Sign language
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Thanks to funding from the Equality and Diversity Incentive Fund, the Center for Continuing Education will be offering language courses from April 2022 that offer the opportunity to learn basic German sign language skills. These can be attended by students and employees of TU Dresden.
- Sensitization for communication differences (e.g. the interaction of language & facial expressions)
- Acquisition of the finger alphabet
- Getting to know individual gestures for daily (professional) practice.
Gestures, facial expressions and signs have always been linked to language all over the world and are an essential part of communication. In dialog with other cultures, however, misunderstandings can quickly arise because gestures and facial expressions, like languages in general, have cultural connotations. Every language is accompanied by gestures and signs. Although sign language has been used for centuries, German Sign Language has only been recognized as a language in its own right since 2002.
The current interviews with the two lecturers of the TU Dresden language courses on German Sign Language are particularly worth reading on the subject of sign language:
Notes on the course
- Three introductory courses (2 in digital format, 1 in face-to-face format) are available at different times on three different days of the week, as well as two in-depth courses (1 in digital format and 1 in face-to-face format) at different times and on different days of the week.
- At the beginning, participants may find it unfamiliar that there is no spoken language at all in the courses; in the digital format, the audio level remains muted.
- Communication in the courses takes place almost exclusively via sign language, with the chat function sometimes being used as a substitute/ or written on slips of paper.
- There are 12 dates per course. Each lesson lasts 60 minutes.
Registration
Registration for the courses takes place via the Center for Continuing Education (ZfW), from now on via the OPAL platform. Under the respective link you will find the link to the course in the ZfW catalog, where you can register.
Introductory courses
Mondays: 11:30 - 12:30, from April 15, 2024 - July 8, 2024 - face-to-face1 Language course A:Registration DGS introductory course - face-to-face format
Tuesdays: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., from April 9, 2024 - July 2, 2024 - digital2
Language course C - Registration for DGS introductory course - online course
Advanced courses
Mondays: 12:30 -13:30, from April 15, 2024 - July 8, 2024 - 1 format1
Language course B: DGS advanced course registration - face-to-face format
Thursdays: 13:00 -14:00, from April 11, 2024 - July 11, 2024 - digital format.3 Language course D: Registration for DGS advanced course - online course
Coordinator for Inclusion
NameAnna Drum M.A.
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