!!Ulrike Zeshan - Curriculum Vitae
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__QUALIFICATIONS__
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*1990-1996 MA, University of Cologne (linguistics, oriental studies, English)\\
*1996-1999 PhD, University of Cologne (linguistics) \\
*2007/08 PGCert Research Student Supervision, UCLan\\
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__PROJECTS__
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*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.\\
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__PROFESSIONAL ROLES__
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*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\\
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__INVITED/KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS__
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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\\
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__PUBLICATIONS OUTLETS__
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Sign Language and Linguistics, Language, Linguistic Typology, Studies in Language; Typological Studies in Language, World Atlas of Language Structures, CUP, OUP
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__LANGUAGES__
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German, English, Dutch, French, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu; Indian, Turkish and  British Sign Languages