Aim:  A project to document the regional sign language vocabulary of Deaf Romanians in order to contribute to the establishment of a standardized sign language system for Deaf Romanians, interpreters and translators for the Deaf, and those in the Romanian Deaf Community.

 

Methods to be used:  A committee comprised of several teams of two representatives each from every region of Romania where the sign language vocabulary is unique to that particular zone (to be determined by a general committee of Deaf Romanians) will compile a vocabulary of their own regional signs from a prepared list of words and phrases. These signs will be videotaped in a television studio and edited into a video (DVD) dictionary of signs.  Each region’s signing representative will be a native signer (one whose first language is Romanian sign language) which is deaf.  The other representative on the committee will serve as a consultant, prompter and proofer (checking for accuracy and performance) for the person signing on the video.  Both team representatives should have a thorough knowledge of the signs used in their own particular zone of Romania.

 

Sponsored by:  Deaf Missions (Council Bluffs, Iowa USA), Deaf International (Olathe, Kansas USA), Alfa-Omega Television (Timisoara, Romania) and, In His Signs (Council Bluffs, Iowa USA) and, For God's Children International (Council Bluffs, Iowa USA).

 

Proposed dates for making the video recording:  Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3, 2006

 

Location:  Alfa-Omega Television Studios in Timisoara, Romania

 

Project Coordinators:  Joel Burkum, Oana Farcas, Tudor Petan, Noah Buchholz, Chad Entinger

All of this information is submitted by Joel Burkum.

MAKE SURE to thank Joel Burkum of For God's Children International and all of his works to make this program to be effective.