University of Wolverhampton
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
Deaf Studies & BSL/English Interpreting
Module Code:
Module Title:
Academic Year:
DF3302
BSL Intermediate II part 1
Semester 1
2007/08
DF2205
None
15
Three
Friday 10.00hrs – 13.00hrs
City Campus, Wolverhampton
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Credit Value:
Level:
Timetable slot:
Location:
Module Leader:
Rebecca Fenton
E-mail: r.fenton@wlv.ac.uk
01902 323418
Deaf Studies Co-ordinator:
Joan Fleming, Room MC324
Telephone: 01902 323402
E-mail: j.fleming@wlv.ac.uk
Availability of lecturer: Please see timetable outside staff offices or contact 01902 323418 to
make an appointment or e-mail r.fenton@wlv.ac.uk . Our school secretary can be contacted
at the School Office, HLSS, telephone 01902 322664 to leave a message.
Aim/Brief Module Description:
The module aims to enhance and develop student’s current understanding of BSL language
features and increase their range of vocabulary. Students will be learning and applying
translation techniques from BSL, reflecting the signer accurately and appropriately into
English. Translation techniques from English into BSL using visual notetaking will also be
taught. Learning will take place in a signing environment to develop and enhance their skills.
Module Specific Outcomes
Module Outcome
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Select approaches to language use in a number of environments
Demonstrate effective communication and knowledge of the underlying linguistic
competence
Translate from BSL to English and English to BSL and critique their own and peer’s
performance in a chosen environment
Programme Outcomes
Please refer to Subject Guide Deaf Studies & Interpreting 2007/08
Weekly programme*
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Module Guides/DF3302
Decision Making using BSL
Translation techniques from Eng to BSL
Translation techniques from BSL to Eng
Emotions and using appropriate Non Manual Features in BSL
Interviews and Interviewing (negation and affirmation)
1
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Working in a deaf environment
READING WEEK (Set tasks for translation practice on WOLF)
Politics (vocabulary building)
Assessment 1 BSL to English Translation
Comparatives and Superlatives (dealing with statistics in BSL)
Crime
Practice for Assessment 2
* indicative
Key Learning Resources
Students are advised to utilise the SDL time to borrow videos for the Media Room in the
Harrison Learning centre.
Allsopp, L & Mason, C British Sign Language: a beginner’s guide, London BBC
Enterprises in association with BDA
Benson,B Draper, H Hanifin,J Deaf humour [S.l.] : Deaf Owl Productions
CACDP (1998)British Sign Language: Part I. Durham CACDP
Cameron, D (1992)Passport without a country: the hearing children of deaf [Australia]
Derby: Chase Video Production (1997)Classifiers Made Easy. Chase Video Productions
Daunt, W & Hanifin, J (1996) Christmas with Wendy and Jerry. Derby Chase Video
Productions
Daunt, W & Hanifin, J (1997)Classifiers made easier. Derby Chase Video Productions
Daunt, W & Hanifin, J (1996)Love and Kisses. Derby Chase Video Productions
Derby College (1998) Stories in sign for Stage II students. Derby College, Wilmorton
Hanifin, J (1998) Classifiers of Sport: 14 Sports. Derby Chase Video Productions
Lee, J (1999) Classifiers in BSL: a guide. Sign Language Video People (SVLP)
Lee, J (1994) Fingerspelling within BSL Part II. Sign Language Video People (SVLP)
Lee, J (1995) Handshapes within BSL Part I & II. Sign Language Video People (SVLP)
Lee, J (1996) Multi-channel signs and non-manual features in BSL: a guide. Sign Language
Video People (SVLP)
Lee, J (1995) Placements within BSL: a guide to what it is and How to use it. Sign Language
Video People (SVLP)
Pin Drop (1999)The British Sign Language Video Phrase Book 2. UK: Pin Drop
Television:
BBC 2 See Hear! (Saturday 12noon BBC 2)
BBC
Interpreted programmes (times from Radio Times, etc)
Learning/Teaching Methods
Three hour Lectures/seminars including group discussions and workshops
Students will be given SDL (Student Directed Learning) tasks every week to perform. These
tasks are for individual (or group) work and due to time constraints, will not be checked every
week. Time may be allowed at the end of the lecture to review SDL tasks individually (or in
groups). Student directed learning time (SDL) has been structured to help students to develop
their own portfolio of learning experience, generating a repertoire of interpretative strategies,
creative language skills, and knowledge of variation within given contexts.
Students will be strongly encouraged to be pro-active in their personal further development of
these learning experiences. Students are expected to utilise WOLF and contribute accordingly
to support and prepare for assessments.
Module Guides/DF3302
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Assessment Methods and Weightings
You must achieve a minimum pass grade of D5 for each component to pass the module
overall.
Component 1:
BSL to English Translation
50%
Component 2:
Research Project Presentation on Video
50%
Assessment Dates:
Component 1:
Component 2:
Date
BSL to English Translation
Week 9 (class session)
Research Project Presentation on Video
Week 12
Submission of assignments:
For assessment 1, failure or late attendance at the appointed times of assessments would
award the student a FO grade.
For assessment 2, please submit your CD/Video to Registry (MT building) by the time stated
on your assessment brief. Please make sure that your CD/video clearly states your name and
student number. Please make it for the attention of Rebecca Fenton.
Extensions: In some circumstances an extension may be granted by a member of the
programme management team. Please book an appointment with the school office to see a
member of the programme management team before assessment deadlines are due.
Assessment Criteria
Component 1 – BSL to English Translation 50%
Students will watch a short signed piece by a sign language user (it will be a signer that has
already been shown within the module) and be asked to translate into written English (double
spaced for ease of marking). The assessment will be done under exam conditions and students
will be given one hour to complete the translation.
Students will be marked on the following criteria: Comprehension Accuracy, Reflection of
the speaker, Language re-structuring, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
Component 2: Research Project Presentation
50%
Students will be asked to pick ONE research topic/area from a list (designated topics to be
given by the tutors) two weeks before the assessment. Students will be asked to present in
BSL their findings onto video/DVD. Students will be expected to present their findings and
discussion within their presentation lasting for approximately 3 ½ to 4mins.
Students will be marked on the following criteria; Understanding and correct production of
the BSL grammatical features taught (Placement, roleplay, NMF, classifiers, statistics,
Proforms and Negation/Affirmation), accuracy, sufficient content, communicative approach
to language and language manipulation.
Return: The normal expectation is that such returns will be within a three-week working
period from the date of submission. Results cannot be given via telephone, email or fax.
Results will be given out in class or by designated collection times.
Extensions:
If you experience an illness or other serious personal difficulty, which prevents you from
completing an assignment, you may request an extension to the submission deadline. Where
an extension is granted this will normally be for 2/3 days. In exceptional cases a maximum of
seven days extension will be granted
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Requests for extensions must normally be made before the assignment deadline. To apply for
an extension you must complete a POG33 form, which is available from a Campus Registry
or the HLSS School Office (MC310). You must hand this form into the School Office
(MC310). Senior Academic Counsellors /Associate Dean will then consider your request.
You may be asked to make an appointment to see a Senior Academic Counsellor/Associate
Dean. Individual module leaders cannot grant extensions.
Module Grades/Compensation and Failure:
Read this in conjunction with the University Regulations. You can find information about the
academic regulations by opening the University Web Page (www.wlv.ac.uk), select Current
Students, then Academic Information and then Academic Regulations. Also the School has
academic information on WOLF – select HLSS Academic Information. Information can also
be found in Campus Registries and Campus Learning Centres. You should also regularly
consult subject notice boards in MC Building and School notice boards outside MC310.
To pass a module you need to achieve an overall module grade in the range D5 - A16.
Retrieval: Students gaining an E grade for the module will have the opportunity to resit/resubmit the failed components at the first appropriate occasion. If successful, a grade of
D5 will be recorded for the re-sit component(s). Those students with validated extenuating
circumstances, who have failed to complete part or all of the assessment will be offered the
chance to complete the outstanding work without grade penalty at the first appropriate
occasion.
Retrieval of Components 1 and 2. Titles will be given and students will re-sit their failed
components in August 2008.
For Level 3 modules:
Students gaining an E grade for the module will have the opportunity to resit/resubmit the
relevant failed elements(s) at the first appropriate occasion. If successful, a grade of D5 will
be recorded for the resubmitted piece of work.
Please note that Submission deadlines for resit coursework and examinations are published on
subject notice boards in MC building, outside the School Office MC310 and on WOLF –
select HLSS Academic Information.
Registration:
Students need to ensure they are registered on this module. You can check this on e:Vision.
Student Representative
Should you have any issues at all that you want to discuss with your student representative or
wish the representative to raise at an appropriate meeting on your behalf then please e-mail
HLSSrep@wolvesunion.org.
Consequences of cheating/plagiarism.
The University takes academic misconduct very seriously. It can be defined as any of the
following: Cheating:
Cheating is defined as any attempt by a candidate to gain unfair advantage in an
assessment by dishonest means and includes all breaches of examination room rules,
impersonating another candidate, falsifying data and obtaining an examination paper in
advance of its authorised release.
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Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is defined as incorporating un-attributed direct quotation from, or un-attributed
substantial paraphrasing of, the work of another, into your own assessments. This work may
be published in books or articles or electronically on the web for example.
Collusion
Collusion occurs when two or more students produce the same assignment for assessment and
submit it as if it was solely their own work.
Penalties
Where an offence is admitted, or a panel decides that cheating, plagiarism or collusion has
occurred, a penalty will be imposed. The severity of the penalty will vary according to the
nature of the offence and the level of study. Penalties will range from failure of the
assignment under investigation to a restriction of the award a student may ultimately achieve
or a requirement to leave the University. Further information can be found on-line on the
University web pages or from the Students’ Union.
Registration: Students need to ensure they are properly registered on this module.
Attendance: The University wants all students to achieve their best performance. It offers
you carefully prepared learning experiences that will enable you to meet the learning
outcomes of your modules. Evidence shows that you will perform best if you regularly attend
and participate in these learning experiences. It therefore expects you to participate fully in
the learning experience. Where you are unable to attend for good reason you should discuss
this with your module tutor who will make reasonable efforts to provide alternative
arrangements (e.g. issue support materials). Where you do not attend without good reason,
you cannot expect your tutor to devote additional time and resources to your learning. If you
are unhappy with the learning experiences provided you should make your views known
through the normal channels (e.g. staff/student liaison committees, module evaluation or
Student Union).
Student Representative: Should you have any issues at all that you want to discuss with
your student representative or wish the representative to raise at an appropriate meeting on
your behalf then, please e-mail info@wolvesunion.org
Email response time:
Every effort will be made to respond to student emails within 3 working days, however, this
does not account for academic staff absence from work for example due to illness, working
off-site/project activity, academic research activity. If you do not receive a response within
the 3 working days then contact (name a relevant co-tutor/other).
University Email address:
Please note that staff will only respond to student emails from a University student email
account.
Author Rebecca A Fenton
Date: September
Valid: 2007/2008
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