CDS hybrid seminar
School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences
In dialogue:
Dr Isabelle Heyerick interviews Dr Luigi Lerose on his work as a deaf sign linguist and his new book Improving your British Sign Language.
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Registration: free via https://forms.office.com/e/yMtz2nkeM9
(Interpretation BSL – ISL – English provided)
Dr Luigi Lerose is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Psychology and Humanities at the University of Central Lancashire, England.
Dr Lerose is culturally Deaf and graduated from Alpen Adria University, Klagenfurt (Austria) in 2012 with a PhD in Philosophy (Linguistics) on Sign Language. He has served as the President/Chair of the European Network of Sign Language Teachers (ENSLT) for six years (2017-2023). He currently holds the position of Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Sign Language within the BSL and Deaf Studies department. Additionally, he serves as a Language Expert in Sign Languages at the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML) in teacher and learner competences. Dr Lerose was also an external examiner for the Bachelor of Deaf Studies programme at the Centre for Deaf Studies, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. His contributions to linguistic research, interpretation, and Sign Language teaching and learning are evident in his extensive publication record to which a new addition was recently added.
During this Centre for Deaf Studies event, Dr Lerose will be interviewed by Dr Isabelle Heyerick (TCD) on his work as a deaf academic focusing on signed languages linguistics and his new book Improving your British Sign Language https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/improving-your-british-sign-language/0643B3A1392989C58B20F9D23149E959.
One of the lucky attendees will win a free copy of this book.
Date: Tuesday 11th March 2025
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm (followed by drinks at the Lincolns Inn https://lincolnsinn.ie/)
Location: online via Zoom or in-person at the Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin campus.
Registration: free via https://forms.office.com/e/yMtz2nkeM9