Deaf education
The nationally recognised Faculty of Deaf education offers a diverse range of training and support for Deaf adults and training for those who wish to work with the Deaf. Courses are run by a unique combination of professionals, providing education, training and therapy.Our sign language courses are very popular and are offered both to individuals who come to City Lit and to employers on their premises.
- BSL level 1
- BSL level 2
- BSL level 2: conversational skills practice workshop
- BSL level 2: presentation skills practice workshop
- BSL level 2: receptive skills practice workshop
- BSL level 3 NVQ
- BSL level 4 NVQ
- BSL signing skills practice workshop level 1
- Communicating with Deaf people
- Introduction to BSL
- The living history of BSL: CACDP level 2
- Working towards BSL level 3
- Working towards BSL level 4
- Advanced English (for Deaf people)
- Beginner's English (for Deaf people)
- Beginner's English for BSL users (for Deaf people)
- English as an additional language 1 (for Deaf people)
- English as an additional language 2 (for Deaf people)
- English as an additional language 3 (for Deaf people)
- English for work 2 (for Deaf people)
- English for work: level 2 (for Deaf people)
- English improvers (for Deaf people)
- English level 1 (for Deaf people)
- Entry level English (for Deaf people)
- Essential English (for Deaf people)
- Everyday English (for Deaf people)
- Exam English (for Deaf people)
- General English (for Deaf people)
- Adult numeracy (for Deaf people)
- Beginner's maths (for Deaf people)
- Entry level maths (for Deaf people)
- Essential maths (for Deaf people)
- Everyday maths (for Deaf people)
- Exam maths (for Deaf people)
- GCSE maths (for Deaf people)
- General maths (for Deaf people)
- Maths improvers (for Deaf people)
- Maths workshop (for Deaf people)
- Basic linguistics of BSL
- BSL 4
- BSL to English: advanced voiceover skills for CSWs
- BSL to English: an introduction to voiceover skills
- Communication and barriers to lipreading
- Communication support worker training course
- Deaf children learning
- Deaf people and the community (part 1)
- Deaf people and the community (part 2)
- Deafness and society
- Differential learning needs in the lipreading class
- Electronic note-taking
- Introduction to lipspeaking for CSWs
- Introduction to note-taking
- Language and communication: providing access for Deaf people
- Learning support assistant training for Deaf BSL users
- Linguistics and BSL level 3
- Lipreading, lipspeaking and phonetics
- Managing a D/deaf team
- Note-taker tutor training
- Note-taking for disabled students: OCNLR
- Organise and manage lipreading teaching materials
- Pain-free signing - how to reduce the risk to your limbs
- Planning and enabling learning
- Planning BSL level 1 courses
- Preparing to teach (PTLLS)
- Principles of interpreting 1: English/BSL
- Principles of interpreting 2: English/BSL
- Study skills for trainee teachers
- Support strategies for working with Deaf people
- Teaching basic literacy to Deaf learners
- Teaching BSL level 1: materials workshop
- Teaching BSL level 2: materials workshop
- Teaching BSL level 2: specialist module
- Technical skills for communication support workers
- The national curriculum and the Deaf learner
- Visually effective BSL
- Voice care training for lipreading teachers
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Featured course
Communicating with Deaf people
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