Conference: Broadening Participation of Deaf Students in Sign Language Research - 2015

手语研究拓宽了我们对人类语言处理和一般语言的理解。自20世纪60年代以来，手语研究的数量越来越多，但聋人研究人员-手语使用者-在这一领域的代表性大大不足。该项目旨在扩大聋人对手语研究学科的参与。该项目将支持八名聋人学生出席并参加第12届手语理论问题国际会议（TISLR 12）。TISLR是最重要和最受欢迎的国际手语研究会议。会议结束后，学生将立即参加由TISLR 12会议委员会提供的为期一天的研讨会，讨论应用语言学和手语研究的翻译影响。该项目将提供美国手语/英语口译服务，使这些学生有机会获得这些知识，并有机会与来自世界各地的手语研究人员进行互动。被选中的学生每人将有三位资深导师，他们将在会议之前，会议期间和会议之后与他们会面。学生的经验，他们学到了什么和/或他们的经验和/或他们的研究问题和计划将提交给小组和导师。从该计划中学到的知识将影响选定的学生与手语研究相关的理论和翻译问题。长期预测的结果是聋人手语研究人员的增加。他们将在聋人学校，大学出版物，中心和实验室出版物，通过社交媒体在线ASL以及关于扩大聋人研究人员参与STEM领域的会议上向聋人学生传播他们的经验。

Sign language research has broadened our understanding of human language processing and languages in general. Since the 1960s, there have been a growing number of sign language studies, yet the presence of deaf researchers -- users of signed languages -- is greatly underrepresented in this field. This project aims to broaden the participation of deaf individuals in disciplines that conduct sign language research. This project will support eight deaf students to present and participate in the 12th International Conference on Theoretical Issues in Sign Language (TISLR12). TISLR is the most significant and well-attended international sign language research conference. Immediately after the conference the students will participate in a one-day workshop offered by the TISLR12 conference committee on applied linguistics and the translational implications of sign language research. This project will provide American Sign Language/English interpreting services so these students will have access to this knowledge and opportunities to interact with sign language researchers from all over the world.The selected students will each have three senior mentors who will meet with them prior to the conference, during the conference, and after the conference. The students' experiences, what they learned and/or their experiences and/or their research question and plans will be presented to the group and mentors. The knowledge learned from this program will impact the selected students with both theoretical and translational issues related to sign language research. The long-term projected outcome is an increase in deaf sign language researchers. They will disseminate their experiences to deaf students at deaf schools, in university publications, Center and laboratory publications, in ASL online through social media, and at conferences concerning broadening the participation of deaf researchers in STEM fields.