Key Facts
- Starting
18 Sep 2025- Location
- Merton
- Start Time
- 17:00
- End Time
- 19:00
- Duration
- 10 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Evening
- Days
- Thursday
- Start Date
- 18 Sep 2025
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- MBEX284ML
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- Free
British Sign Language for Beginners (T1E)
British Sign Language (BSL) is the legally recognised language for the deaf and hearing-impaired community in Britain. Our non-accredited 10-week course will give you a foundational understanding of basic terminology and structures in BSL.
On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Engage in everyday communicative situations e.g. greetings, telling the time and date, counting and fingerspelling, describing the weather, people and activities;
- Construct and follow short narratives in BSL about generic topics e.g. the home, the family, and leisure activities;
- Recognise and apply the basic linguistic features of BSL and the implications of being Deaf in a hearing world;
- Reflect on your progress and pursue further study.
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Entry Requirements
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Course Content
The course will provide a foundational understanding on the following topics:- Introducing yourself & polite conversation
- Alphabet & Fingerspelling
- Numbers
- Hobbies & Interests
- Family & Home
- Time & days of the week
- Weather
- Work
- Daily routine
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