Location: Cottenham
Day: Monday
Time: 7-8.30pm
Weeks: 6 weeks
Price: £45(f)/£34(r)
Brief Description:
This course will provide an introduction to British Sign Language; including the finger spelling alphabet, greeting signs and vocabulary. A deaf tutor will teach you the basic signs to be able to hold a simple conversation with your hands and give you a flavour of what to expect from a sign language course. There will be a range of learning methods including games and quizzes to enable you to practise the signs learnt!
Learning outcome:
By the end of this course participants will know and recognize a range of signs and be able to produce some everyday BSL phrases such as ‘how are you?’ and ‘my name is…’.
Extra costs on the course: None
What you need to bring to the first session: Notepad
How progress & success will be recorded: In Individual Learning Plans and schemes of work (completed by the tutor).
On completion of the course, what might your next steps be: Enrolling on an Introduction to British Sign Language or enrolling on a British Sign Language Level One accredited course at a local college or Deaf Association.
Awarding body: N/A
Enrolment & payment :
Please complete a Booking Form available from the website www.cvcweb.net or click here, you can also enrol by telephone by calling us on 01954 288751 (option2) or collecting a booking form from the College. Please forward your booking form along with payment – cheques payable to Cottenham Village College or cash in person, credit or debit card payments can be made over the phone or by completing the section on the booking form and posting it to the College.
Please note refunds can only be made if a class is cancelled or closed.
We are closed on bank holidays
Equalities Statement
The County Council operates an Equality of Opportunity Policy. We believe everyone is entitled to learn in an environment that is free from discriminatory behaviour so that we build a learning community based on mutual respect and trust. We welcome disabled people and those with special needs, learning difficulties, epilepsy, dyslexia, D/deaf and partially signed. Please contact us in confidence to discuss any support you may need.
