Irish Sign Language 1 - Beginners
QQI Award Level 3 Irish Sign Language 1 is a beginner’s course where you will learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases and learn more about our language and culture.
| Award Name | Level 3 Component Award (Level 3 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 3 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Component Award (Level 3 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 3 NFQ |
Duration
15 weeks @ 1.5 hrs per week
Entry Requirements
None except learners must be aged 16 years or older.
Learners are expected also to have successfully completed the QQI Level 3 ISL course recently or demonstrate evidence of Recognised Prior Learning (RPL).
Further information
Our next term will be our Autumn Term starting 11th September 2023.
ONLY €250.00 (including examination fee)
The deadline to register for QQI courses is one week before courses begin but places do fill fast.
We will update our webpage as more information becomes available, so please check back regularly and social media to stay informed.
Contact: education@irishdeafsociety.ie for more information
If you want to learn or improve your Irish Sign language, you’ve come to the right place!
We provide fun and easy ways to learn ISL. We teach ISL for every age group and our classes take place at the Deaf Village Ireland and in primary and secondary schools, universities, public departments and private business throughout Ireland.
All our classes are provided by qualified Irish Sign Language teachers from the Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College. Our curriculum that is designed to follow the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and QQI framework.
Please note: The IDS is committed to accommodating diversity and treats all applicants equally regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, ethnicity, membership of the Traveler community and socio-economic status.
QQI Award Level 3 Irish Sign Language 1 is a beginner’s course where you will learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases and learn more about our language and culture.
Students will:
Learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases of ISL such as daily greetings, social courtesies, food and drink, social and simple work-related signs
Introduce and interact with others in a simple way in ISL as well as learning your own personal sign immersing you in many aspects of our language and culture.
3N1072
Award Type: QQI Minor 3N1072
Credit Value: 10
CEFR: Basic User: Level A1 (breakthrough) – A2 (waystage)
Contact: islclasses@irishdeafsociety.ie for more information
or education@irishdeafsociety.ie