Portuguese Sign Language Coding ang Graphic Representation

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The classes will be both theoretical and practical in order to prepare students for the use of this system adapted to LGP and in future professional situations. SignWriting data materials are based on American sign language, Brazilian and Spanish will be made Some adaptations to signs of LGP.

Learning Results

It is intended that the students are able to:

1. Identify the organizing principles of LGP.

2. Establish a first contact with signwriting system.

3. Adapt LGP signs to signwriting.

4. Encode and decode the signwriting

Program

1. SignWriting system:

a) Hand Shapes;

b) Movement;

c) Hand orientation;

d) Contact Symbols;

e) Localization;

f) Facial expression

g) Other symbols.

Grading Methods

Continuous evaluation
  • - theoretical-practical test 1 - 50.0%
  • - theoretical-practical test 2 - 50.0%
Exam
  • - Exam - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

A Cross-Linguistic Guide To SignWriting – http://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs7/sw0617_Cross_Linguistic_Guide_SignWriting_Parkhurst.pdf

Aprendizagem de escrita de língua de sinais pelo sistema SignWriting : língua de sinais no papel e no computador – http://www.lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/5429

Lições sobre Signwriting na Libras (Brasil) – http://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs5/sw0472-BR-Licoes-SignWriting.pdf

SignWriting – http://www.signwriting.org

Signwriting: um sistema de escrita das línguas gestuais : aplicação à língua gestual portuguesa – http://recil.grupolusofona.pt/jspui/handle/10437/4066