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Prof. Jim Kyle MA (Glasgow), MSc (Stirling), PhD (London), CPsychol, FBPsS

Professor Jim Kyle

Role: Harry Crook Professor in Deaf Studies

Research Interests: Language and learning for deaf children, British Sign Language, Video telephony, e-learning, Deaf community and culture, acquired hearing loss and special education

Room: 2f14, Centre for Deaf Studies, 8 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TN

Email: jim.kyle@bristol.ac.uk

Tel: +44 0117 954 6900

Research Projects Managed

  • 1978-1981: Sign Language Learning and Use: Dept. of Health and Social Security.  £75,000
  • 1980-1982: Deaf People and the Community:  Nuffield Foundation.  £16,000
  • 1981-1982: Graphic Support for Special Education: Manpower Services Commission.  £14,000
  • 1981-1982: Sign Language Video Course:  Moorgate Trust.  £500
  • 1982-1983: Young Deaf People in Employment: Medical Research Council.  £35,000
  • 1982-1983: Social Aspects of Acquired Deafness: Manpower Services Commission.  £12,000
  • 1983:  Hearing Aid Use:  Bristol Health District.  £2,000
  • 1983-1986: European Sign Language Research Centre:  EEC Ministry for Disabled People (Brussels)  £21,000
  • 1983-1984: European Sign Language Research Centre:  European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam)  £4,500
  • 1983-1985: The Family and Adjustment to Deafness:  Leverhulme Foundation.  £60,000
  • 1984-1985: Sign Processes in Working Memory:  Medical Research Council.  £35,000
  • 1984-1985: Pre-Language Behaviour in Children Acquiring Sign Language:  Economic and Social Research Council.  £10,000
  • 1986-1987: Mothers and Deaf Infants:  British Council and Fulbright.  £3,500
  • 1986-1988: Gesture to Sign and Speech:  Economic and Social Research Council.  £63,000
  • 1988-1989: Computer Transcription System for Deaf People:  Leverhulme Trust.  £16,500   IBM  £25,500
  • 1988-1989: Supporting Vocational Assessment of Deaf People (VALPAR) RNID.  £17,225
  • 1988-1989: BSL Developmental Assessment.  Bristol University Initiatives Fund.  £4,997.
  • 1990-1991: Finding Out: Question Development in BSL, ESRC, £53,000
  • 1992: Sign Questions in School, ESRC, £12,000
  • 1990-1992: Deaf Children at Home, Deaf Studies Trust, £32,000
  • 1990-1991: Deaf People's Views on TV Subtitling, IBA and BBC, £30,000
  • 1990-1991: Adult Education for those with Acquired Hearing Losses, Leverhulme Trust, £8,500
  • 1992-1995: Bilingual Education in Moscow, Charity Know-How, £18,500
  • 1992-1993: Training for Sign Teaching, Horizon(EC), £190,000
  • 1992-1993: Inter-Sign, EC Human Capital and Mobility(EC) Fellowships, £80,000; Network, £160,000
  • 1992-1993: Parent and Teacher Interaction with a Deaf Child, Nuffield Foundation Small Grants, £4,000
  • 1994-6: Deaf Children Developing Sign, Leverhulme Trust, £50,000
  • 1995-7: FORUM: Deaf Studies on the Agenda,
  • 1996: Inter-Sign Technology, European Science Foundation, £8,000
  • 1995-1997: Deaf Health in Scotland, Health Education Board for Scotland, £12,000
  • 1996-8: Sign on Europe, European Union of the Deaf, £100,000
  • 1996-8: Mental Health and Deafness, Dept of Health/Sign Project, £14,000
  • 1997-2000: SignSteps: FORUM: Deaf Studies on the Move: EU-NOW Programme, £280,000
  • 1997-2000: Deaf People Information and the Community: National Lottery Charities Board, £390,000
  • 1998-2000: SignWorks: Developing Deaf Business, DTI, £395,000
  • 1998-9: DeafNet: Planning information access and dissemination: Univ of Bristol CVE, £7,500
  • 2000: Steps: EU-ESF (HORIZON-NOW) £50,000
  • 2001-2004: WISDOM – Wireless Information services for deaf people on the move (EC – IST 5th Framework Programme) £2.29m
  • 2001-2002: DPIC extension, National Lottery Charities Board, £80,000
  • 2002-2003: SeeHear Now, BBC, £18,000
  • 2001-2004: Video talks/Sign 50+, BT £180,000
  • 2004-2005: Sign Aware, Dept of Work & Pensions £330,000
  • 2003-2005: BSL Access in Scotland, Scottish Executive Social Research, £32,000
  • 2003-2005: VOGS – Employment Counselling for Deaf people, EC Leonardo, £25,000
  • 2004-2006: Deafblind Worlds, Big Lottery Fund £210,000

Publications

2006

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG. "Witnesses who use British Sign Language", in Heaton-Armstrong, A., Shepherd, E., Gudjonsson, G. and Wolchover, D. (eds.), Witness Testimony: Psychological, Investigative and Evidential Perspectives, Oxford, Oxford University Press

2005

Authored book

  • Kyle, JG, AM Reilly, Allsop, L, M Clark & A Dury. Investigation of Access to Public Services in Scotland in BSL. Scottish Executive Social Research, Edinburgh, 2005. ISBN: 0755925394

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG & A Dury. "Sign of Employment", in D Watson and V Williams (Eds.), A valued part of the Workforce? - Employment and Disabled People, (pp. 86-130), SEQUAL Development Partnership (DP), 2005. ISBN: 0904242536
  • Kyle, JG. "Language Education for Deaf Children", in K Brown (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 2nd edition, (pp. 411-414), elsevier, 2005. ISBN: 0080442994

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "Video telephony and Video information for Deaf people." Broadband for All? - Meeting the needs of disabled and older people, Phoneability, Cost 215, 2005.

Journal article

  • Kyle, JG. "Living and Learning Bilingually - Deaf Experiences and Possibilities", Deaf Worlds, 21, (pp. 75-90), 2005. ISSN: 1362-3125

Report for an External Body

  • Allsop, L, AM Reilly & Kyle, JG. "Investigation of Access to Public Services in Scotland in BSL." for Scottish Executive, Social Justice, Scottish Executive Social Research, Edinburgh, 2005.
  • Kyle, JG. "WISDOM - Wireless Information Services for Deaf people on the Move." for Brussels EC IST Programme, Bristol Centre for Deaf Studies, 2005.
  • Kyle, JG. Assessment in the VOGS model, for Leonardo Programme, European Commission, BfI Steiermark, Austria, 2005.

2004

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "BSL on the move? Or on the run?." BDA Congress Inverness July 2004, BDA, 2004.
  • Kyle, JG. "Deaf Employment Progress?." Social Exclusion, University of Greenwich 4th June 2004, Greenwich Council, Social Exclusion and Deaf People, 2004.
  • Kyle, JG. "Family Factors in Deaf Success." CLIO symposium 30th June 2004 Examining family factors in children's achievement, CLIO, 2004.

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG & B Woll. Finding Out: Developing Questions in BSL, Final Report to ESRC, for ESRC, Bristol: Centre for Deaf Studies, 2004.
  • Kyle, JG. "Look Here! : Understanding the distribution of visual attention in sign language viewing." for DTI, 2004.
  • Kyle, JG. Guidance and Counselling for Deaf People, for Leonardo Programme, European Commission, BfI Steiermark, Austria, 2004.
  • Kyle, JG. Understanding Assessment with Deaf People, for Leonardo Programme, European Commission, BfI Steiermark, Austria, 2004.

2003

Conference Contribution

  • Agrafiotis, D, Canagarajah, CN, Bull, DR, Twyford, HE, Kyle, JG & Chung How, JTH. "Optimized Sign Language Video Coding Based on Eye-Tracking Analysis." Visual Communications and Image Processing. Conference, 2003.
  • Allsop, L, L Atalianis-McEntee & Kyle, JG. "The status of Sign Languages in Europe: A Case of Linguistic Birthright or Service Provision?." SS15, International Congress of Sociolinguistics, Newcastle, April 2004, Sociolinguistics Symposium, Proceedings of SS15, 2003.
  • Kyle, JG. "Deaf Lifestyles and Hearing Communities." Combating Social Exclusion Seminar, 2003.

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG & Dury, A. "See Hear Now, Final Report." for BBC,Bristol, Deaf studies Trust, 2003.

2002

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG. "Promising Progress." in Schulmeister, R (Ed.), Progress in SIgn Language Research: Festschrift for S Prillwitz, (pp. 83-96), Hamburg: Signum, 2002. ISBN: 3927731900

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "Developing Deaf People." Transactions of the 6th Asia Pacific Congress on Deaf Education, 2002.

Journal article

  • Janjua, F, Woll, B & Kyle, JG. "Effects of Parental Style of Interaction on Language Development in Very Young Severe and Profound Deaf Children." International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 64, (pp. 193-205), 2002. ISSN: 0165-5876

2001

Authored book

  • MWG Dye & Kyle, JG. Deaf People in the Comminity: Health and Disability. Deaf Studies Trust, 2001. ISBN: 0862925142

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG, Canavan, MAS & Domingo Molyneux, AM. "SignWorks: Final Report." for DTI, Centre for Deaf Studies: Bristol, 2001.

2000

Authored book

  • Dye, MWG & Kyle, JG. Deaf People in the Community: Demographics of the Deaf Community in the UK. Bristol: Deaf Studies Trust, 2000. ISBN: 0862925053

Conference Contribution

  • Lane, P, Dye, MWG, Dury, A & Kyle, JG. "Seeing the world: Analysing the community of deaf people." Market Research Society Conference 2000, 2000.

Journal article

  • Young, A, Ackerman, J & Kyle, JG. "Creating a Workable Signing Environment." Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 5 (2), (pp. 186-195), 2000. ISSN: 1081-4159

1999

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG. "Deafness, Well-Being and Mental Health." in A Weisel (Ed.), Insights into Deaf Education: Current Theory and Practice, (pp. 36-45), Tel Aviv: Academic Press, 1999. ISBN: 9652742813
  • Kyle, JG. "O ambiente bilinge: alguns comentrios sobreo desenvolvimento do bilingismo para os surdos." in Carlos Skliar (Ed.), Atualidade da Educacao Bilinge para Surdos / Actualidad de la Educacin Bilinge para Sordos., 1, (pp. 15-26), Porto Alegre : Editora Mediacao, 1999. ISBN: 858706326X

1998

Authored book

  • Young, A, Ackerman, J & Kyle, JG. Looking On: Deaf Hearing Relations. Bristol: The Policy Press, 1998. ISBN: 1861340923

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG. "TCALL: Telecommunications for All." for DTI, Bristol: CDS, 1998.
  • Kyle, JG. "The Sign Report: Mental Health and Deafness." for Department of Health, 1998.

1997

Authored book

  • Allsop, L & Kyle, JG. Deaf Health in Scotland. Edinburgh: Health Education Board for Scotland, 1997.

Report for an External Body

  • Canavan, MAS, Kyle, JG & Hinchcliffe, P. "TelSign: Telecommunications and Sign Transmission." for DTI, Bristol: CDS, 1997.
  • Kyle, JG & Allsop, L. "Deaf health in Scotland." for Health Education Board for Scotland, 1997.
  • Kyle, JG & Allsop, L. "Sign on Europe." for EUD, European Union of the Deaf, 1997. #
  • Kyle, JG, Hinchcliffe, P, Canavan, MAS, Page, MA & Jackson, DN. "TelSign: Telecommunications and sign transmission." for DTI, Centre for Deaf Studies, 1997.

1996

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG, McEntee, L & Ackerman, J. "Deaf Children Developing Sign." for Leverhulme Trust, Bristol: CDS, 1996.
  • Kyle, JG. "Inter-Sign: Deaf Studies Across a Network." for EU Human Captial and Mobility Programme, Bristol: CDS, 1996.

1995

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG. "Sign Questions in School." for ESRC, Bristol: CDS, 1995.
  • Kyle, JG. "Sign questions in school. Final Report to the ESRC." for Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, 1995.

1994

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "Growing up in sign and word." Growing up in sign and word (1994 : Bristol) Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, 1994.

Scholarly Edition

  • Kyle, JG. "Sign questions in school: final report to ESRC." Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, 1994.

1993

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG & Woll, B. "Sign Language." in R. Asher (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics, (pp. -), Edinburgh University Press, 1993. ISBN: 008039434
  • Kyle, JG. "Sign Language Acquisition." in R Asher (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics, (pp. -), Edinburgh University Press, 1993.
  • Kyle, JG. "The Deaf Community." in R Asher (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics, y, (pp. -), Edinburgh University Press, 1993. ISBN: 008039434

Journal article

  • Kyle, JG. "Integration of Deaf Children." European Journal of Special Needs Education, 8, (pp. 201-220), 1993. ISSN: 0885-6257

1992

Authored book

  • Wood, PL & Kyle, JG. Hearing Less Instruction: Adult Education and Acquired Hearing Loss. Deaf Studies Trust, Bristol, 1992. ISBN: 086293956

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG. "Switched On: Deaf People's Views on Television Subtitling." for Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol, 1992.

1991

Journal article

  • Kyle, JG. "Valpar: employment assessment for deaf people." International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, (pp. -), 1991.

Other

  • Kyle, JG. "The Deaf Community: Unit 2 of D251." (pp. -), Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1991.

1990

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG & Ackerman, JA. "Lexical Acquisition in Sign and Speech." in C. Lucas (Ed.), Sign Language Research: Theoretical Issues, (pp. -), Washington D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1990.
  • Kyle, JG. "Deaf Community and Culture." in S. Prillwitz (Ed.), Current Trends in Sign Language Research, (pp. -), Hamburg: Signum Press, 1990.
  • Wood, P & Kyle, JG. "Real Time Visual Display for note-taking by Computer." in J.G. Kyle (Ed.), Deafness and Sign Language into the 1990s, (pp. -), Bristol: Deaf Studies Trust, 1990.

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "The HIL-LINC System." conference on speech transcription systems - RNID, London, 1990.

Edited book

  • Kyle, JG (Ed.), Deafness and Sign Language into the 1990s. Bristol: Deaf Studies Trust, 1990.

Journal article

  • Kyle, JG & Baker-Shenk, C. "Research with Deaf People: Issues and Conflicts." Disability, Handicap and Society, (pp. -), 1990.

1989

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG. "A pragmatic analysis of Deaf mother-infant interaction." in B. Woll (Ed.), Language Development and Sign Language, (pp. -), Bristol: Centre for Deaf Studies, 1989.
  • Kyle, JG. "Deaf Community and Culture." in A. Weisel and J. Reichstein (Eds.), Demographic Studies with Hearing Impaired Populations, (pp. -), Washington: Gallaudet University Press, 1989.
  • Kyle, JG. "Disadvantaged Parents: deaf parents as partners?." in P. Potts (Ed.), Exploring the Roots of Disaffection: the Experience of Pre-School Children, (pp. -), Open University Press, 1989.
  • Woll, B & Kyle, JG. "Communication and language development in children of deaf parents." in S. von Tetzchner, L.S. Siegel & L. Smith (Eds.), Social and cognitive aspects of normal and atypical language development, (pp. 129-145), New York: Springer Verlag, 1989.

Report for an External Body

  • Kyle, JG, Woll, B & Ackerman, JA. "Gesture to sign and speech." for Bristol: Centre for Deaf Studies, 1989.
  • Kyle, JG. "Computer note-taking and transcription for Deaf people: the HI-LINC project." for Leverhulme Foundation, School of Education, 1989.
  • Kyle, JG. "Employment Assessment for Deaf People." for RNID and the Training Agency, Bristol: School of Education, 1989.

1988

Authored book

  • Kyle, JG & Woll, B. Sign Language: the study of deaf people and their language. Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Chapter in a book

  • Kyle, JG. "Attention and Belief: Deaf mothers communicating with their infants." in V. Lewis and G. Collis (Eds.), Proceedings of Child Language Seminar, (pp. -), University of Warwick, 1988.
  • Kyle, JG. "Signing for Infants: deaf mothers using BSL in the early stages of development." in F. Karlsson (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sign Language Research, (pp. -), 1988.

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "Deaf People and Society." World Federation of the Deaf Congress, Helsinki, 1988.
  • Woll, B, Kyle, JG & Ackerman, JA. "Modelling sign language." Papers from the child language seminar - Warwick, 1988.

Journal article

  • Kyle, JG. "Cultures in Contact: Deaf and Hearing People." Disability, Handicap and Society, 3, (pp. 49-61), 1988.
  • Kyle, JG. "Some aspects of British Sign Language-English Interpreting, Deafness." Journal of Sociology of Deafness, 5, (pp. 4-7), 1988.

1987

Authored book

  • Jones, L, Kyle, JG & Wood, PL. Words Apart: Adjustment to Hearing Loss in Adult Life. Tavistock Press, 1987.
  • Kyle, JG. Adjustment to Acquired Hearing Loss: Analysis, Change and Learning. Bristol: Centre for Deaf Studies, 1987.

Chapter in a book

  • Wood, P & Kyle, JG. "The world we have lost." in J.G. Kyle (Ed.), Adjustment to Acquired Hearing Loss, (pp. -), Bristol: Centre for Deaf Studies, 1987.

Conference Contribution

  • Kyle, JG. "Deaf People from School to Society." International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (Manchester), 1987.
  • Woll, B, Kyle, JG & Ackerman, JA. "Language and pre-language in deaf families." Papers from the child language seminar - York, 1987.

Edited book

  • Kyle, JG (Ed.), Sign and School: using signs in deaf children's development. Multilingual Matters: Clevedon, 1987.

Research students

Susannah Barnet

  • Deaf blind culture

Argyrios Irgis

  • Greek school teachers' comprehension of Greek Sign Language

Maria Mertzani

  • The Impact of Computer Mediated Communication on Sign Language Teaching and Learning