Friday 29th November 2024
10am - 4pm
Dr Russell Aldersson
Cost £90 this will award 6 CPD points
Suitable for CSW, TSLI, RSLI, and teachers and teaching assistants working with Sign Language users
Attending this workshop will award 6 CPD points.
Summary
How might we explain the difference between anger, angry and angrily? What is the sign we should use for regular when talking about regular verbs? How might we convey the difference in meaning, (as well as the structure and form) between the simple past and the present perfect tense? This workshop explores how we might provide communication support and interpretation for sign language users in an English class.
To do this, we will learn about translanguaging; defined as both a description of a linguistic process and as a practical theory of language, and consider the idea of a linguistic repertoire. We will look at the movement across and between English (including manual forms of English such as Sign Supported English and Signed English) and BSL, but additionally the interplay of other semiotic resources (such as objects, diagrams, and images) for the purposes of meaning making. Finally, some focus will be given to the way we might refer to metalinguistic terms (metalanguage being the language we use to talk about language) such as noun, adverb, preposition or present perfect.
Students will get the opportunity to practice strategies for explaining English language concepts to sign language users, all in a safe space. This course will be suitable for CSWs and interpreters but also for teachers and teaching assistants.
Entry Requirements
CSW, TSLI, RSLI, plus teachers and teaching assistants working with Sign Language Users
Location
18 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7SU
Cost
£90
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