Summer School of Sign Language Studies

Berlin, 21-25. July 2025

The aim of the Summer School of Sign Language Studies is to provide an opportunity for advanced students and early career researchers to become acquainted with the range of current developments in sign language studies and to promote the academic discourse in International Sign Language.

Lectures will cover different methodological approaches in sign language studies, such as first and second language acquisition, language description and documentation, language typology, sociolinguistics, interpreting / translation studies and sign language ethnography, deaf studies, etc. There will also be three evening presentations, a panel discussion, four poster sessions and a day excursion. 

The registration deadline for the Summer School is 15 May 2025.


Program

Monday, July 21 

Tuesday, July 22 

Wednesday, July 23 

Thursday, July 24 

Friday, July 25

9:30 - 10am 

Opening and Welcome

9:15 - 10:45am 

Lecture III

 

9:15 - 10:45am 

Lecture I

9:15 - 10:45am 

Lecture IV

10:15am - noon 

Lecture I

11:15am - 12:45:pm 

Lecture IV

Excursion 

11:15am - 12:45pm 

Lecture II

10:45am - 12:45pm 

Lecture V

noon - 2pm (Lunch Break) Poster Session I

12:45pm -2:15 pm (Lunch Break) 

Poster Session II

Excursion 

12:45 - 2:15pm (Lunch Break) Poster Session III

12:45 - 2:15pm (Lunch Break) Poster Session IV

2pm - 4pm 

Lecture II

2:15pm - 3:45pm 

Lecture V

Excursion 

2:15pm - 3:45pm 

Lecture III

2:15pm - 3:45pm 

Panel discussion

3:45pm - 5:45pm 

Working Groups & 

Wrap Up Day One

3:45pm -5:45pm 

Working Groups & 

Wrap Up Day Two

Excursion 

3:45pm - 5:45pm 

Working Groups & 

Wrap Up Day Three

4pm - 5pm 

Wrap Up Day Four & 

Closing Remarks

You will find the course descriptions and short biographies of the lecturers below:


C. Stone

K. Rowley

M. Morgado

M. Santoro

P. Romanek

Lecture I. - Dr. Martha Morgado (course description, bio)
Lecture II. - Dr. Christopher Stone (course description, bio)
Lecture III. - Dr. Kate Rowley (course description, bio)
Lecture IV. - Dr. Mirko Santoro (course description, bio)
Lecture V. - Péter Zalán Romanek (course description, bio)


Call for Papers

Poster sessions at the International Summer School of Sign Language Studies are planned for four days (2 hours each). The official languages are International Sign Language and written English. 
 
The topic should cover a field of sign language studies, i.e. sign language linguistics, Deaf studies, sign language interpreting, sign language teaching, or other areas that interface with sign languages and Deaf Communities.
 
The abstract should not exceed 300 words (in English) or 3 film minutes (in International Sign Language through a link). Each abstract should include the following information: research question, research methodology and research results/discussion. Accepted abstracts will be published. Please use your name in the file name.

Please send your submission to summerschool.sign.lang.stud@gmail.com by 15. May (in case of a video abstract via www.wetransfer.com or by providing your Youtube-link in the application form. Authors will be notified by 20. May 2025.


Summer School Registration

Download application form

Registration fee (for coffee breaks on four days): 250 EUR

Please send your registration form  to summerschool.sign.lang.stud@gmail.com by 15. May 2025 and complete the bank transfer by 15. May, 2025

Bank information: 

Account holder: Gesellschaft für Gebärdensprache und Kommunikation e.V.
Bank account number: DE29 4306 0967 1189 3430 01
BIC: GENODEM1GLS

(GLS Bank)

Registration confirmation will be sent to you per email (after the successful registration and bank transfer).


Accomodation

booking.com 

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Please make travel arrangements at your earliest convenience. Berin is one of most visited cities in the world.

 


Organizers

Christian Rathmann (christian.rathmann@hu-berlin.de

Liona Paulus (liona.paulus@uni-hamburg.de)

Peter Romanek (peter.romanek@tlu.ee)

Britta Caroline Durczok (britta.caroline.durczok@hu-berlin.de)


Sponsors

GGKG e.V.