Learn and master the official sign language used by tens of thousands of deaf people across Britain with this British Sign Language (BSL): Level 1 and 2 course. Designed and delivered by Sonia Hollis, a qualified British Sign Language interpreter registered with the National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD). Beginning with the basics of signing, numbers, the alphabet, names and places, you will then move on to more advanced lessons on situation-specific vocabulary, conversational topics, asking questions and more.
Why choose British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2 Course
- Earn a free e-certificate upon successful completion.
- Accessible, informative modules taught by expert instructors
- Study in your own time, at your own pace, through your computer tablet or mobile device
- Benefit from instant feedback through mock exams and multiple-choice assessments
- Get 24/7 help or advice from our email and live chat teams
- Full Tutor Support on Weekdays
Course Design
The course is delivered through our online learning platform, accessible through any internet-connected device. There are no formal deadlines or teaching schedules, meaning you are free to study the course at your own pace.
You are taught through a combination of
- Video lessons
- Online study materials
- Mock exams
- Multiple-choice assessment
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course you will be able to obtain your course completion e-certificate free of cost. Print copy by post is also available at an additional cost of 9.99 and PDF Certificate at 4.99.
Who is this course for?
This British Sign Language Course is ideal for people – both beginners and those that have a small amount of experience with sign language – interested in working in social services for the hearing impaired, as well as professionals who are required to understand and use sign language in the workplace.
The British Sign Language (BSL): Level 1 and 2 course is open to all, with no formal entry requirements. All you need is a passion for learning, a good understanding of the English language.
Career path
Training offered by the British Sign Language (BSL): Level 1 and 2 course could potentially benefit a range of roles, but would particularly enhance careers in
- Professional Communication
- Teaching
- Education
- Support Work
- Classroom Assistance
- Childcare
- Other professional sign language roles
Course Curriculum
| British Sign language (BSL) Level 1 Online Course | |||
| Introduction to BSL | 00:04:00 | ||
| Alphabet Finger spelling and Names Practice | |||
| Alphabet with | 00:01:00 | ||
| Alphabet | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fingerspelling test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fingerspelling replay | 00:01:00 | ||
| Names test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Names replay | 00:04:00 | ||
| Greetings | |||
| Greetings | 00:05:00 | ||
| Greetings without voice try these yourself | 00:04:00 | ||
| Family, question forms and family story | |||
| Family Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Family vocabulary test your memory | 00:03:00 | ||
| Question forms | 00:01:00 | ||
| Question forms test your memory | 00:01:00 | ||
| Family story test | 00:03:00 | ||
| Family Story Recap How did you do | 00:03:00 | ||
| Rooms in the house vocabulary | |||
| Rooms in the house Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Kitchen Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Bathroom Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Bedroom Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Living room and Dining room Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Study Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Utility room Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Garden Vocabulary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Colours | |||
| Colours | 00:01:00 | ||
| Colours test yourself | 00:01:00 | ||
| Questions and statements about the home | |||
| Questions and statements about home test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Questions and statements about the home replay were you right | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animals | |||
| Animal Vocabulary | 00:03:00 | ||
| Animal vocab replay test your knowledge | 00:03:00 | ||
| Short animal story | 00:01:00 | ||
| Short animal story replay were you right | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animal and pet questions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Numbers and Money | |||
| Numbers 1-30 | 00:02:00 | ||
| Numbers 1-30 replay without voice test yourself | 00:02:00 | ||
| Numbers 10’s, 100’s | 00:02:00 | ||
| Numbers 10’s, 100’s replay without voice test yourself | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed number test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed number test replay | 00:01:00 | ||
| Money £1 – £20 replay test your knowledge | 00:01:00 | ||
| Money £1 – £20 replay test your knowledge | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed money test | 00:01:00 | ||
| Mixed money test replay | 00:01:00 | ||
| Time and Months of the Year | |||
| Time 1 o’clock to 12 o’clock | 00:01:00 | ||
| Days of the week | 00:01:00 | ||
| Months of the year | 00:01:00 | ||
| Time periods | 00:02:00 | ||
| Time periods replay test your knowledge | 00:02:00 | ||
| Describing Ages | |||
| Describing ages | 00:01:00 | ||
| Describing ages replay without voice test your knowledge | 00:01:00 | ||
| Number and ages phrase test | 00:02:00 | ||
| Number & Ages phrase test replay | 00:02:00 | ||
| Mixed time, ages and money test | 00:03:00 | ||
| Mixed time, ages, and money test replay | 00:03:00 | ||
| Weather | |||
| Weather Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Weather vocab without voice test your understanding | 00:02:00 | ||
| Weather phrase test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Weather phrase test replay | 00:02:00 | ||
| Transport | |||
| Transport Vocabulary | 00:04:00 | ||
| Transport vocabulary without subtitles – test yourself | 00:04:00 | ||
| Transport phrases without subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Transport phrases replay with subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Directions | |||
| Directions Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Directions vocabulary without subtitles test yourself | 00:02:00 | ||
| Direction phrases test without subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Direction phrases replay with subtitles | 00:03:00 | ||
| Hobbies | |||
| Hobbies Vocabulary | 00:03:00 | ||
| Hobbies vocabulary without subtitles test yourself | 00:03:00 | ||
| Hobbies phrases test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Hobbies phrases replay with subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Work | |||
| Work Vocabulary | 00:05:00 | ||
| Work vocabulary without subtitles test yourself | 00:05:00 | ||
| Work phrases test | 00:04:00 | ||
| Work phrases replay with subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Food and Drink | |||
| Food and Drink Vocabulary | 00:08:00 | ||
| Food and drink without subtitles | 00:08:00 | ||
| Food and drink phrases without subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Food and Drink phrases replay with subtitles | 00:04:00 | ||
| Dialogues No Voice No Subtitles | |||
| The broken car | 00:02:00 | ||
| Tom’s 18th Birthday Party | 00:03:00 | ||
| New House | 00:05:00 | ||
| At the bank without | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a train | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going to a restaurant without | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going on a picnic without | 00:02:00 | ||
| Job interview day | 00:01:00 | ||
| Horse riding without | 00:09:00 | ||
| I’m lost and need directions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Valentine’s Day | 00:04:00 | ||
| A day in hospital without | 00:01:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:02:00 | ||
| Meeting up with the family | 00:01:00 | ||
| Dialogues with voice and subtitles | |||
| The broken car | 00:02:00 | ||
| Tom’s 18th birthday party | 00:02:00 | ||
| New house | 00:02:00 | ||
| At the bank | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a train | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going to a restaurant | 00:02:00 | ||
| Going on a picnic | 00:02:00 | ||
| Job interview day | 00:02:00 | ||
| Horse riding | 00:01:00 | ||
| I’m lost and need directions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Valentines Day | 00:01:00 | ||
| A day in hospital | 00:02:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:03:00 | ||
| School reunion | 00:02:00 | ||
| Meeting up with the family | 00:02:00 | ||
| Bonus 5 Stories with voice and subtitles | |||
| Tom’s 18th Birthday Party | 00:03:00 | ||
| New house | 00:05:00 | ||
| On a Train | 00:05:00 | ||
| Valentines day | 00:04:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:03:00 | ||
| Bonus 5 stories with no voice over | |||
| Tom’s 18th Birthday Party | 00:03:00 | ||
| New House | 00:05:00 | ||
| On a train | 00:04:00 | ||
| Valentine’s Day | 00:04:00 | ||
| Learning to drive | 00:03:00 | ||
| Level 2 British Sign Language | |||
| Family Vocabulary | |||
| Family Vocabulary No Voice over | 00:03:00 | ||
| Family | 00:02:00 | ||
| Describing People and Animals | |||
| Describing People No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Describing People | 00:01:00 | ||
| Ethnic Groups No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Ethnic Groups | 00:01:00 | ||
| Religion No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Religion | 00:01:00 | ||
| Clothes No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Clothes | 00:02:00 | ||
| Colour No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Colours | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings 2 No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Feelings 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animals No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Animals | 00:01:00 | ||
| Activities at School | |||
| Activities At School No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Activities At School | 00:01:00 | ||
| People Who Work In Schools No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| People Who Work In Schools | 00:01:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Subjects No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Subjects | 00:01:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary 2 No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| School Vocabulary 2 | 00:01:00 | ||
| Jobs and activities at work | |||
| Jobs No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Jobs | 00:02:00 | ||
| Applying For Work No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Applying For Work | 00:01:00 | ||
| Office No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Office | 00:01:00 | ||
| Firm No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Firm | 00:01:00 | ||
| Meetings No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Meetings | 00:01:00 | ||
| Time | |||
| Time Vocabulary No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Time Vocabulary | 00:02:00 | ||
| Activities in the home | |||
| Activities In The Home No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Activities In The Home | 00:01:00 | ||
| Go Out To Work no Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Go Out To Work | 00:01:00 | ||
| Do The Washing No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Do The Washing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Flats No Voice over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Flat | 00:01:00 | ||
| Leisure activities | |||
| Leisure Activities No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Leisure Activities | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hobbies No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hobbies | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Out No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Out | 00:01:00 | ||
| Plan Tickets No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Plan | 00:01:00 | ||
| DIY No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| DIY | 00:01:00 | ||
| Opinions Likes and Dislikes | |||
| Attitudes And Opinions No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Attitudes And Opinions | 00:02:00 | ||
| Opinions No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Opinions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Illnesses and Health | |||
| Illnesses No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Illnesses | 00:01:00 | ||
| Treatment No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Treatment | 00:01:00 | ||
| Eating and Drinking | |||
| Eating And Drinking Vocabulary No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Eating And Drinking | 00:01:00 | ||
| Drinks No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Drinks | 00:01:00 | ||
| Cereal No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Cereal | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fruit No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fruit | 00:01:00 | ||
| 5Veg No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Vegetables | 00:01:00 | ||
| Main Meal No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Main Meal | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sweets No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sweets | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hot Food And Drink No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hot Food-Drinks | 00:01:00 | ||
| Payment No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Payment | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shopping and Spending | |||
| Shopping And Spending No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Shopping And Spending | 00:02:00 | ||
| Expensive No Voice Over | 00:04:00 | ||
| Expensive | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shops No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shops | 00:02:00 | ||
| Travel and Holidays | |||
| Travel And Holidays No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Travel And Holidays | 00:01:00 | ||
| Travelling No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Travelling | 00:01:00 | ||
| Vehicles No Voice Over | 00:02:00 | ||
| Vehicles | 00:02:00 | ||
| Directions No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Directions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Abroad No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Going Abroad | 00:01:00 | ||
| Breakdown No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Breakdown | 00:01:00 | ||
| Places No Voice Over | 00:03:00 | ||
| Places | 00:02:00 | ||
| Holidays No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Holidays | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hotel No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Hotel | 00:01:00 | ||
| Beach No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Beach | 00:01:00 | ||
| Complaints No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Complaints And Compliments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Excellent No Voice Over | 00:01:00 | ||
| Excellent | 00:01:00 | ||
| Level 2 dialogues without voice and subtitles | |||
| The Broken Leg | 00:02:00 | ||
| Surprise Holiday | 00:02:00 | ||
| It’s Snowing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shopping | 00:02:00 | ||
| Taking The Dog For A Walk | 00:01:00 | ||
| First Day At New a Job | 00:02:00 | ||
| On The Beach | 00:02:00 | ||
| First Day At School | 00:04:00 | ||
| In The Park | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a Plane | 00:01:00 | ||
| At The Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| Pets | 00:01:00 | ||
| Family | 00:02:00 | ||
| My New Kitchen | 00:02:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:02:00 | ||
| Level 2 Dialogues with voice over and subtitles | |||
| The Broken Leg | 00:02:00 | ||
| Surprise Holiday | 00:02:00 | ||
| Snowing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Shopping | 00:02:00 | ||
| Taking My Dog For a Walk | 00:01:00 | ||
| First Day At a New Job | 00:02:00 | ||
| On The Beach | 00:02:00 | ||
| First Day At School | 00:01:00 | ||
| In The Park | 00:01:00 | ||
| On a Plane | 00:01:00 | ||
| At the Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| Pets | 00:02:00 | ||
| Family | 00:02:00 | ||
| My New Kitchen | 00:02:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:02:00 | ||
| 5 stories with no voice over and no subtitles | |||
| First day at School | 00:04:00 | ||
| Taking the dog for a walk | 00:04:00 | ||
| At the Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| First Pet | 00:03:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5 stories with voice over and subtitles | |||
| First Day at School | 00:04:00 | ||
| Taking the Dog For a Walk | 00:04:00 | ||
| At the Doctors | 00:03:00 | ||
| First Pet | 00:04:00 | ||
| Designing a New Garden | 00:03:00 | ||
| level 2 BSL dialogues and stories | |||
| level 2 BSL dialogues and story package | 00:07:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Assessment – British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2 | 00:30:00 | ||
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1439 STUDENTS ENROLLED
i would recommend everyone who are intrested to learn sign language.
British sign language can be difficult to learn since it is very complex so I did not expect that I would be learning a lot from here. Thank you very much for providing a level 1 and 2 sign language course. I can say that I was able to save since it’s already a 2-in-1 course.
Allen Dahlke
I found this course very informative. It gave me a clear understanding of BSL. I found it difficult at times and with many thanks to my tutor, who helped me with the honest feedback on assignments from time.