CoDiPro investigates how German Sign Language and written German are co-activated in bimodal-bilingual language processing. By studying deaf and hearing-impaired adults as well as deaf students with diverse language backgrounds, the project aims to better understand how sign language and reading interact. The findings are intended to support the development of concepts that promote reading competencies in deaf and hearing-impaired children.
Project Members
Annika Hermann
Principal Investigator
University of Hamburg, Germany
Barbara Hänel-Faulhaber
Principal Investigator
University of Hamburg, germany
Anne Wienholz
Postdoc Researcher
University of Hamburg, Germany
Janika Stille
Phd Candidate
University of Hamburg, Germany
Project Description
CoDiPro is a cooperative project at the University of Hamburg between the Institute for German Sign Language and Communication of the Deaf (IDGS) and the Department of Education for People with a Hearing Impairment/Sign Language (D2L, EW). We investigate the development of bimodal-bilingual co-activation patterns of German Sign Language (DGS) and German (reading). Deaf and hearing impaired adults as well as deaf students with various language backgrounds will participate in EEG studies. This project aims to gain insight into the development of potential co-activation patterns. The results are intended to feed into developing concepts to effectively promote reading competencies in deaf and hearing impaired children.
The project is funded by the DFG (project number 515745157)