Starting at university might seem ominous but try to name a big change that doesn’t at first. Genuinely, the best way to face any change, in my opinion, is with little steps and an openContinue reading
Examples of our teaching: Year 1 Multilingualism
This is Dr Clare Cunningham’s summary of what students have learned on the module.
Welcome messages from our students: Laura Bigby, second year BSL and Deaf Studies student
Learning British Sign Language at YSJU has been such a fantastic experience. I feel I’ve already learnt so much from my first year that I can’t wait to see how much I’ll learn by myContinue reading
Welcome messages from our students: Julia Morning, second year Korean, TESOL and Linguistics student
Learning a new language is always a little daunting but studying at YSJ has really assuaged any of the fears I previously had. Our Korean classes are a great mix of speaking and writing andContinue reading
Korean Festival Podcasts
The following podcasts were created as an activity for our 1st year Korean module. Please open the Word document to view the brief. Korean Festival (Above) Submitted by Ella McCann, 1st year Korean, TESOLContinue reading
Examples of our teaching: Year 2 Psycholinguistics
Below are some examples from our year 2 Psycholinguistics module. This is Professor Chris Hall’s lecture on the neuropsychology of sign languages, and below, a screenshot of his ‘Psychoboard’, a tool for engaging students in discussionContinue reading
Deaf History Posters 2019-20
The following posters were created and submitted for assessment, for 1st year “Deaf History” module. (Above) Submitted by Joshua Walker, 1st year British Sign Language and Deaf Studies (Above) Submitted by Susanna Fantom,Continue reading
Welcome messages from our students: Alice Peterson, second year Korean, TESOL and Linguistics student
Hello future Korean students! I hope you’re all excited and looking forward to starting your Korean course this September and congratulations! We’re living in strange and unpredictable times, but I feel I can assureContinue reading
Semester one module: Deaf History
We’re very excited to meet you all in September, and looking forward to sharing our courses with you. In the meantime, if you want to do some preparatory work before you come to university, haveContinue reading