt University on 12th May 2010, titled "Deaf views on language politics in the Netherlands", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2321168&id=61012449&l=106b25efca.There is also a selection of film clips below.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6

Deaf views on language politics in the Netherlands

2010-05-07T11:00:00.003+01:00

Onno Crasborn is Associate Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen and holder of the Mary Brennan Memorial Fellowship for 2010 from the Deafness, Cognition and Language (DCAL) research centre at UCL in London.Presenter: Onno CrasbornTitle: Deaf views on language politics in the NetherlandsDate: 12th May 2010Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pmVenue: Business Executive Centre, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS (

Video clips from Emily Nordmann's presentation

2010-05-06T15:30:00.000+01:00

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Emily Nordmann at Moray House, University of Edinburgh, on 5th May 2010, titled "Time of the Signs", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2320058&id=61012449&l=4829c6dbe8.There is also a selection of film clips below.Part 1Part 2Part 3

Time of the signs

2010-05-04T09:00:00.004+01:00

Emily Nordmann is a psycholinguist from the University of Aberdeen. She will tell us about her PhD work on timing of sign language production.Presenter: Emily NordmannTitle: Time of the signs: Investigating the temporal structure of sign language productionDate: 5th May 2010Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pmVenue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)BSL/English

Video clips from David Brien's presentation

2010-04-27T14:00:00.000+01:00

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by David Brien at Queen Margaret University on 21st April 2010, titled "The Past in the Present", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2318648&id=61012449&l=df70119282.There is also a selection of film clips below.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9

The Past in the Present

2010-04-16T15:30:00.002+01:00

David Brien worked at the Deaf Studies Research Unit, University of Durham for over twenty years and was co-director of the Unit with Dr Mary Brennan.Presenter: David BrienTitle: The Past in the PresentDate: 21st April 2010Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pmVenue: Queen Margaret University, EH21 6UU (how to get there)BSL/English Interpreters: Lucy Cole and Yvonne WaddellAll welcome!Download the

Video clips from Donna Jo Napoli's presentation

2010-04-16T15:00:00.000+01:00

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Professor Donna Jo Napoli at Moray House, University of Edinburgh, on 14th April 2010, titled "Symmetry in Sign Language", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2317023&id=61012449&l=0ce671e2d1.There is also a selection of film clips below.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4

Symmetry in Sign Language

2010-04-06T14:43:00.011+01:00

Donna Jo Napoli is Professor of Linguistics at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, and Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Newcastle.Presenter: Prof Donna Jo NapoliTitle: Symmetry in Sign LanguageDate: 14th April 2010Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pmVenue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)BSL/English Interpreters: Lucy Cole and Yvonne WaddellAll

Video clips from Lucy Cole's presentation

2010-03-26T16:40:00.005Z

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Lucy Cole at Heriot-Watt University on 24th March 2010, titled "Manipulative Visual Language", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2313437&id=61012449&l=de792f0102.There is also a selection of film clips below.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10

Manipulative Visual Language

2010-03-20T09:35:00.004Z

Lucy Cole works at Deaf Connections in Glasgow. She will tell us about "Manipulative Visual Language" and how it improves literacy among Deaf adults.Presenter: Lucy ColeTitle: Manipulative Visual LanguageDate: 24th March 2010Time: 7pm - 9pmVenue: Business Executive Centre, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS (how to get there)BSL/English Interpreter: Kyra PollittDownload the

Video clips from Ruth Swanwick's presentation

2010-03-19T11:35:00.000Z

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Dr Ruth Swanwick at Moray House, University of Edinburgh on 10th March 2010, titled "Policy and Practice in Sign Bilingual Education: Development, Challenges and Directions", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2312432&id=61012449&l=0aac5ba78d.There is also a selection of film clips below, and the presentation slides can be seen

Policy and Practice in Sign Bilingual Education

2010-02-16T19:05:00.026Z

Dr Ruth Swanwick is Senior Lecturer in Deaf Education at the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on the use of sign language in the education of deaf children and ways in which this supports language and literacy development.Presenter: Ruth SwanwickTitle: Policy and Practice in Sign Bilingual Education: Development, Challenges and DirectionsDate: 10th March 2010Time: 7pm - 9pmVenue: Godfrey

Video clips from Myriam Vermeerbergen's presentation

2010-02-04T16:44:00.006Z

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Dr Myriam Vermeerbergen at Heriot-Watt University on 27th January 2010, titled "Sign + Gesture = Speech + Gesture?", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2306071&id=61012449&l=41a4c0319a.There is also a selection of film clips below, and the presentation slides can be seen here.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8

Thanks!

2010-02-03T09:45:00.006Z

Thanks to all at the BSL:UPTAKE project who were involved in putting together the video clip on our website explaining who we are and what we do, in BSL. Great job everyone!

CANCELLED: The End of the Deaf Community?

2010-02-03T09:00:00.001Z

This event is cancelled because the presenter is ill.Dr Steve Emery is a researcher at the University of Bristol. He completed his PhD on Citizenship in 2007.Presenter: Dr Steve EmeryTitle: The End of the Deaf Community? Transition in times of genetic legislationAbstractSteve will reveal the findings of a research project on Deaf and hard of hearing people's attitudes to genetics and genetic

Sign + Gesture = Speech + Gesture?

2010-01-18T12:00:00.002Z

Myriam Vermeerbergen is Assistant Professor Flemish Sign Language at the Department of Applied Language Studies, Lessius University College (Antwerp, Belgium) and Affiliated Researcher at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.Presenter: Dr Myriam VermeerbergenTitle: Sign + Gesture = Speech + Gesture?Date: 27th January 2010Time: 7pm - 9pmVenue: Business Executive Centre, Heriot-Watt University, EH14

Feedback survey

2009-12-16T13:00:00.000Z

Please can you take a few minutes to fill in the feedback survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z5SHM98 to let us know what you thought of the events in 2009 and how we can improve things for next time. The survey will close at the end of the year. Thanks!

Video clips from Gary Morgan's presentation

2009-11-20T11:47:00.006Z

Some photos from the EdSign34 open lecture by Professor Gary Morgan at Moray House on 18th November 2009, titled "The importance of access to language: Conversational input and social cognition in deaf infants", are now available at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2292812&id=61012449&l=74de3eb5d3.There is also a selection of film clips below, and the presentation slides can be seen

CANCELLED: BSL Bible Translation Project: Deaf Focus / Feedback Group

2009-11-19T16:07:00.002Z

The BSL Bible Translation Project: Deaf Focus / Feedback Group event which was due to take place on Saturday 21st November has been cancelled due to illness.

Genetic information in BSL

2009-11-17T17:46:00.007Z

Message from Rachel Belk, a PhD student at the University of Manchester:My PhD research study is looking at genetic information in BSL - Deaf people's views on the format of information resources and the specific signs that they prefer and use. The aim is to find out more about the role of translation issues and communication within the barriers that exist in accessing information about genetics,

Getting to Moray House

2009-11-16T09:10:00.002Z

The Moray House School of Education is based at the Holyrood campus of the University of Edinburgh. It is located in the historic heart of Edinburgh and is part of the city's World Heritage site.Location of Moray House campus in EdinburghCampus mapMore maps and information can be found at http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/aboutus/morayhouse

The importance of access to language

2009-11-10T11:59:00.009Z

Professor Gary Morgan is Deputy Director of the DCAL (Deafness Cognition and Language) research centre in London.Presenter: Gary MorganTitle: The importance of access to language: Conversational input and social cognition in deaf infantsDate: 18th November 2009Time: 7pm - 9pmVenue: Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)BSL/English Interpreter: Kyra PollittAll welcome!Download

NATED Scotland launch, 4th December 2009

2009-11-09T14:10:00.007Z

NATED (the National Association for Tertiary Education for Deaf people) is forming a new sub group for Scotland, open to all with an interest in improving the quality and range of provision for deaf students in Scotland.Event: NATED Scotland launchDate: Friday 4th December 2009Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pmVenue: the BRITE Centre, on the campus of Stevenson College in EdinburghMore information at http://

Scottish Deaf Choirs' Festival: photos and video

2009-11-03T21:25:00.016Z

The Scottish Deaf Choirs' Festival 2009 was held in London Road Church, Edinburgh on Sunday 1st November.You can see some photos from the festival at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2290187&id=61012449&l=4bd4c39bbfThere is also a selection of film clips below.Welcome to the festival"How Great Thou Art" by the Edinburgh Signing Choir"Love Grew" by the Edinburgh Signing Choir"When the Saints

Getting to Queen Margaret University

2009-10-26T12:00:00.004Z

Queen Margaret University is easiest to get to by train or bus, although parking is available on campus. To arrive in time for our 6.30pm seminars, take the train to North Berwick and get off at Musselburgh station, right at the campus. The train leaves Haymarket at 6.05pm/ Waverley at 6.12pm and arrives in Musselburgh at 6.17pm. There is a train back to Waverley at 8.45pm.You can also come by

The BSL:UPTAKE project: WIN-WIN? KNOW-KNOW? YES, YES!

2009-10-21T21:26:00.011+01:00

Tessa Padden, Knowledge Exchange Associate, and Bob Duncan, Project Officer on BSL:UPTAKE, will demonstrate features of the website, discuss its potential uses, and explain how we can all benefit from it.Presenters: Tessa Padden and Bob DuncanTitle: The BSL:UPTAKE project: WIN-WIN? KNOW-KNOW? YES, YES!Date: 4th November 2009Time: 7pm - 9pmVenue: Queen Margaret University, EH21 6UU (how to get

BSL Bible Translation Project: Deaf Focus / Feedback Group

2009-10-19T13:53:00.002+01:00

Message from Sally Gallimore at the BSL Bible Translation Project:I have had a look at your blog and wondered if you were aware of the Focus Group meeting that I am trying to organise to take place in Moray House? I would appreciate it if you could put the event on the blog diary please.ThanksSallyPlease let Sally know if you want to go. Her contact details are on the invitation.Download the

Scottish Deaf Choirs' Festival 2009

2009-10-15T15:44:00.005+01:00

"Sing to the Lord, you saints... Praise his holy name"Psalm 30 verse 4Event: Scottish Deaf Choirs' Festival 2009Theme: All Saints' DayDate: Sunday 1st November 2009Time: 3pmVenue: London Road Church, Edinburgh, EH7 5PHJoin deaf and hearing people from all over Scotland to enjoy this unique blend of words, music and sign language!UPDATE: You can see some photos and video clips from the festival at

Deaf children and attachment

2009-10-12T15:20:00.003+01:00

Joanna Downes is a Deaf researcher from Leicester University and a BSL user. She is interested in finding out how deaf children develop their attachment and what is important for them to become securely attached.Presenter: Joanna DownesTitle: Deaf children and attachmentDate: 14th October 2009Time: 7pm - 9pmVenue: Paterson's Land 1.18, Moray House, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)All welcome!Download

External events

2009-10-05T13:47:00.000+01:00

I have created a second Google calendar for 'external events'. Events that might be interesting to the EdSign34 audience will appear on the calendar on the webpage, in a different colour from the seminars. You can choose to add them to your own Google calendar if you have one.

BSL:UPTAKE launch event, 9th October 2009

2009-10-01T12:24:00.006+01:00

Message from Bob Duncan at the BSL:UPTAKE project: We have a limited number of places left at the launch of BSL:UPTAKE at Heriot-Watt on Friday 9 October. Some members of EdSign will already be attending, but as I don't know most of them, I wonder if you could forward this and if any of the others feel this is highly relevant to their work or career plans and would like to attend, maybe they

'Are you having a laugh?' Interpreting humour and small talk in the workplace

2009-09-22T11:04:00.009+01:00

Jules Dickinson is a BSL/ English interpreter employed predominantly in workplace settings. Her work examines the role of sign language interpreters in this domain, focusing specifically on instances of humour and small talk in workplace meetings.Presenter: Jules DickinsonTitle: 'Are you having a laugh?' Interpreting humour and small talk in the workplaceDate: 30th September 2009Time: 7pm -

Getting to Heriot-Watt University

2009-09-21T09:00:00.000+01:00

We use the Business Executive Centre for our seminars at Heriot-Watt. It's not far from the main reception (just past the Edinburgh Business School) and is marked as number 14 on the campus map. Please ask at the main reception if you need any help finding us!Campus mapHeriot-Watt's Edinburgh Campus is located at Riccarton, approximately six miles west of Edinburgh city centre. It is easily

Never miss another seminar!

2009-09-18T11:03:00.000+01:00

With our Google calendar you'll always have the latest information about our events. If you have a Google calendar account, just click on the Google calendar 'plus' icon (at the bottom of the calendar) to add the EdSign calendar to your list of calendars.

FInd us on Facebook!

2009-09-17T11:01:00.000+01:00

Join the EdSign34 group on Facebook and receive invitations to our seminars via your Facebook account.

Faking it or fighting it? Deaf Tutors’ Views on Sign Language Standardisation

2009-05-20T19:00:00.002+01:00

Presenter: Hanna Eichmann Title: Faking it or fighting it? Deaf Tutors’ Views on Sign Language Standardisation Date: 20th May 2009 Time: 7pm Venue: Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS BSL/English Interpreter: All welcome! Download the poster Abstract Whilst it is undisputed that the Deaf communities in countries such as Germany and the UK each use a national sign language to communicate it is

Social Interaction, Simultaneous Interpretation, and Shared Identity

2009-03-18T19:00:00.001Z

Steph Kent is a US nationally-certified interpreter for the Deaf who is currently researching the use of simultaneous interpretation at the European Parliament. Presenter: Steph Kent Title: Social Interaction, Simultaneous Interpretation, and Shared Identity Date: 18th March 2009 Time: 7pm Venue: Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS BSL/English Interpreter: All welcome! Download the poster

Sign language translation - Insights into a new field

2009-01-21T19:00:00.003Z

Presenter: Svenja Wurm Title: Sign language translation - Insights into a new field Date: 21st January 2009 Time: 7pm Venue: Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS BSL/English Interpreter: All welcome! Download the poster Abstract Until now most translation between BSL and English has happened in live situations; typically an interpreter is in the same place with signers and non-signers and

The Achievements of Swedish Deaf Children

2008-12-11T13:00:00.007Z

Olar Hendar is the International Coordinator of the Special Schools Agency for Special Education, Sweden.Karin Angerby is the former Vice Principal of Briggitteschule, Orebro, Sweden.Presenter: Olar Hendar and Karin AngerbyTitle: The Achievements of Swedish Deaf ChildrenDate: 11th December 2008Time: 1pmVenue: Moray House, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)BSL/English Interpreter:

Learning from the Gaelic Language Act

2008-11-26T19:00:00.006Z

Presenter: Wilson McLeodTitle: Learning from the Gaelic Language ActDate: 26th November 2008Time: 7pmVenue: Moray House, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)All welcome!Download the posterAbstractThe Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act came into force in 2006 and established Bòrd na Gàidhlig as a public body which is responsible for the preservation of Gaelic as an official language in

EdSign32 Seminar

2008-01-16T19:00:00.002Z

Presenter: Marc Marschark Title: Date: 16th January 2008 Time: 7pm Venue: BSL/English Interpreter: All welcome!

Mary Brennan Memorial Lecture

2007-06-01T15:00:00.004+01:00

Presenter: Susan FischerTitle: Mary Brennan Memorial LectureDate: 1st June 2007Time: Venue: Moray House, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)All welcome!

Signing away your life: Language in Deaf Communities

2007-04-26T15:00:00.001+01:00

Presenter: Graham Turner Title: Signing away your life: Language in Deaf Communities Date: 26 April 2007 Time: Venue: Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS BSL/English Interpreter: All welcome!

Directional Signs and Meanings in American Sign Language

2006-10-25T19:00:00.003+01:00

Presenter: Title: Directional Signs and Meanings in American Sign Language Date: 25th October 2006 Time: 7pm Venue: Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS BSL/English Interpreter: All welcome!