Hold a tree in the palm of your hand,
or topple it with a crash.
Sail a boat on finger waves,
or sink it with a splash.
From your fingers tips see a frog leap,
at a passing butterfly.
The word becomes the picture in this language for the eye.
Dorothy Miles' sign poetry in:
C. Padden & T.Humphries(2005). Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Europe has become a condition of life, in which we all have to play a role as European citizens. This goes also for the deaf learners and teachers. Europe in this respect is also the discussion about the relationship between hearing and deaf culture and the role of national sign languages. To empower learners and teachers to understand the visible signs, attached meanings and personal identification processes of the deaf towards what Europe is or should be, is very important in the training of sign language teachers, interpreters and special needs educationalists. The SMILE project wants to identify the main features of deaf culture in relation to hearing culture (national and European) based on perceptions of deaf and hearing pupils and students. In addition, the role of sign language within these cultural identification processes and the quality standards of student teacher’s research on deaf identification processes are part of the scope of the project. The project's outcome will have an impact on the reform of curricula of special needs departments, interpreters training and the training of sign language teachers to include deaf vs. hearing cultural issues especially with regarding European Citizenship. In addition, stakeholders like municipalities, regional authorities, ministries and other will be challenged to rethink related policies.
For more information download the flyer
The SMILE project (142442-LLP-1-2008-1-PT-COMENIUS-CMP) has been funded with support from the European Commission. This website reflects the views only of the project consortium, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Hold a tree in the palm of your hand,
or topple it with a crash.
Sail a boat on finger waves,
or sink it with a splash.
From your fingers tips see a frog leap,
at a passing butterfly.
The word becomes the picture in this language for the eye.
Dorothy Miles' sign poetry in:
C. Padden & T.Humphries(2005). Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Europe has become a condition of life, in which we all have to play a role as European citizens. This goes also for the deaf learners and teachers. Europe in this respect is also the discussion about the relationship between hearing and deaf culture and the role of national sign languages. To empower learners and teachers to understand the visible signs, attached meanings and personal identification processes of the deaf towards what Europe is or should be, is very important in the training of sign language teachers, interpreters and special needs educationalists. The SMILE project wants to identify the main features of deaf culture in relation to hearing culture (national and European) based on perceptions of deaf and hearing pupils and students. In addition, the role of sign language within these cultural identification processes and the quality standards of student teacher’s research on deaf identification processes are part of the scope of the project. The project's outcome will have an impact on the reform of curricula of special needs departments, interpreters training and the training of sign language teachers to include deaf vs. hearing cultural issues especially with regarding European Citizenship. In addition, stakeholders like municipalities, regional authorities, ministries and other will be challenged to rethink related policies.
For more information download the flyer
The SMILE project (142442-LLP-1-2008-1-PT-COMENIUS-CMP) has been funded with support from the European Commission. This website reflects the views only of the project consortium, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.