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BSL-90003 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 23 November 2024

BSL-90003 - British Sign Language 3
Coordinator: Andrew Rowe
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Students must have completed BSL1 and BSL2 or equivalent.

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

BSL is the preferred language of nearly 90,000 people in the UK and is used by over 150,000. It has been recognized as an official minority language by the government since 2003. Knowledge of BSL is extremely useful in various careers, including education, health, and social services, and it is also a rewarding skill to learn.
This course is designed for students with prior knowledge of BSL (BSL2 or equivalent). It will develop communications skills in BSL in every day situations as well as more formal environments.
Students taking BSL at Keele, can work towards taking the external Signature qualification (the leading award body for Deaf communication qualifications in the UK).

Aims
Students will further develop their productive and receptive skills in BSL, building on their previous study. The module will concentrate on the development of student's understanding and competency in using the grammatical rules of BSL, including area such as negation, affirmation, question forms, directional verbs and connectors. Students will also further their knowledge of deaf history and culture.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Use and understand more complex BSL grammar, including negation, question forms, directional verbs and connectors: 2,3
Understand and develop the use of mouth patterns: 2,3
Give a presentation using BSL: 3
Gain further understanding of deaf history and culture in the UK: 1,3

Study hours

22 hours contact teaching.
40 hours assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

Students must have completed BSL1 and BSL2 or equivalent.
Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level self-assessment form.
Students can only take one BSL language module per semester

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 20%
Learner Journal


2: Competence weighted 30%
Receptive Task


3: Viva weighted 50%
Oral exam in receptive and productive skills.


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 23 November 2024