著者

上野益雄 [著]

巻号頁・発行日

1988

著者

上野 益雄 野呂 一 Masuo Ueno Hajime Noro

出版者

つくば国際大学

雑誌

研究紀要 (ISSN:13412078)

巻号頁・発行日

no.7, pp.97-118, 2001

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Tosihumi Hujimoto is a person who became the first president of the Japan federation of the deaf established after world war II. Before the world war 2, it was called the Japan association of the deaf-mutes which was made at 1915 (T. 4), and Mr. Hujimoto had been a director of this association from the beginning. He had been also a editor of a bulletin of the association and a teacher of the deaf school. In his papers, we can find the word "pretty signs" in his article. They have been said that pretty signs are signs along the each word of the sentence. We can see usually this signs by many interpreters. On the other hand, Deaf peoples support for the natural signs used by them everyday life, and that signs are recognizing nowadays. Which ones are pretty signs, signs along the words or signs used in daily life by deaf peoples? What signs did Hujimoto want to tell? In this paper, we will examine Hujimoto's meaning of "pretty signs" Hujimoto says that "you must make and use signs based on Japanese language" 1) When he taught Japanese in his class, he always gave attention to students not to translate literally word for word but to make a free translation He said to his deaf students "why you became so stiff in the classroom? You always make signs lively out of classroom." 2) One of Hujimoto's colleagues, Mr. Matunaga wrote a paper regarding to signs as the language of the deaf people. He distinguished clearly between signs and Japanese. 3) He oppose to oral system against using signs. He advocated to use signs anytime. But he thought that the deaf needs education. Without education, signs remain being grubby and ugly. 4) He became deaf about at nine ages. He could speak Japanese freely to hearings. He signs freely to the deaf or the hard of hearings. So he didn't notice the existence of different signs. He did not know difference among signs. He intended to cultivate to deaf people's fundamental knowledge. He wished that signs spread out more and more in a society. We concluded that "pretty signs" did not mean signs along each word of sentence.

著者

上野 益雄

出版者

日本手話研究所

雑誌

手話コミュニケーション研究

巻号頁・発行日

no.47, pp.2-7, 2003-03

著者

上野 益雄 野呂 一 清野 茂 Masuo Ueno Hajime Noro Shigeru Seino つくば国際大学 つくば国際大学中野区役所 市立名寄短期大学

出版者

つくば国際大学

雑誌

研究紀要 (ISSN:13412078)

巻号頁・発行日

no.8, pp.53-74, 2002

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Since 1925, from last years of Taisyo to early years of Showa, a movement of pure oral method appeared on the stage of deaf school. An idea of pure oral method is that signs must be prohibited and only speech is encouraged in the education of deaf children. This way of thinking took place more and more popular in Japan. At the same time, signs were strictly banned in every deaf school, because of being an obstacle for acquiring oral language. But teachers of Osaka City school for the Deaf insisted on using sign language. They began to defend against an attack of pure oralists. They organized a group for the study of sign language. Some of them also set up Kurumaza Theater of Drama. Why they defend against rigid pure oralist to use sign language? We concluded that (1) the principle of the Osaka City School was cultivation of religious mind, and teachers thought life of deaf children and communication of deaf people very important. There are many deaf staff in the member of teachers. (2) some of teachers were enthusiastic for Drama Art. In drama, sign language was necessary for its expression. Mr. Matsunaga, one of teachers, mentioned that substance of deaf people's drama is different from hearing people.