TCZJ20 SignWriting

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Fikejs (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Strachoňová, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Tereza Kabeláčová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 L11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To show and explain students the basics of writing down the Czech sign language through the SignWriting phonetic notation system, including manual and non-manual parts of sings.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to write lexical units in a sign language using SignWriting concerning the manual and nonmanual features. The student will also be able to reproduce some structures in sign language written by SignWriting.
Syllabus
  • 1) History and development of notation systems.
  • 2) Options of using SignWriting.
  • 3) Components of the sing and their representation.
  • 4) Hanshapes and their orientation.
  • 5) Contact symbols, straignt movement.
  • 6) Curved and circular movement.
  • 7) Rotation and dynamics.
  • 8) Non-annual components, mouthing.
  • 9) Related software.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • THIESEN, Stuart M. A Grammar of SignWriting. University of North Dakota, 2011
  • PARKHUST, Steve, Dianne. SignWriting. The SignWriting Press 2007, ISBN: 978-0-914336-67-9
  • WÖHRMANN, Stefan. Handbuch zur GebärdenSchrift : Lehrbuch. Hamburg: Verlag Birgit Jacobsen, 2005, 232 s. ISBN 3980900428. info
    not specified
  • OKROUHLÍKOVÁ, Lenka. Notace - zápis českého znakového jazyka. Pedagogická fakulta UK, 2012
  • PARKHUST, Steve, Dianne. A Cross-Linguistic Guide to SignWriting. Stephen Parkhust 2008
  • PADĚLKOVÁ, Jana, Využití SignWritingu ve výuce znakového jazyka. Pedagogická fakulta MU, 2012
  • VÁCLAVÍKOVÁ, Jitka. SignWriting. Filozofická fakulta UK, 2012
Teaching methods
tutorials
Assessment methods
Credits are given in according to quality of seminar paper and final written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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