NZSL course - Tauranga - Beg 1a

Join and learn New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) course in Tauranga city!

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

Days: Mondays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dates: 7th March 2022 to 9th May 2022 (8 weeks) (no classes on the 18th and 25th April)

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

Cost: $130 for 8 week course incl. handout/homework

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this 1a course (term 1), learners will:

Unit 1 - Meeting and Greeting

• exchange greetings and make introductions
• understand simple class instructions
• learn about the use of facial expression in NZSL
• learn to get, and give, eyegaze before signing
• 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 late to 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

Ask your employer to cover the cost of the course as professional development! Please note that registering online confirms your place in the course. If your organisation/company is paying for your course fee, please email us and provide us their Reference/Purchase Order number. If you wish to organise installment payment plan, please email to hello@mergenz.co.nz to arrange payment plan and Merge NZ will book the course for you manually. Please read our cancellation policy.

Minimum number of students applies - if minimum numbers are not meet course may be postponed or cancelled.

*Certificate of Attendance are on request and with 80% attendance being meet. The venue required all students to be fully vaccinated before attending the course.