British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1B (T5003)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

This second-stage module builds on foundational skills, enhancing your conversational abilities and deepening your understanding of deaf culture. You'll:

• hold conversations in everyday contexts
• learn to sign grammatically correct sentences
• create your own sentences about topics such as food, hobbies, and travel
• explore the lives of Deaf people in the UK and abroad
• develop study skills to access academic resources on Deaf people and related issues
• begin examining Deaf culture topics relevant to your discipline.

Classes include practice in producing and understanding signs, simulations, practical exercises, and conversations, focusing on themes, grammar and language skills. Activities are complemented by independent and group study, supported by Canvas and other technologies.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2021/22. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Anthropology with a Language BA
• Business, Management and Economics (with a foundation year) BSc
• Design and Business (with a foundation year) BSc
• Drama with a Language BA
• Geography with a Language BA
• International Development with a Language BA
• International Relations with a Language BA
• Law with a Language LLB
• Mathematics (with a foundation year) BSc
• Media, Arts and Humanities (with a foundation year) BA
• Psychology (with a foundation year) BSc
• Social Sciences (with a foundation year) BA
• Sociology with a Language BA