Level 1 Award in British Sign Language

BSL Level 1 - Courses
There are no entry requirements or prior experience needed to begin this course; so it is ideal for new learners (both deaf and hearing). This is a basic qualification in British Sign Language (BSL) which will equip you to undertake simple conversations in a range of everyday topics. It is an ideal first stepping-stone to becoming fluent in the language.

The course has three main units, which are separately assessed; each of which needs to be passed to achieve the full Signature Level One BSL Qualification.

https://www.signature.org.uk/qualification-specifications/

BSL unit 101 – Introduction to BSL

The first unit is BSL 101 which is designed as an introduction to the language and must be completed first. This introductory unit covers fingerspelling numbers, greetings, weather, basic transport and directions. This first unit is assessed with and by the tutor (1:1) and requires a 5 min conversation to take place.

BSL unit 102 – Conversational BSL

This is a natural follow on from the first unit by expanding your BSL vocabulary and structure to be able to explain your activities at home, describing family, describing people and homes, discussing hobbies and interests. The assessment will be a recorded short conversation undertaken with the tutor which is then externally marked.

BSL unit 103 – BSL at School, College or Work

The third unit continues to incorporate learning thus far and the theme is related to school, college or your work environment. Topics include describing your work/college/school, food and break times, activities at work/college/school and travel to/from/around work. The final assessment takes place after completion of Unit 103 and follows the same format as BSL102.

What will I learn?
Basic everyday vocabulary (numbers, time, days, food, drink)
Basic BSL grammar (use of basic placement, basic plurals in BSL, use of Non Manual Features, negation and simple classifiers)
You will be able to create simple short sentences in BSL that will enable you to describe your every day family life and work.

How will I learn?
We use interactive learning activities
Online videos and homework tasks
Visual Powerpoints
Topic based learning
Online learning platform
Quizzes and games

How will I be assessed?
All assessments are done 1:1 with the teacher. Assessment 101 is marked by the teacher. Assessment 102 and 103 will be recorded and then they are sent off to Signature to be marked by their assesors