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Students using sign language to communicate

Sign Language - Taster

Funding area Life Skills
DAR/150450/Q/PF
Location:
Dartford Adult Education Centre, Dartford
Start date:
20/09/2025
End date:
20/09/2025
Level:
Entry Level
Time:
10:00 - 11:30
Duration:
1 session
Course hours:
Course hours

Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.

1 hour 30 minutes
Day of week:
SAT
Tutor:
Keith French
Price: £20.00 Concessions
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Who can join this course

No previous experience required.
Everybody is welcome.

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Is this course for me

Learn some basic fingerspelling and a few common phrases such as greetings and information about yourself.

This short one and a half hour course is designed to give students a chance to try British Sign Language out of general interest or before committing to a longer BSL course.

Course aims

By the end of the course you should be able to:

* Fingerspell names and places and demonstrate how fingerspelling can support signing
* Meet and greet others and exchange simple personal information
* Sign numbers up to 10
* Use up to 10 simple signs within a simple conversation using BSL

Additional Information

From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.

To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.

Getting to your course

Find us

Dartford Adult Education Centre
Summerhill Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2LP

If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code DAR/150450/Q/PF.