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Mr. Patrick Matthews

Assistant Professor in Deaf Studies (C.L.C.S.)

 matthep@tcd.ie

 

Assistant Professor in Deaf Studies (Centre for Deaf Studies)


Biography

Patrick Matthews is an Assistant Professor in Deaf Studies and Bachelor in Deaf Studies Co-ordinator. Prof. Lorraine Leeson and Mr. Matthews were the first members of staff in the CDS when the Centre was originally set up in 2001. Mr. Matthews developed the curriculum for the following modules; ISL (Irish Sign Language), Perspectives on Deafness, Methods of Assessment and Teaching Methods. Mr. Matthews finished is M. Litt in Applied Linguistics in 2013 on a orthography system for ISL. He has played a key role in the Irish Deaf Community over many years in promoting and teaching the language. He has extensive knowledge and experience of teaching ISL both generically and within specific domains, - to Deaf people as L1 learners and to non-deaf people as L2 learners. In recent years he has focused on the training and assessment of sign language interpreters. Mr. Matthews' research interests include the linguistics of ISL, Deaf education, Deaf community and culture, Teaching Methodolgies, Assessment Methods and a system of orthography for Irish Sign Language. Mr. Matthews is Deputy Chief Examiner for the Leaving Certificate Applied in Irish Sign Language. He was a project manager for the translation of the relevant chapters from the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Report (The Ryan Report) into Irish Sign Language. He is currently the Chair for the Council of ISL Teachers. Mr. Matthews, along with Pauline Mc Mahon, created the curriculum for the Junior Cycle Short Course in ISL for the Post-Priamy Languages Initiative.

Research Tags

  Assessment   Curriculum   Deaf Community and Culture   Deaf Education   Development of ISL Materials   First and Second Language Acquisition   Interculturalsim   Irish Sign Language Writing System   Linguistics of ISL   Pedagogy   Translation

Research Projects

 Sign Language Acquisition Corpus (SLAC) - Irish Sign language (ISL)
 ISL Materials Project
 Irish Sign Language National Survey & Research Project

Representations

Details Date
Chair for The Council of Irish Sign Language Teachers. 2018
On the Panel for Evaluating ISL translators for the National Broadcasting Agency, RTE for Deaf News. 2016
Examination and Curriculum Coordinator for ISL Academy committee for QQI 2013-2016
Committee of the Deaf Academics conference 2008, Trinity College Dublin 2007 - 2008
Member of the Centre for Deaf Studies Management Committee 2001 - present
Course Director for the Diploma in Irish Sign Language Teaching programme. 2002 - 2010
Chairperson for Sign Language Association of Ireland 1985-1991
Examinations Co-ordinator for Sign Language Association of Ireland 1991-1993
Founder Member of the Irish Sign Language Teacher's Association (now known as Sign Language Association of Ireland) 1985
Management Committee for 'Sign on Book' published by DeafHear & Sign Language Association of Ireland 1991-1992
On Accreditation Panel for Registry of ISL/English Sign Language Interpreters 1995-1996
Member of the IrishSign Link ISL/English Accreditation Registry Panel 2001-2002
Advisory Syllabus Committee for Extra Mural Studies in Communication Skills with Deaf People 1988-1989
Consultant advisor for the development stages of a Deaf Studies Programme in Queen's University Belfast 1999-2000

Languages

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
American Sign Language Medium Medium Medium
British Sign Language Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Irish Sign Language Fluent Fluent Fluent

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
The Council of Irish Sign Language Teachers 2018 present
Irish Association of Applied Linguistics (IRAAL)
Irish Sign Language (ISL) Academy - ISL Teacher 2006 2015
Irish Deaf Society 1990's present
Sign Language Linguistics Society present
Sarah Sheridan, Patrick A. Matthews and Lorraine Leeson, Uncharted Territory - Exploring L2/M2 Sign Language Acquisition using Corpus Data, IRAAL 40th Anniversary Conference, Trinity College Dublin, 21 November 2015, 2015, Conference Paper, PRESENTED
Matthews, P.A., Sheridan, S. and Leeson, L., 'Sign Language Acquisition Corpus (SLAC) - ISL', Sign Language Acquisition Corpus (SLAC), Trinity College Dublin, 2015, -, Notes: [The corpus is currently in annotation phase. When marked up, some elements will be share-able with other researchers, with permission from the corpus participants.], Digital research resource production, INPROGRESS
Patrick A. Matthews, Methodological Challenges in Teaching Roleshift to Learners of Irish Sign Language (ISL) as a Second Language, 2010, Poster, PUBLISHED
Practical phonology: What learners need to know about handshapes in Irish Sign Language , 21, 2, (2005), Deaf Worlds, International Journal of Deaf Studies, [eds.], Journal, PUBLISHED
Village Life, Deaf Culture in Contemporary Ireland in, editor(s)Patrick Mc Donnell , Deaf Studies in Ireland: An Introduction, English, Douglas McLean Publishing, 2004, [Patrick A. Matthews & Susan Foley-Cave], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Lorraine Leeson and Patrick A. Matthews, Encouraging Signs of Progress: What we have learned about the structures of ISL, Encouraging Signs: Developing Deaf Studies in Ireland, Dublin, 9-11 September 2004, 2004, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Language Attitude in, The Socialinguistics of Sign Languages, English, Cambridge: University Press., 2001, [Patrick A. Matthews, Sarah Burns & Evelyn Nolan-Conroy], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Dónall Ó Baoill & Patrick A. Matthews, The Irish Deaf Community, The Structure of ISL, Volume 2 , Dublin, Ireland, Instituid Teangeolaiochta na Eireann (The Linguistics Institute of Ireland), 2000, Book, PUBLISHED
Irish Sign language pedagogy: is there a role for culture in the framework of the post modernist era? in, editor(s)A. Chambers & D. O Baoill , Intercultural Communication and Language Learning, Dublin, Ireland, The Irish Association for Applied Linguistics, 1999, pp47 - 55, [Patrick A. Matthews], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Patrick A. Matthews, The functional-notional syllabus and the teaching/learning of Irish Sign Language , Teanga, 17, 1997, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
  

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Patrick A. Matthews, Altering Perspectives on Deafness in the Medical Setting, University College Dublin, January, 2018, UCD, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Patrick A. Matthews, Irish Sign Language and Deaf Culture Awareness, M.Sc in Disability Studies, October , 2017, UCD, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Patrick A. Matthews, Working with Deaf People and ISL Interpreters, DIT Linen Hall, November , 2016, DIT Bolton Street, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Patrick A. Matthews, Breaking the code: Investigations into a Sign Writing System for Irish Sign Language , 2013, Thesis, APPROVED
Patrick A. Matthews, Irish Sign Language Communication, Unit 1 & 2 Introductions and Personal Information, Unit 2 Getting Acquainted/Classroom Objects plus DVD , Dublin, Ireland, Deaf Communications Ltd, 2010, Book, PUBLISHED
Pauline Mc Mahon & Patrick A. Matthews, Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, Executive Summary, St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls, Mary Immaculate School for Deaf Children., 1, Dublin Ireland, Deaf Communications, 2010, Book, PUBLISHED
Patrick A. Matthews & Pauline Mc Mahon, The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, Irish Sign Language Version, St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls (DVD), Dublin Ireland, Deaf Communications, June , 2010, Report, PUBLISHED
Patrick A. Matthews & Pauline Mc Mahon, The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, Irish Sign Language Version, St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys. (DVD), Dublin Ireland, Deaf Communications, June, 2010, Report, PUBLISHED
Patrick A. Matthews & Pauline Mc Mahon, The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, Irish Sign Language Version, Executive Summary. (DVD)., Dublin Ireland, Deaf Communications, June, 2010, Report, PUBLISHED
Patrick A. Matthews & Pauline Mc Mahon, The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, Irish Sign Language Version, Mary Immaculate School for Deaf Children. (DVD). , Dublin Ireland, Deaf Communications, June, 2010, Report, PUBLISHED

  

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Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Linguistics of ISL, Translation and Interpreting, Deaf Culture, Pedagogy and Assessment Methods, Deaf Education, the Deaf community and the practical use of a system of orthography for Irish Sign Language.