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ISL Classes during Covid-19
Due to Covid-19 our classrooms learning in the Deaf Village Ireland or any onsite venues across the country will remain closed until further notice and will continue to provide live online eLearning courses using Zoom video conferencing services.
Our next term will be our Autumn Term starting 12th September 2022.
We will continue to provide online learning for the rest of this calendar year.
We will update this page as more information becomes available, so please check back regularly and social media to stay informed.
NOTE: We will continue to provide professional ISL courses and training to companies, individuals (One-to-One) and private groups aiming to achieve their own success.
Contact: islclasses@irishdeafsociety.ie for more information
Irish Sign Language Classes
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.
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.
CEFR: Basic User: Level A1 (breakthrough) – A2 (waystage)
Fee: ONLY €250.00 (including examination fee)
Classes run for 15 weeks @ 1.5 hours per week
Due to Covid-19 our ISL classrooms will remain closed until further notice. We are delivering all our ISL online classes using Zoom video conferencing.
QQI Award Level 4 Irish Sign Language 2 is a pre-intermediate course where students understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of everyday life. When you finish this course you will have a degree of fluency and be able to engage in conversation with ISL signers. Level 4 courses suit those who have successfully completed our Level 3 course or good level of ISL skills that will progress you to QQI Award Level 5.
Students will:
Learn to understand sentences and frequently used expressions in everyday life.
Learn about basic conversation for family and daily life including shopping, geography, employment.
Learn simple and direct conversation with a degree of fluency and in these classes you will become immersed in our language and our culture.
This course suits those who have successfully completed our Level 3 course or have a good level of ISL skills which will enable you to progress to QQI Award Level 5.
CEFR: Independent User
Level A2 (waystage) – B1 (vantage)
Fee: ONLY €340.00 (including examination fee)
Classes run for 20 weeks @ 1.5hours per week
Due to Covid-19 our ISL classrooms will remain closed until further notice. We are delivering all our ISL online classes using Zoom video conferencing.
Book a course below by clicking on the one you are interested in and completing the form.
To book a place you must over 16 years of age.
We offer ISL group classes for teens, children and toddlers, please contact us.
If you have any questions you can email islclasses@irishdeafsociety.ie
Looking for information about Deaf adult classes? Click here.
(We will update this page as more information becomes available, so please check back regularly and social media to stay informed.)
