SignWriting Workshop At The Beach!

Thu May 9 01:37:54 UTC 2013

Yay! It looks like I will get funding from my school to attend! Hope to see
many of you there!

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>wrote:

> SignWriting Workshop At The Beach!
> http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/workshops/
>
> July 1-7, 2013
> One block from La Jolla beaches, in San Diego, California...
>
> Learn SignWriting in-depth, for one week, every morning, from 9:00 to
> 12:00, and then enjoy beautiful San Diego in the afternoons…Just 20 minutes
> from Mexico too.
>
> Share your research on writing sign languages with three SignWriting
> teachers: 1... Deaf linguist and ASL teacher Adam Frost, 2...ASL literature
> writer Nancy Romero, and 3…developer of the SignWriting script, Valerie
> Sutton…
>
> Scholarships are available, and the beaches are beautiful!
>
> There are hotels and restaurants within walking distance. The workshop is
> held across the street from the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla.
>
> Below is the agenda for the week, which it is flexible. If you arrive with
> questions related to your specific project, one or more of the three
> teachers will focus on your issues, while others learn at their own pace…a
> little like a one-room schoolhouse with different levels, all sharing…It
> will be fun and fruitful!
>
> --------
>
> WORKSHOP
>
> SignWriting Workshop La Jolla 2013
> July 1 -3, & July 5 - 6 at the La Jolla Recreation Center near the beach
> July 4th and July 7th at Valerie Sutton's home (we have a nice deck ;-)
>
> Instruction will be flexible, and probably presented in this order:
>
> SignWriting Basics
> For all levels. Everyone receives new instruction manuals. Advanced
> signwriters benefit from this session too...
>
> Read SignWriting Literature
> Learn to "sign out loud" while reading any sign language, and learn to
> read sign languages silently, for speed. Reading materials will be
> provided, including sign language Wikipedia articles, children's stories
> from different sign languages, and thick books in written ASL and a novel
> written in Spanish Sign Language (LSE) by Steve and Dianne Parkhurst.
>
> SignWriting Hand Symbols
> It will be fun to see photos/animation of Hand Symbols, and discuss palm
> facing and finger directions. A new manual will be presented.
>
> SignWriting Movement Symbols
> Adam Frost has developed excellent videos that teach & review movement &
> contact symbols. This session is exciting and intense. There is so much to
> learn!
>
> SignWriting Facial Expressions, Body Movement, Timing and Dynamics
> Learn SignWriting Facial Expressions, Head/Body Movement, even dynamics
> and timing of movement. You will be amazed so much can be written!
>
> On July 4th...
> Write SignWriting by Computer
> (at Valerie’s home)
> Individual signs and full documents can be written on the Internet. Bring
> your laptop. Computers will also be there at the workshop, and there is
> WiFi. Several software programs will be introduced, including how to post
> Wikipedia articles in written sign languages. And we will party after we
> are done – Happy July 4th!
>
> July 7th...
> SignWriting Handwriting
> (Sunday at Valerie’s home)
> You don't need a computer to write...just a pen and paper. This last
> session gives you a useful daily tool for jotting down notes in any sign
> language for personal use. A fitting end to a fun week – and a light lunch
> on Val’s deck ;-)
>
> To register, go to:
>
> SignWriting Workshop At The Beach!
> http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/workshops/
>
> Questions? Want to apply for a scholarship to pay for the workshop fees?
> Need help finding a nearby hotel?
>
> Contact me:
>
> Valerie Sutton
> sutton at signwriting.org
> 858-456-0098 (voice)
>
> We all look forward to meeting you!
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
> Valerie Sutton
> Sutton at SignWriting.org
>
> SignWriting
> Read & Write Sign Languages
> http://www.SignWriting.org
>
> SignPuddle Online
> Write SignWriting in the Clouds!
> Documents, Dictionaries, SignMail
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle
>
> ASL Wikipedia Project
> Articles in American Sign Language
> http://ase.wikipedia.wmflabs.org
>
> Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting
> Center For Sutton Movement Writing
> a US educational nonprofit organization
> PO Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038, USA
>
>

-- 
Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Oberlin College
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