Improving Your British Sign Language - A Guide to Proficient Use

"Written by a BSL teacher with years of experience, this book will aid BSL learners in identifying and correcting errors in their sign accuracy to improve their productive skills. It is highly illustrated and includes a range of practical exercises to help students develop effective use of the creative lexicon"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Sign articulation accuracy; 3. Use of signing space – pointing, perspective and collocation; 4. Using constructed action and depiction as part of the creative lexicon; 5. Conclusion and further exercises.

About the author

Luigi Lerose is a Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in BSL and Deaf Studies at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He is Deaf himself, was Chair of the European Network of Sign Language Teachers (ENSLT) for six years (2017–2023), and is currently one of the European Centre for Modern Language (ECML) Language Experts in Sign Language Teacher and Learner Competencies.

Summary

Written by a BSL teacher with years of experience, this book will aid BSL learners in identifying and correcting errors in their sign accuracy to improve their productive skills. It is highly illustrated and includes a range of practical exercises to help students develop effective use of the creative lexicon.

Foreword

A practical guide for BSL learners who wish to gain increased understanding of how BSL works and rectify signing errors.

Product details

• Authors: Luigi Lerose, Luigi (University of Central Lancashire Lerose
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009124355
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0912435-5
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Sign Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Other Languages, Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication, Sign languages, Braille and other linguistic communication, Sign / Signed languages