Learn British Sign Language

I had my first exam tonight, Unit 101 and I am happy to say I think I did ok! The help in practising from my husband will have hopefully paid off – he took the role of ‘Elaine’ from ‘Kidderminster’ and though I was shaking and nervous, once I was in the room I just had to take it steady and relax. It’s a bit of a blur now, but Elaine (my tutor who did the exam, which was filmed to send off) seemed genuinely pleased with how I did! We will find out in 8 weeks time, just 2 weeks before we take our Unit 102 exam! Practise makes perfect though so they say!

I am doing this! My first exam is next Wednesday 3rd December, unit 101 and I am the first one in my group..well it saves waiting around getting nervous! I am quietly confident, just hope the exam situation nerves don’t get to me. I have wanted to do this for years, then taught our daughter ‘Baby sign language’ which was fantastic – she could communicate with us way before she could even try to talk – amazing! This was the next thing and something for me. It’s been hard to fit practice in being a full time mommy but it’s all starting to click now and I will be so pleased if I pass, 2 more units after this exam to pass to get the full qualification so fingers crossed! The ironic thing at the moment though is I have lost the hearing in my left ear due to an ear infection/perforated eardrum, and I have an annoying ringing in my ear, touch wood it’s only temporary til it heals, it can take 6-8 weeks and it’s only week 2.

I’ve started taking evening classes to learn British Sign Language (BSL)...It it something I’ve always wanted to learn, and I was so delighted to see it was more exciting than I thought! I’ve got quite a good list of words I can say and in only 2 days I know the alphabet!

I’m on my way to achieving this goal! :]

And only because I am moving to Sweden, so it’s not going to be possible to learn, or useful to have, either. But if I come back to live in the UK, I’ll get on it ;)

I want to learn sign language for some reason!

So useful, and generally a good thing to learn… i hope to take BSL level one next term…

I’ll have to take up a course when the academic year starts again.

It’s not so much as a necessity, a lot of deaf people can lip read and get their point accross.

I was helping out a couple the other day in work, and I really wished I could sign to them what I wanted to say rather than have to wait until they looked at me to read my lips.

have enquired at my local colledge about sign language classes and am waiting for them to get back to me, i also have a friend who wants to learn it too, so ideally the two of us will go together and keep each other motivated

i’ve got 2 modules to go before i’ve completed 1st year sign

what it said up there