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British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2
Become a BSL pro with our online course! Master Level 1 & 2, from alphabet to greetings, family, work, and beyond. Get certified and open doors to exciting career prospects!
Course Highlights
Our online British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2, taking you from beginner to intermediate proficiency. Learn the BSL alphabet, greetings, family, work, and more. Engage in conversations on everyday topics such as home, animals, weather, hobbies, and food. Access dialogues and stories to enhance your understanding and fluency. Earn a certification upon completion.
In Level 1, master the basics: fingerspelling, greetings, describing your home, family members, colors, and numbers. Explore topics like animals, weather, hobbies, work, and food through dialogues and stories. Level 2 expands your vocabulary: describing people and animals, school and work activities, opinions, health, eating and drinking, shopping, and travel. Further enhance your fluency with dialogues and additional stories.
Track your progress with assessments. Join a thriving BSL community and gain proficiency in BSL Level 1 & 2. Boost your communication skills, broaden career opportunities in interpreting, education, and social services, and connect with the Deaf community. Get certified and start a journey of cultural understanding and inclusivity. Sign up for our BSL course now and unlock the power of fluent communication in British Sign Language.
Learning outcome
- Gain proficiency in British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2.
- Master finger spelling, greetings, family vocabulary, and more.
- Improve communication skills in various everyday contexts.
- Grow confidence in asking questions and making statements.
- Learn more words about home, work, hobbies, and food in the British sign language dictionary.
- Understand and take part in dialogues with and without voice and subtitles.
- Earn a course certification and join a thriving BSL community.
Course media
Why should I take this course?
- Learn a crucial and widely used language for effective communication.
- Boost your understanding of culture and inclusivity.
- Broaden your career opportunities in areas like interpreting, education, and social services.
- Develop a skillset that allows you to connect more with Deaf individuals.
- Increase your confidence in interacting with the Deaf community.
- Access a comprehensive curriculum and get a certification for your accomplishments.
Career Path
- BSL Interpreter: £20,000 - £40,000 per year
- BSL Teacher: £25,000 - £40,000 per year
- Communication Support Worker: £18,000 - £28,000 per year
- Deaf Awareness Trainer: £25,000 - £35,000 per year
- BSL Translator: £25,000 - £40,000 per year
- Social Worker (specialising in Deaf individuals): £25,000 - £45,000 per year
Requirements
- No formal qualifications required, anyone from any academic background can take this course.
- Access to a computer or digital device with internet connectivity.
Course Curriculum
Course Curriculum
| British Sign language (BSL) Level 1 Online Course | |||
| Introduction to BSL | FREE | 00:04:00 | |
| Alphabet Finger spelling and Names Practice | |||
| Alphabet with | 00:01:00 | ||
| Alphabet | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fingerspelling test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fingerspelling replay | 00:01:00 | ||
| Names test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Names replay | 00:04:00 | ||
| Greetings | |||
| Greetings | 00:05:00 | ||
| Greetings without voice try these yourself | 00:04:00 | ||
| Family, question forms and family story | |||
| Family Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Family vocabulary test your memory | 00:03:00 | ||
| Question forms | 00:01:00 | ||
| Question forms test your memory | 00:01:00 | ||
| Family story test | 00:03:00 | ||
| Family Story Recap How did you do | 00:03:00 | ||
| Rooms in the house vocabulary | |||
| Rooms in the house Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Kitchen Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Bathroom Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Bedroom Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Living room and Dining room Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Study Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Utility room Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Garden Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Colours | |||
| Colours | 00:01:00 | ||
| Colours test yourself | 00:01:00 | ||
| Questions and statements about the home | |||
| Questions and statements about home test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Questions and statements about the home replay were you right | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animals | |||
| Animal Vocabulary | 00:03:00 | ||
| Animal vocab replay test your knowledge | 00:03:00 | ||
| Short animal story | 00:01:00 | ||
| Short animal story replay were you right | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animal and pet questions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Numbers and Money | |||
| Numbers 1-30 | 00:02:00 | ||
| Numbers 1-30 replay without voice test yourself | 00:02:00 | ||
| Numbers 10’s, 100’s replay without voice test yourself | 00:01:00 | ||
| Numbers 10’s, 100’s replay without voice test yourself | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed number test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed number test replay | 00:01:00 | ||
| Money £1 – £20 replay test your knowledge | 00:01:00 | ||
| Money £1 – £20 replay test your knowledge | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed money test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed money test replay | 00:01:00 | ||
| Time and Months of the Year | |||
| Time 1 o’clock to 12 o’clock | 00:01:00 | ||
| Days of the week | 00:01:00 | ||
| Months of the year | 00:01:00 | ||
| Time periods | 00:02:00 | ||
| Time periods replay test your knowledge | 00:02:00 | ||
| Describing Ages | |||
| Describing ages | 00:01:00 | ||
| Describing ages replay without voice test your knowledge | 00:01:00 | ||
| Number and ages phrase test | 00:02:00 | ||
| Number & Ages phrase test replay | 00:02:00 | ||
| Mixed time, ages and money test | 00:03:00 | ||
| Mixed time, ages, and money test replay | 00:03:00 | ||
| Weather | |||
| Weather Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Weather vocab without voice test your understanding | 00:02:00 | ||
| Weather phrase test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Weather phrase test replay | 00:02:00 | ||
| Transport | |||
| Transport Vocabulary | 00:04:00 | ||
| Transport vocabulary without subtitles – test yourself | 00:04:00 | ||
| Transport phrases without subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Transport phrases replay with subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Directions | |||
| Directions Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Directions vocabulary without subtitles test yourself | 00:02:00 | ||
| Direction phrases test without subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Direction phrases replay with subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Hobbies | |||
| Hobbies Vocabulary | 00:03:00 | ||
| Hobbies vocabulary without subtitles test yourself | 00:03:00 | ||
| Hobbies phrases test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Hobbies phrases replay with subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Work | |||
| Work Vocabulary | 00:05:00 | ||
| Work vocabulary without subtitles test yourself | 00:05:00 | ||
| Work phrases test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Work phrases replay with subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Food and Drink | |||
| Food and Drink Vocabulary | 00:08:00 | ||
| Food and drink without subtitles | 00:08:00 | ||
| Food and drink phrases without subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Food and Drink phrases replay with subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Dialogues No Voice No Subtitles | |||
| The broken car | 00:02:00 | ||
| Tom’s 18th Birthday Party | 00:03:00 | ||
| New House | 00:05:00 | ||
| At the bank without | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a train | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going to a restaurant without | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going on a picnic without | 00:02:00 | ||
| Job interview day | 00:01:00 | ||
| Horse riding without | 00:09:00 | ||
| I’m lost and need directions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Valentine’s Day | 00:04:00 | ||
| A day in hospital without | 00:01:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:02:00 | ||
| Meeting up with the family | 00:01:00 | ||
| Dialogues with voice and subtitles | |||
| The broken car | 00:02:00 | ||
| Tom’s 18th birthday party | 00:02:00 | ||
| New house | 00:02:00 | ||
| At the bank | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a train | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going to a restaurant | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going on a picnic | 00:02:00 | ||
| Job interview day | 00:02:00 | ||
| Horse riding | 00:01:00 | ||
| I’m lost and need directions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Valentines Day | 00:01:00 | ||
| A day in hospital | 00:02:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:03:00 | ||
| School reunion | 00:02:00 | ||
| Meeting up with the family | 00:02:00 | ||
| Bonus 5 Stories with voice and subtitles | |||
| Tom’s 18th Birthday Party | 00:03:00 | ||
| New house | 00:05:00 | ||
| On a Train | 00:05:00 | ||
| Valentines day | 00:04:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:03:00 | ||
| Bonus 5 stories with no voice over | |||
| Tom’s 18th Birthday Party | 00:03:00 | ||
| New House | 00:05:00 | ||
| On a train | 00:04:00 | ||
| Valentine’s Day | 00:04:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:03:00 | ||
| Level 2 British Sign Language | |||
| Family Vocabulary | |||
| Family Vocabulary No Voice over | 00:03:00 | ||
| Family | 00:02:00 | ||
| Describing People and Animals | |||
| Describing People No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Describing People | 00:01:00 | ||
| Ethnic Groups No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Ethnic Groups | 00:01:00 | ||
| Religion No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Religion | 00:01:00 | ||
| Clothes No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Clothes | 00:02:00 | ||
| Colour No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Colours | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings 2 No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animals No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animals | 00:01:00 | ||
| Activities at School | |||
| Activities At School No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Activities At School | 00:01:00 | ||
| People Who Work In Schools No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| People Who Work In Schools | 00:01:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Subjects No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Subjects | 00:01:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary 2 No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Jobs and activities at work | |||
| Jobs No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Jobs | 00:02:00 | ||
| Applying For Work No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Applying For Work | 00:01:00 | ||
| Office No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Office | 00:01:00 | ||
| Firm No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Firm | 00:01:00 | ||
| Meetings No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Meetings | 00:01:00 | ||
| Time | |||
| Time Vocabulary No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Time Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Activities in the home | |||
| Activities In The Home No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Activities In The Home | 00:01:00 | ||
| Go Out To Work no Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Go Out To Work | 00:01:00 | ||
| Do The Washing No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Do The Washing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Flats No Voice over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Flat | 00:01:00 | ||
| Leisure activities | |||
| Leisure Activities No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Leisure Activities | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hobbies No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hobbies | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Out No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Out | 00:01:00 | ||
| Plan Tickets No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Plan | 00:01:00 | ||
| DIY No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| DIY | 00:01:00 | ||
| Opinions Likes and Dislikes | |||
| Attitudes And Opinions No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Attitudes And Opinions | 00:02:00 | ||
| Opinions No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Opinions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Illnesses and Health | |||
| Illnesses No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Illnesses | 00:01:00 | ||
| Treatment No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Treatment | 00:01:00 | ||
| Eating and Drinking | |||
| Eating And Drinking Vocabulary No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Eating And Drinking | 00:01:00 | ||
| Drinks No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Drinks | 00:01:00 | ||
| Cereal No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Cereal | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fruit No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fruit | 00:01:00 | ||
| 5Veg No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Vegetables | 00:01:00 | ||
| Main Meal No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Main Meal | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sweets No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sweets | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hot Food And Drink No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hot Food-Drinks | 00:01:00 | ||
| Payment No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Payment | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shopping and Spending | |||
| Shopping And Spending No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Shopping And Spending | 00:02:00 | ||
| Expensive No Voice Over | 00:04:00 | ||
| Expensive | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shops No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shops | 00:02:00 | ||
| Travel and Holidays | |||
| Travel And Holidays No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Travel And Holidays | 00:01:00 | ||
| Travelling No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Travelling | 00:01:00 | ||
| Vehicles No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Vehicles | 00:02:00 | ||
| Directions No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Directions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Abroad No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Abroad | 00:01:00 | ||
| Breakdown No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Breakdown | 00:01:00 | ||
| Places No Voice Over | 00:03:00 | ||
| Places | 00:02:00 | ||
| Holidays No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Holidays | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hotel No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hotel | 00:01:00 | ||
| Beach No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Beach | 00:01:00 | ||
| Complaints No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Complaints And Compliments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Excellent No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Excellent | 00:01:00 | ||
| Level 2 dialogues without voice and subtitles | |||
| The Broken Leg | 00:02:00 | ||
| Surprise Holiday | 00:02:00 | ||
| It’s Snowing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shopping | 00:02:00 | ||
| Taking The Dog For A Walk | 00:01:00 | ||
| First Day At New a Job | 00:02:00 | ||
| On The Beach | 00:02:00 | ||
| First Day At School | 00:04:00 | ||
| In The Park | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a Plane | 00:01:00 | ||
| At The Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| Pets | 00:01:00 | ||
| Family | 00:02:00 | ||
| My New Kitchen | 00:02:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:02:00 | ||
| Level 2 Dialogues with voice over and subtitles | |||
| The Broken Leg | 00:02:00 | ||
| Surprise Holiday | 00:02:00 | ||
| Snowing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shopping | 00:02:00 | ||
| Taking My Dog For a Walk | 00:01:00 | ||
| First Day At a New Job | 00:02:00 | ||
| On The Beach | 00:02:00 | ||
| First Day At School | 00:01:00 | ||
| In The Park | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a Plane | 00:01:00 | ||
| At the Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| Pets | 00:02:00 | ||
| Family | 00:02:00 | ||
| My New Kitchen | 00:02:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:02:00 | ||
| 5 stories with no voice over and no subtitles | |||
| First day at School | 00:04:00 | ||
| Taking the dog for a walk | 00:04:00 | ||
| At the Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| First Pet | 00:03:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5 stories with voice over and subtitles | |||
| First Day at School | 00:04:00 | ||
| Taking the Dog For a Walk | 00:04:00 | ||
| At the Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| First Pet | 00:04:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:03:00 | ||
| level 2 BSL dialogues and stories | |||
| level 2 BSL dialogues and story package | 00:07:00 | ||
| Refer A Friend | |||
| Assessment | |||
| Assessment – British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2 | 00:30:00 | ||
| Course Certification | |||
| Order your Certificate | 00:00:00 | ||
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