The Moving Languages English Application launch took place on Friday 8th June at the George Davies Lecture Theatre, Esmée Fairbairn building, Heriot-Watt University. The Moving Languages application is the result of an EU-funded project led by Finnish organisation Learnmera Oy, with LINCS at Heriot-Watt as one of the partners. The app is designed to help new migrants learn […]
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Visiting scholar, Dr Elisa Calvo
LINCS and CTISS are delighted to welcome Dr Elisa Calvo, Senior Lecturer at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Seville (Spain) as visiting scholar over the summer. Dr Calvo did her PhD on Translator Training and Curriculum and has since published a number of articles in related fields such as professional translation processes, translator training approaches, […]
Prestigious international event hosted by LINCS
The Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies recently hosted the 2018 AGM of CIUTI (Conférence internationale permanente d’instituts universitaires de traducteurs et interprètes), the oldest and most prestigious international association of university institutes with translation and interpretation programmes in the world. Delegates attended from 49 member institutions and interpreting was provided in English, French and […]
International event hosted by LINCS
Between 28 and 31 May 2018 the Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS) is hosting the 2018 General Assembly and Conference of CIUTI, the Conférence internationale permanente d’instituts universitaires de traducteurs et interprètes, the oldest and most prestigious international association of university institutes with translation and interpretation programmes in the world. LINCS is a […]
DESIGNS project update May 2018: Access in employment for in deaf people
By Audrey Cameron & Jemina Napier In this blogpost Audrey Cameron and Jemina Napier provide an update on the work that’s been done on the DESIGNS Project (promoting access in employment for deaf people) since our last blog/vlog post in December 2017. Interviews with interpreters working in employment settings and employers have now been […]
Deaf Artists commissioned on Translating the Deaf Self project
Using an innovative approach to re-interpret Deaf Studies and Interpreting research through art, 3 Deaf sign language using artists have been commissioned through Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Follow-on Funding to ‘translate’ the findings of the Translating the Deaf Self project that was initially funded through an AHRC Research Innovation Grant. The […]
Award for human rights scholarship for deaf juror research
I am excited to provide an update on a research project that I have been involved with for the last ten years. The project has focussed on deaf jurors, and whether deaf people can serve as jury members. I initiated the project with law academic, David Spencer, and we examined whether deaf people could […]
Moving Languages – English application launch !
Moving Languages – English application launch Friday 8th June 2018, 18:00 – 20:00 Esmée Fairbairn building Lecture theatre – EF26 Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus Edinburgh The Moving Languages application constitutes an EU-funded project designed to help new migrants learn the host language(s) and familiarise themselves with culture-specific vocabulary. A user-friendly, versatile and comprehensive app, it also […]
DESIGNS project update – December 2017
By Audrey Cameron & Jemina Napier In this blogpost, Audrey Cameron and Jemina Napier explain what has been happening so far on the DESIGNS project (promoting access in employment for deaf people), since the last update in November 2017. Audrey has just finished interviewing nearly 40 deaf sign language users on their experiences […]
Bridging the Gap 5: Academics and community engagement
by Annelies Kusters, Jordan Fenlon and Jemina Napier In the weekend of 25-26 November 2017, the fifth Bridging the Gap (BtG) conference was hosted at Heriot-Watt University. The aim of this conference series is to work towards bridging two gaps: first, the gap between academics (involved in Deaf Studies and sign language research) and […]