This course reinforces and develops SgSL skills acquired from our Level 1 course to build students’ language competency to an intermediate level. Through direct and complete immersion in a no-voice, SgSL-only environment, students will be able to strengthen their expressive and receptive SgSL, while working towards having longer, more complex conversations that involve event sequencing and narration of experiences.
Schedule
Total contact time: 20 hours (10 sessions of 2 hours each) + 1 assessment session*
Estimated preparation time: 2 hours per week (Readings / Video Homework / Optional Reflection)
*Certificates will be sent out at the end of the course to those who attend and pass the assessment
Pre-requisites
(1) Completed and passed Equal Dreams’ SgSL Level 1 within the last 6 months OR (2) Passed Equal Dreams’ Level 2 entry assessment. You will be prompted to fill up our proficiency check in the registration form, where we will recommend whether you should take the entry assessment or go to Level 1 instead.
Learning Outcomes
Understand and apply basic classifiers in SgSL
Better appreciate Deaf Culture and its nuances, as well as the diverse lived experiences within the community
Develop an understanding of SgSL linguistic rules at the intermediate level
Exhibit receptive and expressive SgSL skills in longer, more complex sentence structures, through the medium of storytelling and narration
Equal Dreams’ SgSL curriculum is led and designed by our SgSL specialist, Andrew Tay, together with co-curriculum developer Yew Hau En. This is also done in consultation and collaboration with Deaf leaders and hearing interpreters.
Accessibility
Please let us know if you have any access requirements in the registration form, and we will do our best to work with you to provide them.
Funding
Eligible persons with disabilities can be reimbursed for the course fees under the Temasek-Trust CDC Lifelong Learning Enabling Fund.
CLOSED: Monday (PM) Face-to-Face Class, 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Date
Start date: 7 August 2023
End date: 9 October 2023
Assessment date: 16 October 2023
Venue
ITE College Central, 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Singapore 567720
Programme Fee
Early Bird Registration (on and before 19 July 2023): SGD$250 per pax
Standard Registration (after 19 July 2023): SGD$280 per pax
Note: Your place will only be confirmed upon payment, on a first come first served basis. There’s no refund of programme fees once paid, unless the programme is cancelled.
Trainer’s Profile: Andrew Tay
Andrew is a Deaf Interpreter and an SgSL Specialist with Equal Dreams. He has more than 10 years of experience teaching sign language. Andrew coined the term SgSL (Singapore Sign Language) in 2008, which defines the core of cultural Deaf identity and communication in the Singapore Deaf community, thus creating understanding and meanings of the language from the perspective of the Deaf. He is also the founder of SgSL Now! Facebook group and Telegram channel that aim to bring SgSL users to a singular platform, where all indulge and share in their love for SgSL and Deaf culture. He now manages these channels with a team of like-minded advocates to promote SgSL.
Monday Level 2 Class registration is closed.
CLOSED: Saturday (PM) Face-to-Face Class, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Date
Start date: 5 August 2023
End date: 7 October 2023
Assessment date: 14 October 2023
Venue
ITE College Central, 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Singapore 567720
Programme Fee
Early bird registration (on and before 19 July 2023): SGD$250 per pax
Standard registration (after 19 July 2023): SGD$280 per pax
Note: Your place will only be confirmed upon payment, on a first come first served basis. There’s no refund of programme fees once paid, unless the programme is cancelled.
Trainer’s Profile: Yew Hau En
Hau En is a Deaf Interpreter and an SgSL instructor with Equal Dreams. She has 6.5 years of experience teaching SgSL. Apart from working with Equal Dreams, she is currently working as a communication support officer serving Deaf job-seekers. She is also a team member of SgSL Now! Facebook Group and Telegram channel, which aims to bring SgSL users to a singular platform, where all can indulge in and share their love for SgSL and Deaf culture. In her free time, she creates informative Deaf-related content for Deaf and hearing people on her public Instagram.
Saturday Level 2 Class registration is closed.
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