Studentship: APSL Postgraduate Studentship for Sign Linguistics (2014/15)

[Jafi Lee]

         Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training (APSL) Program

Postgraduate Studentship for Sign Linguistics (2014/15)

 

Background and Aim

Recent decades have seen an increasing interest in the study of sign
languages in Asia. Indeed, research on different linguistic aspects of Asian
sign languages has enabled us to achieve a better understanding of the sign
languages used in Asia, including Cambodian Sign Language, Chinese Sign
Language, Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language, Hong Kong Sign Language, Jakarta
Sign Language, Japanese Sign Language, Korean Sign Language, Malaysian Sign
Language, Sri Lankan Sign Language, Taiwanese Sign Language, Thai Sign
Language and Yogyakarta Sign Language. While the field of sign linguistics
is expanding in Asia, the number of sign languages under investigation and
the number of sign language researchers remains small. With a generous
donation from The Nippon Foundation to The Centre for Sign Linguistics and
Deaf Studies (CSLDS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the Asia
Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training (APSL) Program was
established to offer training opportunities for Deaf and hearing students as
well as to conduct research activities in documenting sign languages in Asia
and the Pacific.   

 

The APSL Program is pleased to announce the Postgraduate Studentship for
Sign Linguistics (2014/15) for Deaf or hearing individuals interested in
developing a career related to sign language research and training. The
studentship recipients will be mentored by sign linguists at The Centre for
Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, Department of Linguistics and Modern
Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

 

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should:

a.       be proficient in a natural sign language;

b.      preferably be a citizen of a developing country within Asia and the
Pacific;

c.       have a good command of English (with TOEFL paper score not lower
than 500, IELTS (Academic) score not lower than Band 6.5 or equivalent);

d.       have graduated from a recognized university and obtained a
Bachelor's degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class or
graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a
Bachelor's degree, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than "B"
(or equivalent);

e.       fulfill all admission requirements of the M.A. Programme in
Linguistics of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, CUHK; and


f.        agree to pursue a specialization in Sign Linguistics of the M.A.
Programme in Linguistics.

 

Value of Award

The maximum value of award is HK$123,200 per studentship for the 2014/15
academic year. 

Application procedure

Application forms can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Completed forms must be returned to The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf
Studies (Address: Rm104, Academic Building No.2, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong) on or before 31 March 2014 by post or in
person. Late/incomplete applications or applications by email/fax will not
be considered.

 

Dates of Commencement and Closing of Application

Commencement Date: 18 December 2013

Closing Date: 31 March 2014

 

Source of Further Information

Enquiries on Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training Program
Postgraduate Studentship for Sign Linguistics should be made to:

The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies

Address: Room 104, Academic Building No. 2, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

Email: postgraduate-studentship.apsl at cslds.org 

Tel: (852) 3943 4178

Fax: (852) 3943 4179

 

Please visit the following websites for more information about:

The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies (www.cslds.org) 

The Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training (APSL) Program
(www.cslds.org/apsl)

Master's programmes at CUHK (www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/)

The Master of Arts (M.A.) Programme in Linguistics (www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin)

 

 

Download

Information and Application Form for APSL Program Postgraduate Studentship
for Sign Linguistics 
http://www.cslds.org/_download/APSLstudentship2014-15.pdf

 

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