2. Deaf Awareness

3. Deaf Awareness
Deaf awareness is about promoting the positive aspects of deafness and social inclusion.

8. British Sign Language

9. BSL recognised as a language in its own right since March 2003.
BSL isn’t simply English with hand signs.
100,000 people use BSL as their preferred language.

10. DRINK

11. BABY

12. CAR

13. What we will cover Alphabet Greetings BSL grammar Questions
Useful signs
Affirmation/negation

14. Run through as a class. Ask volunteers to sign a row of the alphabet each. Fingerspell their name to partner

15. Greetings
Hello

16. How are you?
Fine
Thank you
Ill/unwell
tired

17. BSL Grammar English form What is your name? BSL grammar Name you what?
My name is Bob
BSL grammar
Name me b-o-b (fingerspell)

18. Name
you
what? …
Name me

19. Conversation practice!
Hello/good day/good afternoon
Hello! Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you too (same)!
Name you what?
Name me… (fingerspell and other person repeat)
How are you?
Fine thank you/happy/sad/unwell/(any other emotion you may be feeling!)

20. Question Signs
WHAT WHY WHERE
WHO WHEN WHICH HOW

21. Live (you) where?
Live (me) ….
London
Camden
Kentish Town
Waterloo

22. Useful signs
Help
Slowly

23. Useful signs
Sorry Again Please

24. Affirmation and Negation
‘Yes’ – Nod your head ‘No’ – Shake your head Example: Person A: You deaf? Person B: *nodding* DEAF = Yes Person C: *shaking head* DEAF = No

25. More conversation practice!
Hello/good day/good afternoon
Hello! Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you too (same)!
Name you what?
Name me… (fingerspell and and other person repeat)
How are you?
Fine thank you/happy/sad/unwell/(any other emotion you may be feeling!)
Live you where?
Live me… (fingerspell)
Sorry again please! Slowly!
Bye!

26. See you again
Bye
See you later
See you next week

27. Useful resources http://bslsignbank.ucl.ac.uk http://www.signbsl.com/

28. Thanks for coming!