British Sign Language & Deaf Studies (Foundation Entry)

This module provides you with a foundation in study skills by guiding you through the skills required to produce high quality academic work. Topics covered in the module include academic writing, referencing and critical analysis.

This interesting module will introduce you to critical thinking and discussion, and essential skills for success at university. A range of world issues and current affairs within broadly defined areas such as, political systems, environmentalism, law and justice, and culture and society, will be explored.

This module aims to develop your digital literacies. You'll have opportunities to focus on a topic within your intended honours degree (target award) Course. You will learn appropriate digital research skills, learn which digital tools and methods are suitable for your target award, and develop independent learning skills.

In this module you will explore group working, negotiating and task-based learning while building a reflective learning portfolio. You will choose a project to research, present your findings and exhibit your work as well as reflecting on your learning.

This module focuses on enhancing language learning processes, fostering reflective skills, and building research and presentation abilities. Additionally, it introduces Area Studies, promoting intercultural awareness and analysis.

This module introduces you to English Language & Linguistics diversity and terminology across contexts, while also exploring key literary forms like poetry, fiction, and drama. It involves creative writing workshops and research, encompassing contemporary formats like short stories and scripts.

This module provides insights into Education Studies and includes an introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It aims to equip you with foundational knowledge for higher-level study by covering key debates, concepts, and policies.

This module offers an introduction to university-level humanities. It covers history, philosophy, politics, international relations, and religion. It addresses essential skills in working with evidence, forming arguments, and communication, mainly through applied ethics questions.

This module aims to increase your understanding of deafness and the experiences of deaf people, to explore the different models of deafness and how these affect deaf people within society and to give you an insight into the wider international deaf world and encourage you to compare and contrast individual and collective experiences.

On this module you'll be introduced to the concepts of community, culture and identity. You'll explore how ideas of ‘community’ and ‘culture’ have developed. You will also explore the complex and interdependent relationship of communities, cultures and identities with a view to developing a broad-minded awareness of modern multi-cultural society in the UK and beyond.

On this module you'll explore the issues relating to deaf people in the work place and their prospects for employment. You'll cover the history, legislation and current status of deaf workers and draw on the direct experiences of deaf people through their participation and contribution to seminars linked to theoretical lectures.

In this module, you will develop your knowledge of British Sign Language and its roots. You will gain an understanding of the significant issues surrounding sign languages and their culture. You will also develop your skills in presentation and analysis.

On this module you'll gain the ability to communicate effectively with Deaf sign language users using British Sign Language (BSL). You'll cover the vital, real-life vocabulary and language functions and develop your employability skills in awareness of minority language, communicative interaction, reasoning and judgement.

In this module you will further your ability to communicate well using British Sign Language to deaf sign language users. You'll work on more complex everyday situations and develop your employability skills by working on real-life vocabulary and language functions.

You will develop your previous British Sign Language skills beyond everyday communication. This module introduces a more academic viewpoint. You will gain employability skills, ethics, and cultural awareness. You will develop an understanding of language, critical reading, discussion, and analysis. By the end, you will be able to take part in group and one-to-one BSL interactions. You will understand the structure and culture of the Deaf community.

You'll develop the essential employability skills of communication and cultural awareness, gaining insight into the importance of minority language and ethical issues surrounding our area of study. You'll look at the grammatical features of BSL, including proforms, pronouns, size/time modulation and enumeration, and familiarise yourself with more complex linguistic features such as aspect and manner, metaphor, creative lexicon and turn-taking. By the end of the module you'll be able to participate in near-native level interactions with a wider range of Deaf BSL users and understand the culture of the BSL community in greater depth.

Our module will develop your knowledge and appreciation of the current debates surrounding the deaf community. You will study contemporary issues in the deaf world, looking at disability policies, minority groups in the UK, deafness in the European Community and adjustment to acquired hearing loss.

Are you ready to take your BSL skills to the next level? This module will develop your BSL reception, comprehension and production skills, taking you beyond the essential communicative function that you have previously studied with a focus on employability.

This module develops the skills and knowledge you have previously acquired to a post-Intermediate level. The module content will enable you to interact effectively with a wider range of near-native level BSL users and you will be able to discuss both the structure of BSL and the culture of the Deaf community in greater depth and with greater awareness of variation, etc.

You will make more progress in British Sign Language (BSL) and develop your knowledge and competence to an advanced level. You'll be able to communicate effectively in most work and social environments where BSL is necessary.

This module will further develop your skills in British Sign Language (BSL) and how to respond to complex information using work-place. You'll understand the level of fluency needed to contribute to high-level discussions and the different styles for delivering formal, prepared and technical reports.

The aim of this module is to give you an insight into the various issues that affect the education of deaf children. You'll look at education policy in its historical context and how this has affected the practice of deaf education.

This module aims to familiarise you with the debated aspects of diversity and inclusion, and analyse educational opportunities for learners with SEND. You'll also learn about other dimensions of inequality, and assess the effectiveness of government policies and school strategies on the education of learners with SEND.

This module aims to familiarise you with psycholinguistics, lines of enquiry, and research methods. It enables you to understand what the study of first language acquisition and disordered communication reveals about the storage and processing of language and develop your analytical, researching, and writing skills.

This module introduces you to the concept of ‘power’, and the way that power informs both institutional and non-institutional human interaction. You'll explore legitimate and illegitimate uses of power and the relationship between power, language and social institutions. You will study a variety of frameworks for analysing power as a tool for analysing a variety of texts.

This module will develop employability skills related to your chosen subject through practical project-based learning. You'll look at transferable skills and knowledge you already have, and you'll identify skills that need to be developed in order to build a successful future career.

Would you like to understand sign language on a deeper level? This module will challenge previous perceptions of BSL by studying linguistic theory and will allow you to investigate the true nature of signed language including specific insight into the signing community and linguistic theory.

This module will give you an insight into the area of sign language study that explores communication using multiple registers and levels of British Sign Language (BSL). This module will develop your employability skills in the participation of discussion and debate, identification of key issues, critical in-depth reading and resource analysis.

The aims of this module are to introduce you to the concepts that have been developed in translation theory and explore the effectiveness of these in the production of functional and accurate translation to develop your awareness of the effects that various theories can have on the production of a translation.

Our exciting module will provide you with an unique insight into how deafness is portrayed in a variety of media formats including advertising, the press, TV, film and literature. By developing your understanding of this representation, you will be able to engage in critical discussions and demonstrate your understanding of theory.

This module will address contentious issues to what constitutes or should constitute appropriate training with a specific focus on communication workers who work alongside deaf people including Interpreters, Communication Support Workers and Human Aids to Communication.

In this module, we examine the place and role of Interpreters in primary and secondary schools, tertiary education, and community settings. Issues raised will include the expectations of employers, relationships with other professionals, co-working, professional and ethical boundaries, professional development, and examples of good practice.

In this module you will be placed alongside deaf people or within the Deaf community. You will choose your placement location based on your career aspirations. You will be focusing on observation, communication, practical application and research relevant to your interests within the context of your placement.

In this module you will explore the education for the vulnerable children and young people. The children you will explore may include victims of abuse and children involved with crime. If you are considering a career in teaching, social work or care, this module will benefit you.

Clinical linguistics examines language disorders and delays (acquired and congenital). This module covers various language-related pathologies like auditory processing disorder, aphasia, autism, and more. These pathologies and their causes are discussed, providing insights into the cognitive foundations of language.

You will make more progress in British Sign Language (BSL) and develop your knowledge and competence to an advanced level. You'll be able to communicate effectively in most work and social environments where BSL is necessary.

This module will further develop your skills in British Sign Language (BSL) and how to respond to complex information using work-place. You'll understand the level of fluency needed to contribute to high-level discussions and the different styles for delivering formal, prepared and technical reports.

You will develop British Sign Language competence, cultural awareness, and self-reflective skills. You will develop an understanding of grammar, jargon, and vocabulary. You will also gain understanding and fluency suitable for professional or social situations. At this level, you will be able to exchange ideas and opinions in a variety of environments. The module consists of real-life practice in settings with the Deaf community.

On this module, you'll develop your British Sign Language competence and insight, and extend on previous work a greater degree and depth. You'll develop your competence in signed interactions and be able to function effectively and with ease in a wider range of linguistic environments and with a wider range of native language users.