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Gavin Lilley: International Sign Workshop for BSL/English Interpreters
Hosted in: BSL & IS
Price: £30
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Gavin Lilley will lead this exclusive workshop on international sign language.
Covering how to communicate with foreign sign language users, this session will explore the concept of international signing and how best to achieve cross-cultural communication. Examining linguistic similarities between international sign languages, including grammatical structures, Gavin will help to identify a path towards a shared comprehension between sign users.
Discussing barriers and cultural differences that may hinder communication and finding solutions to overcome these in favour of a more widely understood mode of signed dialogue.