Raising the profile of Sign Language teachers (Int. Sign)
Danny De Weerdt, Juhanna Salonen, University of Jyväskylä (FI), August 2017, www.signteach.eu
In this video Danny De Weerdt and Juhanna Salonen talk about the profile of sign language teachers.
They wrote an article together with Arttu Likkamaa about this topic. There is a link to the article they wrote in English, so it is available for you to read. http://www.kieliverkosto.fi/article/raising-the-profile-of-sign-language-teachers-in-finland/
About the Authors
The authors all completed their Master’s degrees in Finnish Sign Language at the University of Jyväskylä. Danny De Weerdt is a doctoral student and university teacher at the Sign Language Centre in the University of Jyväskylä and Juhana Salonen works there as a project researcher. Arttu Liikamaa works for the Finnish Association of the Deaf, based in Helsinki, as a linguistic and pedagogic advisor for the Balkan countries. All of the authors have completed pedagogical studies and have advanced experience in the field of sign language teaching.