Storytelling in BSL

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 Carter
Title: Storytelling in BSL
Date: 23rd February 2011
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre PLG34, Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)
BSL/English Interpreters: Kyra Pollitt, Yvonne Waddell

All welcome!

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Video clips from Emily Nordmann's presentation

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.

Time of the signs

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 Nordmann
Title: Time of the signs: Investigating the temporal structure of sign language production
Date: 5th May 2010
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)
BSL/English Interpreters: Kyra Pollitt, Yvonne Waddell, Annelies Klomphaar
BSL/International Sign Interpreter: Clare Canton

All welcome!

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UPDATE: You can see some photos and video clips from the seminar at http://edsign34.blogspot.com/2010/05/video-clips-from-emily-nordmanns.html.

UPDATE: View the slides

Video clips from Donna Jo Napoli's presentation

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.

Symmetry in Sign Language

Donna Jo Napoli is Professor of Linguistics at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, and Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Newcastle.

Presenter: Prof Donna Jo Napoli
Title: Symmetry in Sign Language
Date: 14th April 2010
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)
BSL/English Interpreters: Lucy Cole and Yvonne Waddell

All welcome!

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UPDATE: You can see some photos and video clips from the seminar at http://edsign34.blogspot.com/2010/04/video-clips-from-donna-jo-napolis.html.

Video clips from Ruth Swanwick's presentation

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 here.

Policy and Practice in Sign Bilingual Education

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 Swanwick
Title: Policy and Practice in Sign Bilingual Education: Development, Challenges and Directions
Date: 10th March 2010
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)
BSL/English Interpreter: Kyra Pollitt

All welcome!

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UPDATE: You can see some photos and video clips from the seminar at http://edsign34.blogspot.com/2010/03/video-clips-from-ruth-swanwicks.html.

UPDATE: View the slides

Video clips from Gary Morgan's presentation

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 here.

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

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.

Getting to Moray House

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 Edinburgh
Campus map

More maps and information can be found at http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/aboutus/morayhouse

The importance of access to language

Professor Gary Morgan is Deputy Director of the DCAL (Deafness Cognition and Language) research centre in London.

Presenter: Gary Morgan
Title: The importance of access to language: Conversational input and social cognition in deaf infants
Date: 18th November 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Moray House School of Education, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)
BSL/English Interpreter: Kyra Pollitt

All welcome!

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UPDATE: You can see some photos and video clips from the seminar at http://edsign34.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-clips-from-gary-morgans.html.

UPDATE: View the slides

BSL Bible Translation Project: Deaf Focus / Feedback Group

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.

Thanks
Sally

Please let Sally know if you want to go. Her contact details are on the invitation.

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Deaf children and attachment

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 Downes
Title: Deaf children and attachment
Date: 14th October 2009
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Paterson's Land 1.18, Moray House, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)

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The Achievements of Swedish Deaf Children

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 Angerby
Title: The Achievements of Swedish Deaf Children
Date: 11th December 2008
Time: 1pm
Venue: Moray House, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)
BSL/English Interpreter:

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Learning from the Gaelic Language Act

Presenter: Wilson McLeod
Title: Learning from the Gaelic Language Act
Date: 26th November 2008
Time: 7pm
Venue: Moray House, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)

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Mary Brennan Memorial Lecture

Presenter: Susan Fischer
Title: Mary Brennan Memorial Lecture
Date: 1st June 2007
Time:
Venue: Moray House, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ (how to get there)

All welcome!