Duncan Street, Tawa

Email: comed@tawacol.school.nz

Ph: 04 232 7163

Fax: 04 232 7167

Enrol online: www.tawacomed.co.nz

Tawa is offering  12 NZSL courses during 2010:

Term 4:  1D, 2D, 3D

Level 1 (A, B, C, D): 1st year of NZSL learning

Level 2 (A, B, C, D): 2nd year of NZSL learning

Level 3 (A, B, C, D): 3rd year of NZSL learning

Time & dates

All courses are on Mondays, 7.00 - 9.00pm

Term 4: Mon 12 Oct - Mon 7 Dec

Tutors

Level 1: Shannon Morris

Level 2: Darryl Alexander

Level 3: Sara Pivac Alexander

Fees

All courses are $55 a term (8 weeks) or $200 for one year (32 weeks)

Victoria University: Community Continuing Education

Bunny Street

Email: ceed@vuw.ac.nz

Ph: 04 463 6556

Enrol online: www.victoria.ac.nz/ceed/

NZSL 1

Wednesdays, 5.45 - 7.45pm

2 June - 18 August (12 weeks)

NZSL 2

Wednesdays, 5.45 - 7.45pm

8 Sep - 24 Nov (12 weeks)

Fees

$250 ($225 earlybird) per course (plus workbook/DVD)

Victoria University

Kelburn Campus

Email: rachel.mckee@vuw.ac.nz

Ph: 04 463 5626

Web:  www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/study/subjects/deaf.aspx

The School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies is the only university in New Zealand that offers NZSL at an undergraduate level.

DEAF 101 – Introduction to New Zealand Sign Language
Semester 1 (March - June 2010)

A beginners' course (4 hours a week) in NZSL, emphasising acquisition of basic receptive and expressive skills in sign language for everyday communication situations. The course also includes information about aspects of grammatical structure and Deaf community and culture.

DEAF 102 – Elementary New Zealand Sign Language
Semester 1 (March - June 2009)

This course (four hours a week) further develops beginners' skills in understanding and using NZSL, and extend students' understanding of the Deaf community and culture in New Zealand.

DEAF 201 – Intermediate New Zealand Sign Language
Semester 2 (July – October)

The course will extend the receptive and expressive skills of students who have a foundation in NZSL, and will examine cultural perspectives and issues relevant to the Deaf community. Teaching will focus on increasing students' vocabulary, expressive fluency, knowledge and use of grammatical structures in NZSL.