Course aim
This course is designed to teach learners to communicate with Deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL) on a range of topics that involve simple, everyday language use. They will gain basic skills and confidence in production and reception of BSL.
This is a taster course, including the first 5 lessons from the full Level 1 BSL course.
Course structure
The course contains 5 lessons which can be completed separately. Each lesson covers vocabulary, grammar, receptive and productive skills.
Course objectives
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Understand about deaf and BSL culture
- Understand and use fingerspelling to spell simple words
- Introduce themselves in BSL
- Talk about basic numbers and days of the week
- Talk about basic feelings and emotions