{"id":22,"date":"2020-04-07T17:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2021.wocal.net\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2021-03-22T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:37:42","slug":"african-sign-languages-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/african-sign-languages-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for papers: African Sign Languages Workshop at WOCAL10 [closed]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\"><em>The Call for Papers is now closed.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-gray-color\"><em>For information about the workshop, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/sign.wocal.net\/wocal10-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">main workshop page<\/a>. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intro African Sign Languages Workshop 2021 \u2022 WOCAL10\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/432801458?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"610\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-gray-color\">WOCAL in Leiden (June 7-12,  2021) will feature the 5th consecutive workshop devoted to sign languages in Africa. Main workshop page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sign.wocal.net\">here<\/a> (programme &amp; more info coming in early 2021)). This workshop is organized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/sign.wocal.net\/workshop-committee\/\">WOCAL Committee on African Sign Languages<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-medium-gray-color\">We invite abstract submission for presentations and posters on all subjects associated with sign languages of Africa. New (extended) abstract deadline: <strong>December 21st, 11:59 pm CET<\/strong>. To apply, see the main conference <a href=\"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/\/call-for-papers\/\">Call for Papers<\/a>. Submissions in sign language on video are welcome, but to submit a video abstract, please follow the directions below. <\/span><strong> Submissions are now closed; feedback will be sent to those who submitted abstracts on or before February 15, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apply to African Sign Languages Workshop at WOCAL10\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/425550511?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"550\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions to submit a video abstract:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Sign in to WOCAL 10 conference in EasyChair: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=wocal10\">https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=wocal10<\/a><\/em>   (you must create an EasyChair account if you don&#8217;t have one)<\/li><li>Fill in required information: <em>name, email, country, organization, title of presentation<\/em><\/li><li>In the <em>Abstract<\/em> box, type in: &#8220;VIDEO&#8221;<\/li><li>In  the <em>Keywords<\/em> box, <ul><li>type in &#8220;SILA&#8221; for the African Sign Languages Workshop<\/li><li>type in your preference: &#8220;paper&#8221; or &#8220;poster&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Ignore the request to upload paper\/PDF.<\/li><li>Click Submit button.<\/li><li>Email your video abstract to: <a href=\"mailto:wocal.slworkshop@gmail.com\">wocal.slworkshop@gmail.com<\/a><ul><li>Accepted languages: ASL, LSF, International Sign<\/li><li>5 minutes or less<\/li><li>Email video by deadline: <strong><s>November 30, 2020<\/s><\/strong> <strong>December 21st, 11:59 pm CET<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>You will receive an email confirming that the video was received. <em>If you do not get a confirmation, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:wocal.slworkshop@gmail.com\">wocal.slworkshop@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/li><li>Notification of acceptance status will be sent by <s>January 31, 2021<\/s> February 14, 2021.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WOCAL African Sign Languages Topics\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/426229564?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"598\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop Topics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations and posters will be included on topics that may include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>descriptions of African sign languages in any linguistic domain (phonology, phonetics, prosody, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, discourse)<\/li><li>documentation, preservation, and archiving of African sign languages<\/li><li>comparison of African sign languages with other languages within and outside Africa<\/li><li>sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages in Africa<\/li><li>first and second language acquisition of African sign languages<\/li><li>gestural repertoires in Africa<\/li><li>ethnographies of African deaf communities<\/li><li>cultural practices of deaf African individuals and communities<\/li><li>sign language and deaf education in Africa<\/li><li>language policy in African countries as it pertains to sign languages and deaf communities<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Call for Papers is now closed. For information about the workshop, go to the main workshop page. WOCAL in Leiden (June 7-12, 2021) will feature the 5th consecutive workshop devoted to sign languages in Africa. Main workshop page here (programme &amp; more info coming in early 2021)). This workshop is organized by the WOCAL &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/african-sign-languages-workshop\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Call for papers: African Sign Languages Workshop at WOCAL10 [closed]&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wocal.net\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}