British Sign Language Level 2

Course review:

This qualification is designed to enable learners to develop ability to communicate with Deaf people using BSL in a range of familiar contexts, participating in longer and more open-ended exchanges than Level 1. The course will develop functional communication in BSL about a range of real life, routine and daily experiences. The learner will be able to deal with most routine language tasks and have sufficient grasp of grammar to cope with some non-routine tasks.

Units BSL 201 AND unit 202 are designed to build on vocabulary from Level 1 and will be run concurrently. Candidates must achieve all three units for the full qualification.

BSL 201 – Receptive BSL
Content:
•Enables learners to demonstrate their understanding of routine language in everyday situations expressed through simple sentence structures and set phrases in the form of a narrative.

Delivery:
•30 hours learning over 12 sessions of 2.5 hours a week. This unit is assessed through practical assessment as part of the course.

BSL 202 -Productive BSL
Content:
•Enables learners to demonstrate their use of routine language in everyday situations expressed through simple sentence structures and set phrases in the form of a presentation.

Delivery:
•30 hours learning over 12 sessions of 2.5 hours per week. This unit is assessed through practical assessment as part of the course.

BSL 203 – conversational Skills
Content:
•Allows learners to demonstrate that they can hold a routine conversation by using and understanding language expressed through simple sentences structures and set phrases, expressing views and/or clarifying understanding.

Delivery:
•30 hours learning over 12 sessions of 2.5 hours per week. This unit is assessed through practical assessment as part of the course.