Form C4
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
1. Course
Code
C49WB
5. School
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Management and Languages
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Sem 1.
8. Pre-requisites
2. Course
Title
Sem…….
Work-based BSL Placement
Sem………..
3. SCQF 9
4. Credits
Level
6. Course
TBC
Co-ordinator
Approved Learning Partner
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Sem……..
Sem….
Name…………………….....Sem..…...
60
Name …………………………………Sem………..
BSL Advanced Interpreting 1
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
15. Aims
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
MA in BSL (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language
Studies)
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
The aim of the work-based placement is to enable students to use, rehearse and develop their BSL skills and apply their knowledge of working with members of the Deaf
community in real-life contexts together with members of the Deaf community, while engaging in work-based tasks under guidance in Deaf community settings. The
expected learning outcomes are to foster students’ linguistic skills reaching abilities to produce and understand complex language in a wide range of social and work
situations, as well as their intercultural awareness, while gaining qualities of self-reliance and other generic skills. Students will be expected to work within BSL-focused,
Deaf-led organisations, and/or with interpreting providers, carrying out a range of agreed duties, while providing evidence of reflection on (1) their linguistic developments,
(2) on experienced events and issues relating to working in Deaf community settings and (3) observations of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural interactions, with the support
of a tutor assigned by the university.
16. Syllabus
Students will engage in work-based learning off-campus, working with organisations/companies which are based in Deaf community settings with members of the Deaf
community and where BSL is used as a regular mode of communication. Under guidance of placement supervisors provided by the host placement provider as well as a
university placement co-ordinator and a visiting/link tutor, students will carry out tasks, as agreed by the relevant parties, and reflect on their observations.
During the placement students should provide evidence of the following:
 understanding of the work-environment in which they are engaged in during the placement.
 their abilities to communicate with members of the Deaf community in BSL in various social and work situations using complex language, and their abilities to reflect
on their abilities and developments throughout the placement course.
 Reflections on their observations made of events and situations related to working in Deaf environments.
 Reflections on their observations of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural interactions.
 Their understandings of how to perform as reflective practitioners particularly when working in Deaf community settings and when engaging with members of the
Deaf community
 Their abilities to develop and maintain professional relationships
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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
Skills
 Demonstrate their ability to integrate their knowledge of working in Deaf community contexts and together with BSL users, in real-life contexts
under guidance.
 Demonstrate their ability to use complex BSL features in various real-life social and work contexts
 Demonstrate ability to identify and analyse issues relating to working in Deaf community contexts and together with BSL users in real-life
contexts, based on observations and while taking into account a range of sources and perspectives and demonstrate self-awareness of own
behaviour.
Personal Abilities
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
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Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communicate with professional level peers, senior colleagues and specialists in various modes of communication
Deliver formal and informal reports of issues that arise in contexts of working in Deaf community contexts and together with BSL users
Use a range of software to support and enhance work at this level to increase effectiveness.
Demonstrate their ability to practise in professional environments under guidance.
Exercise autonomy and initiative in carrying out agreed activities within a professional context.
Work, under guidance, in professional contexts.
Deal with ethical issues in accordance with current practices, seeking guidance where appropriate.
18. Assessment Methods
Method
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Continuous Assessment
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
100%
Written Remedial Work
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
Version
Number
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Diet(s)