The 2nd Workshop on Sign Languages in Africa and Sign Language Fieldwork
When:
2025年07月14日 @ 08:30 – 2025年07月16日 @ 15:30
Asia/Tokyo Timezone
2025-07-14T08:30:00+09:00
2025-07-16T15:30:00+09:00
Where:
Inter Luxury Hotel (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
| Dates | July 14-16, 2025 |
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| Venue | Inter Luxury Hotel (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| Audience | Open to the public |
| Language | English, Ethiopian Sign Language, International Sign (with Ethiopian Sign Language-English, International Sign-English interpretation) |
| Organizer | A Seminar organized as part of the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Core-to Core Program, B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms, Establishing a Scientific platform for Documenting Sign Languages in Africa, (Grant Number: JPJSCCB20240001) |
| Cosponsership | Co-hosted by Addis Ababa University |
Program
The 2nd Workshop on Sign Languages in Africa and Sign Language Fieldwork
July 14-16, 2025, Inter Luxury Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
* There will be ELAN hands-on Workshop. Please bring your own laptop, if you have one.
July 14
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration | |
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| 9:00-9:30 | Opening |
Opening Address Samuel Handamo (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
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Welcome! And About This Project Kikusawa Ritsuko (National Museum of Ethnology, Japan) and Eyasu Tamene (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
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About This Workshop Yano Uiko & Okada Tomohiro (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) |
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| 9:30-10:30 | Lecture 1 | The Methodology of Sign Language Data Collection Questions and Answers Eyasu Tamane (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lecture 2 | Conducting Fieldwork in Ethiopia (Collecting video materials) Questions and Answers Kawase Itsushi (National Museum of Ethnology, Japan) |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Lecture 3 | Introduction to Sign Language Linguistics (1) Questions and Answers Philip Thierfelder (Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Data Analysis | Introduction to ELAN (1) Lecture: Examples of Data Analysis (1) South African Sign Language Naomi Janse van Vuuren (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) Simphie Mkhize (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) |
July 15
| 9:00-9:30 |
Questions and Comments from Day 1 All |
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| 9:30-10:30 | Lecture 4 |
Conducting Descriptive Lingusitics Fieldwork Questions and Answers Yoshioka Noboru (National Museum of Ethnology, Japan) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lecture 5 | Introduction to Sign Language Linguistics (2) Questions and Answers Kaneko Michiko (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Data Analysis | Introduction to ELAN (2) Lecture: Examples of Data Analysis (2) Hong Kong Sign Language and Japanese Sign Language Aaron Wong (CUHK) Yano Uiko (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) Okada Tomohiro (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) |
| Introduction to ELAN (3) Basics of Data Description Using ELAN Aaron Wong (CUHK) Yano Uiko (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) Okada Tomohiro (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Data Analysis | Introduction to ELAN (4) Hands-on Aaron Wong (CUHK) Naomi Janse van Vuuren (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) Yano Uiko (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) Okada Tomohiro (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) |
July 16
| 9:00-10:30 | Presentation 1 |
Presentation of Data and Comments toward Sign Language Linguistics Analysis (1) Presentation by Local Participants Chair and Comments: Pawlos Kassu Abebe (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Presentation 2 | Presentation of Data and Comments toward Sign Language Linguistics Analysis (2) Presentation by Local Participants Chair and Comments: Pawlos Kassu Abebe (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Discussion | Planning of the Third Workshop Yano Uiko & Okada Tomohiro (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Comments | Comments of This Workshop Pawlos Kassu Abebe (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| 15:00-15:30 | Closing | Concluding Address Kikusawa Ritsuko (National Museum of Ethnology, Japan) and Eyasu Tamene (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| Coffee Break | Free Discussion and networking All the participants |
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