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Course Outline This qualification is designed to build on the vocabulary and language use learners were introduced to during the Level 1 course. This course will enable learners to develop their ability to communicate using BSL in a range of familiar contexts, participating in longer and more open-ended exchanges than at Level 1. The course will develop functional communication in BSL about a range of real life, routine and daily experiences, expressed through simple sentence structures and set phrases. The learner will learn to deal with most routine language tasks and have a sufficient grasp of grammar to cope with some non-routine tasks. Learners must have undertaken, and ideally passed, the Level 1 certificate before undertaking Level 2. You may be asked to provide evidence of your qualification, such as your Level 1 certificate. If you are awaiting Level 1 results or a resit date please contact our offices to discuss your situation with the lead tutor as we are often able to accommodate learner’s on a Level 2 course in the meantime. Units BSL 201 and BSL 202 are run concurrently to develop learner’s productive and receptive skills simultaneously, followed by BSL 203 which focuses on further development of conversational skills. Each unit is assessed separately and candidates must complete all three units to achieve the full qualification. BSL 201 – Receptive BSL This unit focuses on understanding what is said when people sign to you. This includes conversational skills but will also develop a learner’s ability to understand longer chunks of information, usually in the form of a narrative. This unit includes appropriate conversational responses such as how to show interest and requesting clarification when a message is not understood. This unit has a practical assessment at the end of the course; the tutor provides a signed clip which learners watch twice before answering multiple choice questions. BSL 202 – Productive BSL This unit focuses o

This course is perfect for people with little or no experience of sign language. There are no entry requirements and the course is open to Deaf and hearing applicants. The qualification is designed to enable learners to communicate with Deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL) on a range of topics which involve simple, everyday language use. The unitised course consists of 50 hours teaching time spread over three units, each of which is separately assessed. Candidates must pass all three units to achieve the qualification. BSL Level 1 is usually taught as an evening class for 2 hours per week although fast-track courses are sometimes available. If you are interested in a daytime fast-track course please email training@deafdirect.org.uk, or call 01905 746305, to ask about upcoming dates. BSL 101 – Introduction to BSL BSL 101 is designed as an introduction to the language and must be completed first. It teaches learners to understand and use a limited range of simple words and sentences. Students will learn the fingerspelling alphabet, how to sign numbers and will cover topics such as greetings, weather, transport and directions. BSL 101 is taught over the first five sessions of the course and is assessed simply through a 2-3 minute chat with the course tutor. BSL 102 – Conversational BSL BSL 102 follows on naturally from BSL 101 and equips learners to take part in simple, predictable conversations or instructions in BSL in relation to activities at home. As well as encouraging learners to review and practice signing learnt in unit one this unit will expand the learner’s use of number and introduce new topics including; talking about the family, describing people and housing, and discussing hobbies and interests. The assessment for BSL 102 comes at the end of the ten teaching sessions and involves a short conversation with the course tutor. A video of this conversation is then externally assessed. BSL 103 – BSL at School, College or Work BSL

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