Letter about ABSLTA workshop on Saturday, 20th February 2010
Yesterday I attended Robert Adam’s wonderful lecture about BSL linguistics. Topics covered included Types of signs, Sign language phonology, Sign language morphology, Mouth patterns, Sentence structure and Classifiers. Robert set us some icebreaker tasks which helped us all to settle in. He was very professional and a natural born teacher and gave us BSL teachers plenty of opportunity to feedback with our own experiences.
I joined ABSLTA seven years ago and I haven’t missed a year because it really helps me to build my understanding and confidence in my BSL teaching and assessment methods. At just £15 to join ABSLT as a member, plus only £5 to join the ABSLT workshops it is great value for money. It would cost a lot more than that to attend an Linguistics course elsewhere – and it gives you a certificate that counts towards your Continuing Personal or Professional Development (CPD).
Many thanks to Charles Herd, Robert Adam and the committee for their commitment and passion to ABSLTA. I would strongly recommend any BSL teachers or assessor – whether you are new or experienced – to join ABSLTA.
Emma Iliffe
BSL teacher
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 under workshop.
Comment from David Pillkington
Time March 12, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Jackie,
I would like to response to Emma Iliffee’s comment on BSL Lingusitic. There is some bit of confused between Robert Adam and Frances Elton’s role on BSL lingusitic. I been to Frances’s linguistics course 12 years ago (1997) at D.U.B.S.L.T.C.C. that gave me fully understanding of Basic BSL Linguistics and BSL teaching methods with Frances and Tessa Padden.
Gradually, I went to City of London University to gain Sign Lingusitics – Part 1 & 2 which help me to analyzed more deepth into BSL Lingusitics.(didn’t finished it off) Then should go for Soical – linguistics after that which I never make to it but will do so in the future. To my understanding it is nice of Robert Adam to do it but perhap the title should be ‘Introuce to BSL lingusitics’ ? what you think ?
David Pilkington
BSL teacher – Level 1 & 2