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Would you like to learn
Sign Language?
Here are a number of videos that will give you an introduction to sign language
Class one
I have decided to add the note and the handouts I gave in Class
anyone who missed class one or is using the video as a guide to your own learning, I hope these are useful.
Understanding Syntax
This is the most important thing you will learn.
BSL differs in sentence structure to English
Native English speakers.
One of the things that people struggle to understand when learning BSL is how the word ordering differs from English.
EXAMPLE 1
Consider this sentence: -
‘Why was the black cat climbing the tree in your garden yesterday?’.
In BSL this would be as follows………
‘Yesterday your garden tree black cat climb why?’. In BSL, words are normally ordered as follows:
1.Timeline (yesterday)
2.Location (your garden)
3.Object (tree)
4.Subject (black cat)
5.Verb (climb) - (the action, the doing bit of the sentence)
6.Question (why)
If you can learn these six words in correct order, you are on your way to learning BSL, because this is always the sentence structure used.
Words like…….
But, and, if, so, which in English we use as conjunctives to join words together to make the sentence flow, are not normally used in BSL.
The easiest way to remember this, is to think of BSL as a short cut. You can remove all the unnecessary words that we use in English. This works in BSL because it is a visual language, it relies not only on hand gestures but on body language and facial expressions.
Vocabulary
You
Him
Her
I
Mine
yours
theirs
ours
Who
What
Where
When
Why
Because
Name
Old
Age
Home,
Please,
Age
Home,
Please,
Thank you.
Work
Retired
Poor
Stupid
Clever
Lazy
Food, breakfast, lunch, dinner. To eat.
Sign language
Deaf
Hearing
Manchester
Live
From
How are you? I am well thanks.
Good morning. Afternoon, night
My name is ------------ ------------- and I am from -----------------
You must practice this until you can sign it without thinking, or while you are saying something else!! It is harder than it looks.
Class Two
This week's vocabulary is below, keep on practicing! It will all begin to make sense eventually!
Vocabulary week 2
Morning
Day
Start
Welcome
Your name what?
Name
You live where?
Change
Job / Work
Doing
Slowly
New
Old
Learn / Teach
Finished
Practise
How many
Scotland
Language
Again
Hearing
Deaf
Today / now
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Future
1 week / 2weeks time
2 weeks ago
Afternoon
Evening
Night
Hi / Hello
Help
Communicate
Interpret
Start
Stop
Which
Time
Skill
Hope
Information
How
English
Ireland
Wales
Which
In 1 year
1 year ago
Month
Sorry
Doubt
Coffee tea milk black
Live
End
Last
Homework
Class Three
Vocabulary
May - May
June - j
July - July
August - AUG
September SEPT
October - OCT
Novvember - NOV
December -DEC
Question
How many
How much
Timeline
Before
Past
Year
Month
Early
Late
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Above is the Homework video for week 3
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Monday
January - Jan
February – Feb
March -MCH
April - APL
(Numbers) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Nice to meet you
See you tomorrow
Can I help you
Do you want me to help you?
Say that again please
Sorry again please
Sorry I cannot understand
Have to / must
Must go
See you again
See you later
Class Four
Vocabulary
Work
Wood
Sea
Rain
Sun
Hot
Cold
Improving
Important
Thing
Over there (odd one this)
Thirsty/dry
Dead
Kill/cruel
Martyr
Some/sometimes/sometimes
Time
Birthday
Christmas
Easter
Bless/bless
Strong
Ill/sick
Interpreter
Another/again
Copy/example
help
1 When is your birthday?
2 Do you like watching TV?
3 I am looking forward to my holidays
4 I spend too long on the internet
5 I think my children are clever
6 I love to watch football, my team is Manchester City
7 In the future I want to become a photographer
8 Yesterday I went to see my friend in hospital, he was very sick.
9 I want a dog but they are a lot of work
Class Five
Vocabulary for this week, only a few.
Coach
Train
Bus
Car
Walk
Run
Bicycle
Motor Bike
Class Six
The class this week consisted of short sentences that had to be both signed and received (read back). The video above a few more short sentences for you to practice your receptive skills. Have fun - Keep practicing