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COURSE:
British Sign Language Stage 1 (Basic)

AIM:
The aim of the BSL Stage 1 course is to encourage people to acquire the ability to communicate with deaf people and to learn about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture.

OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Hold a basic conversation with a deaf person using BSL Sign a short passage
Answer questions on a short story given by a deaf person
Provide information about deaf people, the deaf community and deaf culture
Recognise variations in the way deaf people communicate

LENGTH OF THE COURSE:
Minimum of 60 hours teaching / contact time. At the end of the course, an examiner will come from CACDP to carry out ten minute assessments.

COMMENTS:
The British Sign Language courses offered at DCDP lead to certification by the Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP)

British Sign Language 2 (Year 1 & 2)
British Sign Language NVQ Level 3
Note-taking