The Sign Island Digital Resource Pack - Part 1
Resource Pack for BSL Level 1 - Part One
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This course has been designed in collaboration with SignUp BSL. It has been developed to support learners attending the SignUp BSL Level 1 course and as such it covers the same topics.
For each topic area we focus on key target language and building up vocabulary through key vocabulary drills. There are also receptive challenges and demonstrations of target language in everyday use. Each topic features a key signs video to help you practise and learn the signs. There are then examples of how these signs are used in natural conversations with questions for you to build receptive skills. There are also informative clips covering BSL structure and Non Manual Features.
We hope that you enjoy it!
Joe and Emily
Your Instructor
Hello!
My name is Emily Wakley and I am profoundly deaf since birth and I have a cochlear implant that I had since I was 12 years old. I come from a hearing family and although oral, my love for BSL stemmed from a young age, when I realised that the English language was very different to a signed language!
I have an NVQ level 6 in BSL, and I am an Associate Lecturer / module convenor and assessor at the University of Exeter, as well as the Director of SignUp BSL which was founded in the summer of 2013.
I love meeting new people, teaching them and seeing their love for the language grow!
My interests include camping and getting away in a small van, exploring the little secret areas of the South West. Kayaking and fishing are also favourite past times of mine too!