British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2B (T5005)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll build on your range and conversational technique in BSL and broaden your knowledge and awareness of Deaf culture.

You’ll have the opportunity to present and discuss in BSL on a topic of interest that may take the form of a community engagement project.

The module enables you to:

  • use BSL in a range of routine settings
  • demonstrate clear use of sign language grammar at an intermediate level
  • use complex grammar structures
  • present and lead a discussion on topics of interest such as education, the media, Deaf culture and Deaf spaces 
  • complete a project on a topic of interest related to your own studies
  • develop study skills to create a project report in BSL.

You'll engage in various activities, including:

  • practice in pronunciation (production of signs)
  • listening (understanding signs)
  • simulations
  • practical exercises
  • conversations based around themes, grammatical structures and language skills.

Teaching

100%: Seminar (Class, Seminar)

Assessment

100%: Coursework (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 University 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: