<html dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16457">
<style id="owaParaStyle">P {
MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px
}
</style>
</head>
<body fPStyle="1" ocsi="0">
<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">
<div>
<p><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Subject: Survey re the CEFR for Signed Languages in Higher Education</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #003300" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: #e36c0a" lang="EN-GB"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: #e36c0a" lang="EN-GB"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: #e36c0a" lang="EN-GB"></span></b> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: #e36c0a" lang="EN-GB">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 style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #e36c0a; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #003300" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">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" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB"><font color="#0000ff">ProSigns:
Signed Languages for Professional Purposes</font></span></a></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">” 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 style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">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 style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">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 style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black"><a href="http://www.prosigns.cefr4sl.eu" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.prosigns.cefr4sl.eu</font></span></a></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">We would really like to encourage you to participate in this survey.
<font color="#ff0000">The survey is open until <strong>December 18th 2012</strong>.
</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"><font color="#ff0000">PLease note : extended deadline !</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">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" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB"><font color="#0000ff">our ProSign website</font></span></a></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">.</span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Thanks </span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US">so much</span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"> for your collaboration.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">ProSigns Project Team:</span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Lorraine Leeson, Ireland</span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Tobias Haug, Switzerland</span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Christian Rathmann, Germany</span><span style="COLOR: black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">Beppie van den Bogaerde, the Netherlands</span></p>
</span>
<p> </p>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><font size="1"></font> </div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>