British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A (T5004)

15 credits, Level 5

Autumn teaching

On this module, you’ll continue to develop your range and conversational technique in British Sign Language (BSL). You’ll cover everyday contexts, broaden your knowledge and use BSL to discuss a chosen topic relating to BSL and/or Deaf culture.

The module aims to enable you to:

  • start and hold a conversation

  • demonstrate confident use of sign language grammar

  • explore more complex language structures

  • develop study skills to observe, record and assess your own understanding of BSL, using video technology

  • work in groups to explore new topics

  • develop conversations on discursive topics such as education, the media, Deaf culture and where Deaf spaces form

  • Deaf lives and how Deaf cultural identity is encouraged and discouraged

You’ll engage in various activities, including:

  • regular practice in pronunciation (production of signs)

  • listening (understanding signs)

  • simulations, practical exercises

  • conversation based around themes, grammatical structures and language skills.

Teaching

100%: Seminar (Class, Seminar)

Assessment

100%: Coursework (Computer-based examination, Practical assessment, Report)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 46 hours of contact time and about 104 hours of independent study. The 5X社区视频 may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l 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: