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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-TW link=blue vlink=purple style='text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:34.1pt;mso-para-margin-right:3.1gd;text-align:center;layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US> Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training (APSL) Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:34.1pt;mso-para-margin-right:3.1gd;text-align:center;layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Postgraduate Studentship for Sign Linguistics (2014/15)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Background and Aim</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Eligibility Criteria</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Applicants should:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>be proficient in a natural sign language;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>preferably be a citizen of a developing country within Asia and the Pacific;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>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);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#212120'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>have graduated from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor's degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class <span style='color:#212120'>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);</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#212120'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#212120'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>e.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>fulfill all admission requirements of the M.A. Programme in Linguistics of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, CUHK; and </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#212120'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>f.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>agree to pursue a specialization in Sign Linguistics of the M.A. Programme in Linguistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Value of Award</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>The maximum value of award is HK$123,200 per studentship for the 2014/15 academic year. </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Application procedure</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Application forms can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>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) <b><u>on or before 31 March 2014</u> by post </b>or<b> in person</b>. <b>Late/incomplete applications or applications by email/fax will not be considered</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Dates of Commencement and Closing of Application</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Commencement Date: 18 December 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Closing Date: 31 March 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Source of Further Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Enquiries on Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training Program Postgraduate Studentship for Sign Linguistics should be made to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Address: Room 104, Academic Building No. 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Email: <a href="mailto:postgraduate-studentship.apsl@cslds.org">postgraduate-studentship.apsl@cslds.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Tel: (852) 3943 4178<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Fax: (852) 3943 4179<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Please visit the following websites for more information about:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies (<a href="http://www.cslds.org">www.cslds.org</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>The Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training (APSL) Program (<a href="http://www.cslds.org/apsl">www.cslds.org/apsl</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Master’s programmes at CUHK (<a href="http://www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/">www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>The Master of Arts (M.A.) Programme in Linguistics (<a href="http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin">www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US>Download<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US>Information and Application Form for APSL Program Postgraduate Studentship for Sign Linguistics <br><a href="http://www.cslds.org/_download/APSLstudentship2014-15.pdf">http://www.cslds.org/_download/APSLstudentship2014-15.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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