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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter Exciting News Robert
The Department for Education (DfE) has finally commissioned work on the development of a GCSE in BSL (for both deaf and hearing children), which we hope will start in 2022. Robert Adam and Bencie Woll are members of the consultancy team developing the curriculum for the DfE, with the help of input from other DCAL colleagues. The first meeting with the Minister for Education and other stakeholders is due to take place on 4th December 2019.
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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter Events Robert
This year was the 40th anniversary of the first BSL Research Workshop, and we were proud to host an event in November to celebrate this milestone together with Heriot-Watt University and the British Deaf Association. A full day of celebrations saw pioneers and current BSL researchers giving us an account of the advances in BSL research over the last 40 years, and the impact it has had on the British deaf community. A short film to mark the 40th anniversary celebration will be available soon.
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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter Summer Schools Robert
Summers are always busy at DCAL! This year, we ran two summer schools: a ‘BSL Summer School’ for ASL students from the University of Pittsburgh and a Research Skills Summer School attended by 11 students from around Europe. ‘Discover UCL for deaf and hard of hearing year 11 and 12 students’ ran for the 6th year with overwhelmingly positive feedback and was nominated for a Business Disability Forum award. In April 2020, we will expand this by piloting an event for parents of deaf teenagers, to help them support their child through university. Contact us if you are interested in participating in any of these events in the future.
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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter CPD Courses Robert
This year we’re very proud to have launched our suite of five online courses ‘Deaf Awareness: Online Courses for Health Professionals’, accredited for CPD by professional bodies (e.g., the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing). Manjula Patrick developed these much needed resources and was rewarded for her hard work with a “UCL Innovation Award”. These courses can make a big difference to deaf and hard of hearing people’s access to health services, please help by spreading the word to your GP, your colleagues and any other health professionals who could benefit from this training.
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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter Studying at DCAL Clive
In 2017 we campaigned for BSL to be recognised as a ‘Modern Foreign Language’ at UCL. This label meant that BSL courses were recognised in the same way as foreign languages like French or Spanish, and also indigenous minority languages like Welsh. We’re delighted that this recognition has led to a big increase in the number of students at UCL taking BSL courses. There are now 3 different BSL level 1 classes running, and also a level 2 class. We will continue to promote these classes to raise awareness of BSL in the UCL community.
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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter Research Update Clive
2019 has been a very productive year in many research areas. Below are just some our most exciting highlights. You can find information about all our projects here and can also sign up if you want to be involved in future research.
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DCAL 2019 Xmas Newsletter Introduction Robert
2019 has been a year of change and growth at DCAL! We are pleased to announce that Kearsy Cormier has been appointed as Deputy Director to assist in the leadership of DCAL. We were also delighted that Velia Cardin and Fiona Kyle joined the DCAL team in July 2019. Their appointment demonstrates UCL’s commitment to supporting DCAL into the future. Velia’s expertise in the field of crossmodal neuroplasticity and Fiona’s expertise in literacy development in deaf children will enable DCAL to further strengthen our world-leading teaching and research in the field of Deafness, Cognition and Language.
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