NZSL course - Palmerston North - Beg 1a

Join and learn New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) course in Palmerston North!

NZSL is a beautiful language, and an official language of NZ. This is a NZSL Beg 1a course - suitable for students with no previous experience with NZSL. Certificate of Attendance and will be issued at the end of the course*.

Days: Mondays, 6.00pm to 8.00pm

Dates: 27/2, 6/3,13/3, 20/3, 27/3, 3 / 4, 10/4 and 17/4 (8 weeks)

Level: NZSL Beg 1a (Unit 1 - 3)

Cost: $150 for 8-week course incl. handout/homework

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this 1a course, learners will learn:

Unit 1 - Meeting and greeting

• exchange greetings and make introductions
• understand simple class instructions
• learn about the role of facial expression in NZSL
• learn to get, and give, eyegaze before signing (requirements for visual attention)
• learn numbers 1-10
• learn the fingerspelling alphabet, spell their own name, and ask for repetition

Unit 2 - Our class

• identify people in the class
• name language(s) they are learning
• give and follow simple instructions and action commands
• ask for clarification, correction and confirmation
• ask and tell where something is in the class
• use appropriate phrases for arriving and leaving class
• use numbers for counting (0-20) and simple time phrases in relation to class activities

Unit 3 - Needs and wants

• name common food and drink items
• make and respond to requests and offers for basic wants and needs
• ask and tell locations of familiar objects and locations in the immediate environment
• express likes and dislikes
• understand basic signs about emergency exit procedures

Notes:

*Certificate of Attendance are on request and with 80% attendance being meet. Please note that registering online confirms your place in the course. Minimum number of students applies - if minimum numbers are not meet course may be postponed or cancelled. Please read our cancellation policy.

Ask your employer to cover the cost of the course as professional development! If your organisation/company is paying for your course fee, please email us and provide us their Reference/Purchase Order number. We have funding for some people to learn NZSL for free of charge, please contact us by sending email to hello@mergenz.co.nz about that so you can receive the confirmation whether if you are eligible to enrol for free of charge.