Date: 14/08/2015 – 15/08/2015
Thanks to the support of the U.S. Consulate General for Hong Kong and Macau, the Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies is honored to invite three distinguished scholars in the field of Neurolinguistics and Deaf Education – Dr. David Corina (University of California – Davis), Dr. Christopher Kurz (Rochester Institute of Technology) and Dr. Susan Lane-Outlaw (Metro Deaf School – St. Paul, Minnesota) to conduct a series of public seminars on 14 & 15 August 2015 to address how sign language, sign bilingualism and visual learning could benefit children”s development in practical education situations, with support from research evidence. The two-day seminar series are tailored for different audiences to ensure the best experience. Details as follows:
| 14 August 2015 (Friday) | |
| Venue | Lecture Theatre 2, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Target audience | Teachers and professionals |
| Language | English and American Sign Language (Interpretation in Hong Kong Sign Language and Mandarin available) |
| Schedule | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Opening (Handout) |
| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Deafness, Signed Languages and Cochlear Implants (Handout) Dr. David Corina |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Optimizing conceptual understanding and literacy development of deaf students by using sign language and advanced technology (Handout) Dr. Christopher Kurz & Dr. Susan Lane-Outlaw |
| 15 August 2015 (Saturday) | |
| Venue | Lecture Theatre 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Target audience | Parents, the Deaf and the general public |
| Language | English and American Sign Language (Interpretation in Hong Kong Sign Language and Cantonese available) |
| Schedule | |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | Programme Introduction (Handout) |
| 9:30 am – 11:00 am | Sign Languages and Bilingualism: Scientific Developments and Emerging Opportunities (Handout) Dr. David Corina |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | How visual language and visual learning support early language and cognitive development (Handout) Dr. Christopher Kurz & Dr. Susan Lane-Outlaw |
Please see abstracts of the seminars at this link
Dr. David Corina also conducted a Departmental Linguistics seminar on 18 August 2015, co-organized with the Centre and the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, CUHK. Details as follows:
| 18 August 2015 (Tuesday) | |
| Venue | Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English (Interpretation in Hong Kong Sign Language available) |
| Title | Signed, Spoken Languages and Human Actions: Implications for a Neural Model of Human Language (Handout) Dr. David Corina |