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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Subject: Survey re the CEFR for Signed Languages in Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#E36C0A">This is a gently reminder to our colleagues to please fill out our survey. Thanks to those of you who have already submitted a response!</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#E36C0A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Within the frame of the European project “</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ecml.at/F5/tabid/867/language/en-GB/Default.aspx"><span lang="EN-GB">ProSigns: Signed Languages for Professional
Purposes</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">” we are planning an online survey re the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Signed Languages in higher education institutions across Europe.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The ProSigns project aims to establish European standards for signed language proficiency for professional purposes, focusing specifically on sign language teaching in Deaf Studies and Sign Language
Interpreting programmes. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">This survey is provided online and can be completed both in English and/or International Sign (IS). It can be accessed by following this link:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.prosigns.cefr4sl.eu"><span lang="EN-GB">http://www.prosigns.cefr4sl.eu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">We would really like to encourage you to participate in this survey. The survey is open until December 15, 2012.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Results of the survey will be presented at the ProSigns conference and at the workshop in April 2013 in Graz, Austria. Information about these events can be found on
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ecml.at/F5/Events/tabid/872/language/en-GB/Default.aspx"><span lang="EN-GB">our ProSign website</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Thanks </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">so much</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> for your collaboration.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">ProSigns Project Team:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Lorraine Leeson, Ireland</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Tobias Haug, Switzerland</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Christian Rathmann, Germany</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Beppie van den Bogaerde, the Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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