Monthly Archives: January 2013

May 2013 Conference in Finland – 1st Int’l Accessibility and Multimodality in Communication Symposium

Posted on January 31, 2013 by lingdept

1st International Accessibility and Multimodality in Communication -symposium A forum for discourse between academia and 3rd sector professionals Symposium dates and venue: 30.–31.5. 2013, Turku, Finland Website: http://tucs.fi/conferences/acmuc2013/ Submission deadline: 1st March, 2013 Notification of acceptance: 2nd April, 2013 Conversation and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – 3rd International Symposium on Sign Language Translation and Avatar Technology

Posted on January 28, 2013 by lingdept

The Third International Symposium  on Sign Language Translation and Avatar Technology [SLTAT 2013] seeks papers on topics relevant to sign language translation and avatar technology such as the ones listed below. Authors are encouraged to submit papers of eight single-spaced … Continue reading →

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Job Announcement for Faculty – ASL at Phoenix College

Posted on January 28, 2013 by lingdept

From: Conference of Interpreter Trainers Subject: Job Posting: Phoenix College   FACULTY – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Phoenix College PHOENIX COLLEGE Phoenix, AZ Employment Opportunity FACULTY – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Job Description Job Title: American Sign Language – Deaf Studies/Interpreter Preparation Programs                       Biweekly … Continue reading →

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Job Announcement for ASL Lecturer II Position at University of New Mexico

Posted on January 25, 2013 by lingdept

From: Conference of Interpreter Trainers Subject: Job Posting: University of New Mexico   LECTURER II: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) University of New Mexico, Department of Linguistics The University of New Mexico Department of Linguistics seeks applications for a full-time Lecturer II position in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 5, 2013 from 12:30 to 1:50 Environmental Literacy and a Sustainable Teaching Practice: Cases from the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Posted on January 25, 2013 by lingdept

The members of the Gallaudet Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Initiative (GSTLI), including our very own Kristin Mulrooney and Miako Rankin, cordially invites you to a campus-wide lecture on: Environmental Literacy and a Sustainable Teaching Practice: Cases from the Scholarship … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Third International Symposium on Sign Language Translation and Avatar Technology

Posted on January 18, 2013 by lingdept

Recent research in the use of 3D virtual human characters, or avatars, to animate sign language promises to provide increased accessibility for deaf people via the Internet on a range of computing devices. In addition, avatars support sign linguistics research, … Continue reading →

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Announcement: TISLR 11 summer school: The Sign Language Researcher’s Toolkit (7-9 July 2013)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by lingdept

original post link: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/summerschool TISLR 11 summer school: The Sign Language Researcher’s Toolkit will be held 7-9 July 2013, immediately preceding the TISLR 11 conference (see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/summerschool). The summer school will provide core theoretical and methodological training on sign language research covering linguistic as … Continue reading →

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Job Announcement for Tenure Track Faculty Position in Linguistics Department, Gallaudet University

Posted on January 18, 2013 by lingdept

Qualifications: 1. Experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching linguistics. 2. PhD in linguistics or closely related field. To be considered for tenure at Gallaudet University, a candidate must possess a terminal degree; outstanding applicants with significant progress toward a terminal … Continue reading →

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