Course Title and Level:

British Sign Language – Level 2

Tutor’s Name: Paul Cable

Day: Monday

Full Fee: £570

Length: 30 weeks

Exam Fees: included in course fee

Start Date: September 2010

Exam Dates: as shown on the list of course dates

Venue and times: -

Portslade Aldridge Community Academy – 6.30pm to 9.30pm

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Course Level (what you need to know or be able to do before you start this course):

This qualification is designed to enable learners to develop their skills to communicate with Deaf people using British Sign Language (BSL) in a range of everyday situations. The qualification will allow learners to participate in longer and more varied conversations than at Level 1. The course will develop communication in BSL about real life, routine, and daily experiences. The learner will be able to deal with most routine communication and have enough understanding of grammar to cope with some non-routine communication. Learners should be taught a number of regional variations in sign language.

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What the course will cover:

Learners will be learning:

·        Receptive skills

·        Productive skills

·        Conversational skills

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Teaching and Learning Methods to be used:

Classes will be taught with the aid of a data-projector/PC, items, pictures, practical demonstration. Note that there will be very minimal handouts. There will be group/pair work, activities, individual tasks, and class work. The main aim is to enable conversational skills required for the assessments. 

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Course Learning Outcomes (what you should be able to do by the end of the course):

By the end of the course learners should be able to:

·        Be able to understand signed communication in a range of familiar everyday situations

·        Be able to understand key grammatical features of everyday situations

·        Be able to understand questions related to a range of familiar everyday situations

·        Be able to use BSL to communicate a range of familiar everyday situations and chosen theme

·        Be able to use appropriate signing features of familiar everyday situations and a chosen theme

·        Be able to use non manual features

·        Understand routine conversations in BSL

·        Take part in routine conversations in BSL

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How do we check your progress during and at the end of the course?

Progress is constantly checked by the tutor through questions and answers using the correct signs in the correct order and language structure. Also conversations, receptivity and question/answers which is checked for understanding and signing structures.

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Material you will need to bring to the course:

Notepad and pen for occasional notes. However BSL relies on memory so DO NOT spend time making extensive notes in class. Access given to tutor website for learning resources.

Learners may wish to purchase books, CD-ROM, DVD, many other resources from the Forest Books catalogue (www.forestbooks.com) or www.signature.org.uk. Also learners may wish to download the Signature Qualification Specification for Level 2 Certificate in British Sign Language as a guide to what will be taught on the course.

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Any extra study or practice we expect at home:

Learners are expected to practice at home to retain memory of signs and language structure. Learners may work together in their own time if desired. They may also wish to attend a local Communication Club which is for both deaf and hearing people who want to develop their signing skills further in an informal setting. Information on tutor website – www.signlanguagetoday.com 

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Formal course accreditation:

Signature Level 2 Certificate in British Sign Language. The assessment consists of three units and will be held during the course with the tutor and videoed for marking. Learners will need to pass all three units to gain the certificate. 

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What you can do next either at this centre or elsewhere locally:

Learners may wish to progress to Signature NVQ3 in BSL.