If you are interested in the programme, please contact the coordinator of the programme, Svenja Wurm, svenja.wurm(at)humak.fi
EUMASLI is an innovative international master study programme for professional sign language interpreters. The first round of the programme began in January 2009, and is to be concluded in Salerno, Italy, 14–15 September 2011, in conjunction with the EFSLI 2011 conference. EUMASLI has been developed and delivered collaboratively by the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal (Germany), Humak University of Applied Sciences (Helsinki/Kuopio, Finland), and Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland).
Prior to the efsli 2011 conference in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), Italy, EUMASLI students will present the results of their MA theses. MA presentations will cover a wide range of topics including the interpretation of metaphors, teamwork, interpreting in educational, religious, and work-related settings, terminology development, sign language translations, sign-to-voice interpreting, interpreting for foreign Deaf people, third language interpreting, remote interpreting, performance anxiety and the development of the profession. The two day seminar will take place on 14th September 2011, 13:00-19:00, and 15th September 2011, 8:30-17:00, at the same venue as the efsli AGM & conference. The seminar is open to efsli conference participants and the interested public.
If you want to take part in the seminar, please register by sending an email to the programme coordinator Svenja Wurm (svenja.wurm(at)humak.fi). There is no registration fee, but you will have to make your own travel arrangements, etc.
Find below essential information about the new round of the European Master in Sign Language Interpreting (EUMASLI 2.0), scheduled to begin in the academic year 2011/12.
For impressions from a recent EUMASLI event (in German and DGS) cf. http://www.vibelle.de/tv/watch/80
Please note that Heriot-Watt University is currently reviewing a number of programme issues. We expect advice on the University’s role within the programme before the end of the recruitment period.
University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal
Germany (co-ordinating institution)
www.hs-magdeburg.de
Humak University of Applied Sciences
Helsinki & Kuopio, Finland
www.humak.fi
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, Scotland
www.hw.ac.uk
The EUMASLI programme is intended to contribute to the development of the professional field of interpreting between deaf and hearing people in Europe. It aims to prepare participants for research, development, and management functions in their respective countries. Read more about the rationale of the programme and some of its starting points.
EUMASLI’s strength lies in its international outlook and in its collaborative spirit. The programme brings teachers and students from a number of European countries together in a joint effort to move the field of sign language interpreting forward. It affords scope for individual development and encourages cooperation across geographical, cultural and conceptual borders.
EUMASLI 2.0 will be run by the same international team that developed and delivered the first round of the programme.
EUMASLI is a 2.5 year study part-time study programme. Since 90 ECTS (i.e. the equivalent of 2,700 student working hours) are to be obtained, the work load is considerable. The module structure of the programme is currently under revision. While the basic outline will be similar, the revised module structure will include the following amendments, informed by feedback from EUMASLI 1.0 participants:
EUMASLI 2.0 will be organised along the lines of the first round of the programme. In particular, semester 1 will be organized around three one-week blockseminars, one to take place in each partner country. In each of semester 2–4, a two-week blockseminar in one of the partner countries will form the central event. Semester 5 consists in individual work leading up to the Master’s thesis, with each student being supervised by two tutors from two of the participating countries.
Project-No. 29972-IC-1-2005-1-DE-ERASMUS-PROGUC-3 2006 - 2319 / 001 - 001 SO2