- Duration: 5 Wks
- On Campus
- Intake: All Semesters
Overview
The course aims at providing an enabling environment by teaching Kenya Sign Language (KSL) knowledge and communication skill proficiencies in production and reception so as to empower hearing people to be able to interact and communicate with deaf Kenyans.
Program Structure – 5 Weeks (full time or part time)
Benefits
- Interactive sessions with highly qualified and experienced KSL instructors
- Ability to communicate with people who are deaf in their language directly
- Flexible day and evenings classes.
- 175 hours of tuition in 5 weeks.
- Certification at the end of the course
Participants
The course is open to:
- Any hearing person interested in learning KSL.
- Parents with children who are deaf
- Teachers in schools for the Deaf,
- Social workers,
- People working in NGOs,
- People who work in the police force,
- People who work in the judiciary etc.
- Or anyone in a place that offers services to the public so that they can be able to serve people who are deaf using their language – KSL.
Contact us
United States International University – Africa Off USIU Road, Off Thika Road (Exit 7), P. O. Box 14634 – 00800, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.
Benefits
- Interactive sessions with highly qualified and experienced KSL instructors
- Ability to communicate with people who are deaf in their language directly
- Flexible day and evenings classes.
- 175 hours of tuition in 5 weeks.
- Certification at the end of the course
Teaching Methods
To achieve maximum interactive engagement with the learner the Training sessions shall be designed strategically with interludes as follows;
- Face to face training each day of the week.
- Assignments and exams within the training period
- Video shooting and video watching
Fees
The program costs Ksh. 35,000.
Certification
At the end of the English Language Intensive Course, students are awarded a certificate of completion from United States International University-Africa.
Application
- Passport size photographs
- Non-refundable application fee – Ksh 1,000
- Email application form to: shsscert@usiu.ac.ke with the subject head as ‘Accelerated Kenya Sign Language’
For further assistance or information about the course and the application process, call: +254 730 116 626 or email: shsscert@usiu.ac.ke