MMU Sign Language Society

Some amazing news! The shortlist for the Societies Awards has been announced, maybe if you look closely enough you might see a few names you recognise 👀

https://www.theunionmmu.org/articles/societies-awards-2022-shortlist-announced

With this in mind, we'd love to invite you to come and share in our successes this year at the Societies Awards. From the achievements of societies to the contribution of individuals, the awards recognise the contribution of the whole societies community.

Tickets are still on sale! So, we'd love to invite you to come and join us for a 3 course meal, find out who has won and celebrate with us. Tickets are £12, but it's not often you get the chance to dress up and have a little celebration! They'll be available for purchase until Monday. We really want to see you all there and have a lovely time!

Tickets are available to buy here: https://www.theunionmmu.org/events/societies-awards-2022

We hope to see you guys there! Let us know if you have any questions!

-Molly and Ellie 💛

⚠️ALL MEMBERS PLEASE READ⚠️

Lessons go on sale 9am tomorrow (10th December 2021)

Feel free to DM us with any questions ❤️

⚠️ It’s time to meet our newest teacher, Heather!🎉⚠️

Hiya, my name is Heather Sumners and I’ll be teaching BSL level 1 classes next year. I’m originally from Texas and was involved in Deaf education and was an ASL interpreter for many years after learning the ASL alphabet when I was 4. After moving to the UK, I got my degree in BSL Interpreting and Translating from Heriot-Watt university and I’m also working towards becoming a registered sign language interpreter here in Manchester. Can’t wait to meet y’all! ❤️

We are having a social on Wednesday 10th November at Footage and we cannot wait to see some of you there!!

Remember to use the link in the email we sent earlier to receive a free drink!

See you there! 🎉

We have some important news!!🎉

For any members or followers on our social media that have not been able to book lessons with us yet, we are pleased to announce that we have 30 more spaces to begin lessons with us in January. We will not be offering any more spaces after these have been filled, so make sure you book on as soon as possible once the full details have been announced.

We have a new teacher for this session so keep your eyes on this page as over the next couple of days we will be warmly welcoming them to our teaching team!

⚠️Members will be the first to know, so make sure you buy your memberships now if you haven’t already! ⚠️

More information to come soon regarding times, days and locations, as well as the format in which these lessons will be delivered.

If anyone has any questions regarding anything in this post please let us know. 😊

Many thanks and happy Saturday! 💛
The committee

Hey Level 1s, please check your emails! We've had a bit of a problem with some emails being blocked by the server but it's very important that you see it. Let us know if it doesn't come through! 💛

Hello everyone! 😊

We are so proud to announce that we are putting on a THIRD Level 1 class! 🎉 We cannot believe how fast you have all snatched up places! This will be the last set of lessons we are opening up this term, and we're also expecting high demand for these. If you want a place you should book them quickly. Otherwise you will have to wait for our January courses, but the workload will increase.

Please note that our new session is 6:30 on a Tuesday and this is Face to Face, as requested by you.

We can't wait to see you there!

The Committee 💛

Hi everyone!

We are so so proud to announce that lessons are now available for booking! There are 15 places in each session, so make sure you get your tickets fast before they fill up! If we fill up the sessions quickly we will put more on but we cannot guarantee this, so I would book fast! We can't wait to see you all and learn some sign!

- All of us at MMU Sign Language 💛

SWIPE>>>>>>💛

Hello Everyone!!! We hope you’ve all had the best time at freshers.

Here is everything you need to know for the next few weeks, we are so excited to bring this all to you, and we can’t wait to finally get back to learning BSL!

We think everything is very self explanatory, but please message us if you have any questions at all! We hope to see you at our events in the next few weeks.

See you all soon! 💛
The committee.

⚠️It’s time to meet the teachers⚠️

Next up is Elaine!

Here is a bit of information about Elaine:

Hi guys! I’m Elaine.

I am Deaf, but also can speak well. I have been involved in Deaf Education for about 20 years; working and supporting deaf students at schools, colleges and universities.

I have also completed a MA in Deaf Education in 2011.

Since I was 16 years old, I started learning BSL through deaf clubs, sport events including Deaflympics and travelling around the world. I am also a BSL teacher covering Level 1 and 2 in BSL for about 15 years.

I’m excited to meet you all!

Thanks,
Elaine.

⚠️it’s time to meet the teachers!⚠️

First up is Esmail!

My current role is ‘Sales Director at Interpreting Solutions 2UK and I am British Sign Language Tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University.

I have completed BA Business and Criminology, PCDE and MA Business.

I have in the past been hired as a public speaker for a number of organisations including BBC Radio, BBC, ITV, Channel 4. I have also delivered seminars and training sessions over 2,000 Colleges, Universities, private and public sector companies and many more. I also love to host events and programmes for both the Deaf and Hearing communities.

As a deaf person from birth I am always able to offer a unique educational experience. I am able to tell my story and how I have overcome barriers in society to strive and thrive as a successful career person. I like to think that I inspire people; especially young people who may be starting on their professional journeys. I promote confidence and encourage others to reach their goals no matter who they are or what challenges they face.

Using my wealth of experience and knowledge; I am able to offer a plethora of services in areas such as consulting, mentoring, advocacy, teaching, training, public speaking and many more.

I have also appeared in over 50,000 newspapers, magazines and online articles. I have been fortunate enough to have visited many countries and cities all around the world including places like Qatar, Oman and Egypt. Whilst at these locations I hosted events, designed and conducted projects and delivered training sessions.

Throughout my career I have been awarded in the region of 30 awards.

Lastly, I am really excited to work collaboratively with the Sign Language Society at MMU. I love having the opportunity to raise awareness and promote effective communication and bridging the gap between the Hearing and Deaf world.

Please find my contact details bellow:

Instagram: interpretings2uk and mmusignlanguage
Twitter: and

Thanks,
Esmail

Hey Everyone,

We hope you are all well! ❤️

It’s a long post, but it’s an jam packed one, so we would appreciate it if you could read it until the end.

Below is information on:

Freshers fair.

Freshers fair takes place on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th of September from 10am till 4pm. It will be held in person, at Sugden Sport Centre on Grosvenor Street. Face masks are encouraged to be worn if/when attending the fair. Hand sanitizer dispensers are on site, and their use is recommended when you attend. We will be able to answer any questions you have, but we would like to remind you that we will be holding ‘level chats’ (explained in more detail below) where more information will be provided.

Level chats.

These chats will take place on Thursday 16th September via teams. For any prospective level 1 students this will begin at 4pm, and for any prospective level 2 students, this will begin at 5pm. This chat will explain how and when the sessions will run and the cost of the sessions and exams. There will also be time for you to ask any further questions you may have.

Social.

We have our first social booked!! 🎉We will create another post soon with all the details, but our first social takes place on the 23rd September, which is also the international day of sign languages.

Taster session.

This session is for all NEW members of the society. This will take place on Monday 20th September, from 5-6pm. Again we will create another post just after freshers with more information.

Comment or DM us if you have any urgent questions/queries we can answer. 😊

We cannot wait to see you all soon.
Many thanks! 😊
The committee.