Students intended to take any of the one-unit language courses to be offered via online mode must read the following information: Information for Students

This online course enables students to acquire some basics of Hong Kong Sign Language and the general principles for communicating with deaf people in a visual-gestural modality. With different videoed scenarios, students are systematically guided to acquire elementary signing skills for fulfilling basic communication needs in everyday situations. Emphasis will be placed on a range of simple, general-purpose expressions, which allow students to converse with local deaf people, as well as prepares themselves for learning the language further. Upon completion of this course, students will develop Hong Kong Sign Language proficiency at Level Pre-A1, which represents a milestone halfway towards Level A1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

本網上科目幫助學生學習基本的香港手語知識,運用視覺動作的語言頻道跟聾人溝通。學生將透過不同的場景,有序地學習基本手語技巧,應付日常溝通所需。本科目重點教授一系列簡單、具普遍性的用語,培訓學生以手語跟本地聾人溝通的能力,並為日後繼續學習手語打好基礎。