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Informationen zum Autor This book is written and illustrated by a team from the Faculty of Deaf Education and Learning Support at City Lit. City Lit is a London-based adult education centre, providing courses to over 24,000 students every year. The Faculty of Deaf Education and Learning Support provides a comprehensive programme of courses and training including accredited British Sign Language courses for both Deaf and hearing learners. Klappentext Learn to: Get to grips with everyday BSL grammar and vocabulary Use your body as a communication tool Understand Deaf culture Start signing right away using the online content Learn British Sign Language quickly and easily with this essential guide and online content This lively guide introduces the key hand shapes and gestures you need to communicate in British Sign Language. The illustrations depict both the actions and facial expressions used to sign accurately, while the online content features real-life BSL conversations in action. With these practical tools, you'll become an expert signer in no time! Start to sign learn about Deaf communication and practise simple signs to get you going Learn everyday BSL - develop the grammar and vocabulary skills that are the building blocks to using British Sign Language Get out and about - sign with confidence in a wide range of real life situations, from travelling to dating Look into Deaf life - learn about the history of the Deaf Community and how they've adapted their technology and lifestyles to suit their needs Open the book and find: How Deaf people communicate Basic vocabulary signs and grammar rules How to introduce yourself and get to know someone in Sign Different ways to express your feelings How to describe yourself and your surroundings Games and activities to help you practise your signing technique The history of British Sign Language and Deaf culture Full illustrations of BSL signs Online content showing signing in action Zusammenfassung BSL is the language used by the Deaf Community in the UK and is an officially recognised language in its own right. It has its own grammar and syntax, which are completely different from the grammatical rules of English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 How This Book Is Organised 3 Part I: Starting to Sign 3 Part II: Everyday BSL 3 Part III: Getting Out and About 3 Part IV: Looking into Deaf Life 3 Part V: The Part of Tens 3 Part VI: Appendixes 4 Icons Used in This Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part I: Starting to Sign 5 Chapter 1: Discovering Who's Who - and How They Communicate 7 Different Groups of Deaf People 7 Who's dumb? 7 Understanding who's who 8 and how do they communicate? 10 Attracting a Deaf Person's Attention? 13 Touching on the arm or shoulder 13 Waving 14 Stamping on the floor 14 Switching the light on and off 14 Watch My Lips! 14 Chapter 2: Sign Language You Didn't Know You Knew 17 Signs That Make Sense 17 Gestures 17 How do you sign this word? 18 How does BSL create new signs? 19 Making It Clear with Body Language 20 Let Me Spell It Out: Finger-spelling 20 Left or right? 22 Watch my lips - not my fingers 23 Now you see it, now you don't 23 Funny Faces 24 Using funny faces 25 No! Not me! 25 Oh yes! 25 Are you happy? 25 Getting Your Hands into Shape 26 What is a hand shape? 26 Simple Sentences: Sign Order 28 Chronological order 28 Question forms 28 Part II: Everyday BSL 31 Chapter 3: Meeting and Greeting 33 Greetings! Starting a Conversation 33 ...
