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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=lists@onet.eu href="mailto:lists@onet.eu">Lucy</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
href="mailto:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 27, 2006 6:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> report on SW workshop in Prague by Lucy</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am finally able to write the report.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, as Honza wrote, we had 24 participants on the
first day and 18 on the second day. It was a very Slavic/Slavonic workshop and I
find it very important. Brussels or London are too far or too expensive for many
of people of the Eastern part of Europe. Some of the participants had come for
the EFSLI conference first and availed themselves of the opportunity to take
part also in our workshop. One of the participants was even from outside the EU
and had to get a visa to come to Prague! So, in my opinion, we have done really
a good work, familiarizing the Eastern part of Europe with
SignWriting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the first day we started with a multimedial
presentation on the genesis and development in SignWriting. It was to be
displayed in English but due to technical problems it was impossible (but later
the problems were solved, after all). I had sent the presentation to Honza prior
to my arrival to Prague, so he translated it into written Czech and printed it
out, so participants could have the SW history in English or Czech (and this
language is relatively easy to understand also by other
Slavs).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was signing in International Sign that I had
learned in Brussels and, above all, in Nijmegen, Holland this year. But most of
the participants had come across IS for the first time, so they could
hardly understand me. However, Honza helped me a lot here, interpreting into
Czech Sign Language (CZJ). I appreciate it all the more that he had worked hard
at the EFSLI conference and we began with the workshop directly after that
conference.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The materials Honza had received from Val were
displayed on a table, the participants could view them during breaks, and and
the end of the Monday workshop Honza distributed them among the participants. I
can't say anything more about this issue as this was Honza's task.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the theoretical introduction we started with
basic symbols, writing them on the white board and comparing with our
handshapes. I had two pairs of white and black gloves and they were very helpful
although Honza's palms appeared to be too big :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We told the participants about those many computer
programs for SW but as we mostly use SignPuddle, Honza introduced this program
to the partipants. In the end of the Sunday workshop the participants were able
to write their sign names down on paper. But they had still a problem to
understand the operation of SignPuddle, so we focused on this issue on Monday. I
worked at the computer individually with each participants, and Honza helped the
others to write signs on papers. I had also translated the Goldilocks Level 1
book and a part of Goldilocks level 3 book into Polish and PJM, and the
participants view it, compared to the ASL versions and tried to read it. I
showed the participants SW materials in Polish that I use to teach PJM to
hearing students, as well as websites of Kasterlinden and Osnabrueck schools for
the deaf and I talked about how deaf childred are taught there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a camcorder but was too embarased to take any
recording, all the more than there was a Deaf man of Slovenia who had a
professional tv camera. That's why Honza took photos on Monday
only.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The atmosphere at the workshop was very good and
the participants were really interested, especially those who were teachers of
the Deaf.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We told the participants also about ESWO and
the London workshop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was very glad to be able to teach SW in workshop
and I would like to thank Honza for good cooperation, and ESWO and Valerie for
their support and materials :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wanted to send Goldilocks level 1 in Polish
and PJM to the List but it appeared to be too large :-). So I'll send it to Val.
Val, you can make a screet shot a page and that will do :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lucy </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>