British Sign Language Courses
At Vision Communication, all sign language courses provided are certificated and are conducted in accordance to Signature regulations and course specifications. Our promise to all students is to ensure that a safe and secure learning environment is provided at all times and that a fun and relaxed atmosphere is upheld throughout your learning experience.
British Sign Language Level 1
During this course you will work towards gaining your British Sign Language Level 1 qualification certified by Signature which will enable you to progress to obtaining further qualifications in this subject. Throughout your British Sign Language Level 1 course you will learn the basic foundation skills such as;
- BSL alphabet
- Numbers
- Hand shapes
- BSL order
- Placement
- Classifiers
- Non Manual Features and Emotions
- and much more
Once a solid foundation has been created, you will build upon this with various vocabulary covering many topics including friends and family, pets and animals, food and drink, hobbies and interests and much more. Completion of this course will provide you with an excellent basic level of conversational skills, both receptive and productive, providing you with the tools you need to have for effective communication within the Deaf community.
This course will consist of 3 examinations – BSL101, BSL102, BSL103
British Sign Language Level 2
During this course you will work towards gaining your BSL Level 2 qualification certified by Signature which will enable you to progress to obtaining further qualifications in this subject. Continuing from your basic understanding and ability studied in the BSL Level 1 course, you will improve upon the foundations looking further into:
- BSL order
- Numeration
- Placement and Referring
- Role shifts
- Flow and Pace
- and much more
You will continue to build on your vocabulary and work towards becoming fluent with regard to day to day conversations whilst learning how to give short presentations combining all aspects of BSL. Completion of this course will provide you with an excellent intermediate level of receptive and productive skills needed in having an effective communication level within the Deaf community.
This course will consist of 3 examinations – BSL201, BSL202, BSL203
British Sign Language Level 3
During this course you will work towards gaining your BSL Level 3 qualification certified by Signature which will enable you to progress to obtaining further qualifications in this subject. Combining all the skills gained from both the level 1 and level 2, you will now continue your studies by researching Deaf history, famous Deaf people, Deaf education and much more. After researching these many topics, you will create in depth presentations utilising new aspects of BSL such as;
- Affirmation
- Negation
- Verbs
- Linguistic understanding
- Proforms
- Compound signs
- and much more
You will take part in many interactive learning experiences such as group conversations and debates, Q&A sessions with guest appearances from members of the Deaf community, various film, TV and internet based clips.
This course will consist of 3 examinations – BSL320, BSL321, BSL322
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS SUBJECT TO INTERVIEW
