Sign Language Companion: Handbook of British Signs Book

Journal of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf, June 1997
" .....for those planning classes, this book is a gift as the lessons plan themselves...."

Margaret Crawford Teacher of the Deaf, Garvel Deaf Centre, for the British Deaf News, July 1997
"...........This Introduction should be required reading for all beginners, especially parents, to give them an insight into what educating a deaf child really means. It is not off-putting because it is a concise summary while still covering the necessary points; i.e. deaf people don't prefer British Sign Language to English, it is essential to them as part of their learning process and for their healthy growth and development........"


 

Book Description

Each section ends with puzzles for practice and entertainment.

This makes a perfect threesome with the author's previous two books 'Signs Make Sense' and 'Sign In Sight'. It is intended for all BSL students of any age and is an invaluable reference point to which they can return again and again.
It presents signs grouped in topics, linking ideas and concepts and will enable students to construct their own combinations and everyday conversations.
The topics include:- getting to know you; family, people and animals; conduct and behaviour; sharing ideas, interests, feelings and relationships; food and drink; colour and time. More than 400 signs are illustrated and there are over a 1,000 entries of English translation and description of variations.

Table of Contents :

Introduction :

Guide to Captions
Guide to Drawings

SECTION ONE: GETTING TO KNOW YOU :

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

SECTION TWO: FAMILY, PEOPLE AND OTHER ANIMALS :

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

SECTION THREE: CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR :

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

SECTION FOUR: SHARING IDEAS AND INTERESTS :

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

SECTION FIVE: SHARING FEELINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS:

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

SECTION SIX: FOOD AND DRINK:

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

SECTION SEVEN: COLOUR AND TIME AND THIS AND THAT:

List of Contents
Vocabulary
Word Puzzle

APPENDICES

Fingerspelling: British Two-Handed and Irish one-Handed Alphabets
Sources and Recommended Reading
Other Sources of Information