Ulrike Zeshan - Curriculum Vitae#
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1990-1996 MA, University of Cologne (linguistics, oriental studies, English)
- 1996-1999 PhD, University of Cologne (linguistics)
- 2007/08 PGCert Research Student Supervision, UCLan
PROJECTS
- 2011 – ongoing European Research Council “Multilingual behaviours in sign language users” EUR 1,169,936.
- 2010 – 2013 Endangered Languages Documentation Programme “Documentation of Mardin Sign Language, Turkey” £74,980.
- 2009 – 2013 EUROCORES (European Science Foundation / UK Research Councils) “Endangered sign languages in village communities” £218,452.
- 2009 – 2011 Education Partnerships in Africa (British Council) “Training and employability for the deaf communities in Ghana and Uganda” £58,757.
- 2008 – 2011 UK-India Education and Research Initiative (British Council) “Distance education for sign language users” £51,569.
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
- Peer reviews for European Science Foundation, UK Research Councils, National Science Foundation (US), Australian Research Council, German Research Council, Volkswagen Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, journals Language, Linguistics, Journal of Linguistics
- Conference committees: TISLR, SIGN
- Series editor, Sign Language Typology and Sign Languages and Deaf Communities, De Gruyter Mouton
- Work with UNESCO and the Foundation for Endangered Languages
- Director, Intl Deaf Empowerment Foundation
INVITED/KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
2004 European Science Foundation (ESF); 2006 ‘Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research TISLR9’; 2007 ‘Association for Linguistic Typology ALT7; 2009 ‘Berkeley Linguistics Society 35’, 2011 UNESCO Expert Meeting and World Federation of the Deaf; 2013 International Cognitive Linguistics Conference ICLC12
PUBLICATIONS OUTLETS
Sign Language and Linguistics, Language, Linguistic Typology, Studies in Language; Typological Studies in Language, World Atlas of Language Structures, CUP, OUP
LANGUAGES
German, English, Dutch, French, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu; Indian, Turkish and British Sign Languages
