In response to requests from various universities and academic institutions, Sign Language Linguistics courses have been coordinated as part of the SiLLR projects since 2013 under the auspices of The Nippon Foundation. Part of the costs for offering the courses may also be covered by us. Please contact kougi@minpaku.ac.jp for details.
Examples of the courses (credited or non-credited) coordinated include:
We would also try to meet specific requests as well, including the arrangements of JSL-Japanese and/or English-Japanese interpretations.
| Event／Lecturer(s) | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Course offered as "Jimbun Kagaku no Kadai: Sentan Kenkyu no Seika o Shiru -- Shuwa no Sekai o Tansaku-Suru (The issues of Humanities: The Outcomes of Advanced Researches -- Explore the World of Sign Language)" A relay lecture series coordinated by TAGUCHI Yoshihisa Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Chiba University | Fall Semester, 2021 |
| Lecture for a JSL interpretation training course coordinated by Nara-Ken Chokaku Shogaisha Kyokai (Nara Association of the Deaf) HARA Daisuke (Toyota Technological Institute) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Nara-Ken Shakai Fukushi Sogo Center (Nara Prefecture General Center of Welfare) | March 13, 2022 |
| Event／Lecturer(s) | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Course offered as Liberal Arts Studies “Japanese Linguistics: The World of Sign Language and Sign Languages of the World” A relay lecture series coordinated by KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (SiLLR) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Osaka University | Second Semester,2020 |
| Event／Lecturer(s) | Where | When | Audience | Language(s) Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course offered as Liberal Arts Studies “Japanese Linguistics: The World of Sign Language and Sign Languages of the World” A relay lecture series coordinated by KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (SiLLR) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Osaka University | Second Semester,2019 | Students in all years (about 100 students) | Japanese, JSL |
| Event／Lecturer(s) | Where | When | Audience | Language(s) Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course offered as Liberal Arts Studies “Japanese Linguistics: The World of Sign Language and Sign Languages of the World” A relay lecture series coordinated by KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (SiLLR) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Osaka University | Second Semester,2018 | Students in all years (about 100 students) | Japanese, JSL |
Invited Scholar*: Deborah CHEN-PICHLER (Gallaudet University, USA, May 17 - July 20, 2017)
*If you are interested in having a guest lecture given by our invited scholar(s), please contact us with details.
| Event／Lecturer(s) | Where | When | Audience | Language(s) Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture for teachers of the Deaf Schools and classes for the Hearing-impaired at main-stream schools in Tokyo HARA Daisuke (Toyota Technological Institute / National Museum of Ethnology) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Katsushika Deaf School in Tokyo | July 22, 2017 | School teachers (about 20 participants) | Japanese |
| Course offered as Liberal Arts Studies “Japanese Linguistics: The World of Sign Language and Sign Languages of the World” A relay lecture series coordinated by KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (SiLLR) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Osaka University | Second Semester,2017 | Students in all years (about 100 students) | Japanese, JSL |
| ‘Myths and Truths about Sign Language Acquisition’ (plus short interactive presentation on ‘Life at Gallaudet University’) Deborah Chen Pichler (Gallaudet University, USA / National Museum of Ethnology, Japan） |
International Christian University | May 25, 2017 | Department Graduate student | English American Sign Language |
| Language learning by eye and by ear: Bimodal language development Deborah Chen Pichler (Gallaudet University, USA / National Museum of Ethnology, Japan） Details in Japanese [The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies] |
Keio University | June 17, 2017 | The general public | English Japanese (interpretation) American Sign Language Japanese Sign Language(interpretation) |
| ‘Learning a Sign Language’ Deborah Chen Pichler (Gallaudet University, USA / National Museum of Ethnology, Japan） Details in Japanese [Kwansei Gakuin University Sign Language Reserch Center] |
Kwansei Gakuin University | July 2, 2017 | The general public | English Japanese (interpretation) American Sign Language Japanese Sign Language (interpretatio) |
Invited Scholars:
Elisabeth ENGBERG-PEDERSEN (University of Copenhagen, Danmark, July 19, 2016 – January 31, 2017)| Event／Lecturer(s) | Where | When | Audience | Language(s) Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course offered as Liberal Arts Studies “Japanese Linguistics: The World of Sign Language and Sign Languages of the World” A relay lecture series coordinated by KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (SiLLR) Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Tohoku University | Second Semester, 2017 | Undergraduate students | Japanese, English, JSL |
| Course at University of Tokyo “ Japanese sign language: grammar and meaning” (for undergraduate student) “Specific lecture on linguistics” (for graduate school student) ICHIDA Yasuhiro |
University of Tokyo | S semester (15 days) | undergraduate student, graduate school student | Japanese |
| Lecture in Course ‘Japanese sign language’ “My experience at Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies in Chinese University of Hong Kong” IKEDA Masumi |
Kwansei Gakuin University | October 26, 2016 | Undergraduate student at the School of Human Welfare Studies (About 30 students and other) | JSL with Japanese interpretation |
| Special Course on sign language A relay lecture series coordinated by IIZUMI Nahoko Click here for more information [in Japanese] |
Osaka Kyoiku University | Special Course (October - March) | Students in all years and others | Japanese, JSL |
Click here for Coordinated Lectures in and before 2015 [in Japanese]