This course is for those who need to improve on their skills to be able to communicate with the deaf community, either professionally or personally. The course is designed to help enhance your introductory skills, as well as give an insight of the structure of the language, the importance of hand shapes, visual expressions and deaf awareness with all types of hearing loss. This course is designed to improve your basic principles of British Sign Language (BSL), and to present methods of effective communicating with people who are profoundly deaf, have a hearing loss or who are sign language users. The course includes lots of group and pair work which can also greatly help with increasing your personal confidence. It is recommended that you practise your skills between the lessons
Course details
| Qualification name | Non regulated SFA formula funded provision, Entry Level, Languages, Literature and Culture of the British Isles, 13 to 20 hrs, PW A |
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| Qualification level | E |
| Awarding organisation | Generic award - no awarding body |
| Learning method | Classroom based |
| Course hours | Part-time |
| Course start date | 24th April 2024 |
| Cost | £155.00 |
| Attendance pattern | Evening |
Discover the learning experience and opportunities you can expect from this course.
Find out what qualifications and skills you will need for this course.
Completion of Introductory to BSL or similar.
View the key features of this course.
Understand the basics of BSL Learn the process of alphabet fingerspelling Know how to greet and communicate with people in BSL Develop the skills to form questions in British Sign Language Build the competence and confidence to communicate fluently with deaf people
Understand how the course will be delivered.
Classbased
Find out more about exams, assignments and assessments.
One to one assessment with Tutor. There is no external assessment.
Potential career working with deaf people
| Name | Windsor College |
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| Address |
St. Leonards Rd Windsor Berkshire SL4 3AZ Find on Google maps |
| business.services@windsor-forest.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 01753 443855 |
| Website | http://www.windsor-forest.ac.uk |