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Skills for Life
Intermediate British Sign Language (BSL)
Early booking is a membership perk for WEA members, where courses are available exclusively before becoming available for everyone else.
Course details
Course code
Q00012273Course date
Start: 13/01/25
End: 24/03/25
Number of classes
10 sessionsTutor
Helen WatsonFee range
Free to £74.00
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
This course is for early booking only.
Course overview
Knowing how to sign can make your communication more inclusive for everyone you interact with. Build on your skills in British Sign Language to be able to have deeper interactions with deaf people.
This BSL course is suitable for you if you need to communicate with deaf people or people with hearing impairments. It can help you in a variety of contexts, for example in a voluntary or community role, or simply through social interactions.
This course is aimed at intermediate learners. You will build on your existing BSL skills. If you would like to start from scratch, you can take the beginner’s BSL course.
This course is for early booking only.
Course description
This intermediate British Sign Language course covers a variety of topics related to everyday language use. Learn to sign about your family, pets, numbers and colours. Further develop your skill at finger spelling. Continue to expand your awareness of different types of hearing impairment and the issues that affect deaf people.
The WEA prides itself on creating a safe and friendly environment to learn BSL. We’re sure you will feel comfortable practising your skills with the tutor and other members of the group.
When you complete this course, you can progress to higher-level BSL courses. The next course in this series is the Advanced British Sign Language (BSL) course.
If you need to learn BSL for professional reasons, you can study for an accredited qualification. You could take a level 1 award in deaf awareness.
Please be aware that you’ll need access to the internet to take this intermediate British Sign Language course. Your tutor will upload useful materials to Canvas, the WEA’s digital learning platform.
The WEA is committed to accessible adult education for all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Most of our courses are free for most of our learners. Please note that you need to get to the end of the enrolment process to see the discounts.
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We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.
