Signs in Context Workshop with Clive Mason

15th September 2017
10:00-16:00

Lipspeaker/lipreader?

Clive Mason- famous for his TV work and ‘See Hear’, will be facilitating the afternoon workshop to improve your BSL vocabulary. This workshop is designed for both hearing and deaf people. No previous experience is necessary.

The morning will focus on why we use incorrect signs as well as looking at signs we don’t yet know.

This is not a BSL workshop but a BSL borrowed vocabulary based day for CPD. (6 points). Aimed at lipspeakers who want to improve their BSL vocabulary but open to all.

Costs:
Members £50
Non-members £60

Learning outcomes

1. Understand why we use the wrong signs. Incorrect lexical choices Unfamiliar terminology Regional variation? More than one sign for meaning? Told to by deaf person/ interpreter? Idiosyncratic?
2. Identify most appropriate sign to add (in context)
3. Increase sign vocabulary
4. Improve confidence in ability to use the correct sign in context.

Please identify a personal list of confusion signs

Can you put them into categories?
How do you store and remember new signs?
Countries? Medical? Feelings/emotions? Work/trade?

Be prepared to share your research with the group.
Remember all research is unstructured CPD!

Any questions? Please feel free to contact us.

**Please make all BACS payments to 20-30-89 50930423. Use the reference 150917 and your initials.**