TCZJ20 SignWriting

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
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. Aneta Fidrichová
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
TCZJ20/01: Mon 14:00–15:40 G02, J. Fikejs
TCZJ20/02: Wed 14:00–15:40 L11, J. Fikejs
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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 a sign language discourse using SignWriting concerning the manual and nonmanual features. The student will also be able to reproduce (read) any written text 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
  • PARKHUST, Steve, Dianne. SignWriting. The SignWriting Press 2007, ISBN: 978-0-914336-67-9
  • THIESEN, Stuart M. A Grammar of SignWriting. University of North Dakota, 2011
  • WÖHRMANN, Stefan. Handbuch zur GebärdenSchrift : Lehrbuch. Hamburg: Verlag Birgit Jacobsen, 2005, 232 s. ISBN 3980900428. info
    not specified
  • VÁCLAVÍKOVÁ, Jitka. SignWriting. Filozofická fakulta UK, 2012
  • PARKHUST, Steve, Dianne. A Cross-Linguistic Guide to SignWriting. Stephen Parkhust 2008
  • OKROUHLÍKOVÁ, Lenka. Notace - zápis českého znakového jazyka. Pedagogická fakulta UK, 2012
  • PADĚLKOVÁ, Jana, Využití SignWritingu ve výuce znakového jazyka. Pedagogická fakulta MU, 2012
Teaching methods
tutorials
Assessment methods
attendance and a seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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