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Sign Language - Basics - Part 2
Funding area Life Skills
Check your eligibility
You must meet the entry requirements for the course
- You must be a UK national, or an Irish national, or an EEA national with pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement scheme
- You must have been resident in the UK or an EEA country continuously for the 3 years preceding the start date of your course. For learners living in the Greater London Authority area only you must have valid permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months in duration from the start date of your course.
- You must be aged 19 or over as at the 31st August 2024 for courses in the 2024/25 academic year
- You must agree to commit to and complete an Individual Learning Plan in agreement with your course tutor
Who can join this course
This course is for those with some previous knowledge of Sign Language Basics.
The emphasis is on signed communication and Sign Language will be used most of the time. A variety of teaching strategies will be used - demonstration and explanation by the tutor with signs, repeated by students, small group work and pair work, whole class exercises, videos and games and handouts to take home. Initial assessment is carried out at the beginning of the course to assess individual skill level.
Is this course for me
This is the second part of our Sign Language Basics course. The14-hour course in Tonbridge is designed to increase knowledge and communicate with Deaf people in BSL on a range of topics that involves simple, everyday language use.
By the end of this course students will be able to:
Use and recept Fingerspelling to support Signing
Use a variety of Numbers including Dates & Ages.
Greet, take leave of people and maintain a Basic Conversation to include Clarification
Describe Pets including Colours
Describe People you know
Asking for, giving and receiving basic information on Hobbies to include Time & Calendar information.
Asking for, giving and receiving basic information on Food and Drink.
To gain maximum benefit students will need to practice between sessions.