Sign Language Products

£59 for PC/Max/Linux £39 for DVD-Video

The Standard Dictionary of British Sign Language - A BSL Reference Product Published by: Microbooks Limited Product Formats: DVD/CD/DVD-Video Platforms: Windows/Mac/Linux/Unix AN ESSENTIAL MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS OF BSL AND THEIR TUTORS OVER 3,700 STANDARDISED & REGIONAL SIGNS - SELECT A CATEGORY OR A HANDSHAPE TO SELECT A WORD TO INSTANTLY ACCESS A SIGN. The Standard BSL Reference Dictionary - The Ideal Tool for Learning and Communicating in British Sign Language. The Microbooks BSL DVD creates a common ground for communicating in British Sign Language (BSL) and English. Using DVD technology, Microbooks brings to you a product that is flexible enough to be used with your DVD player on your television, PC, and Apple Mac. With more than 3700 high definition motion video signs and 5000 English words (plus variations on these words) the The Standard BSL Dictionary! DVD is the ultimate and definitive reference product that is a useful tool in communication, education, and other environments. A bilingual tool: English to BSL & BSL to English. With award-winning content and exciting learning activities, The British Sign Language Dictionary combines text, video, interactivity, fingerspelling and categories to create a super reference tool that makes learning BSL in your own time easy, intuitive, and fun. It has been endorsed by all the Sign Language Organisations and Deaf Organisations. As a reference work, it is aimed all all students of BSL, Tutors, Interpreters, and Reference Libraries.

£59 for PC/Max/Linux £39 for DVD-Video

The Advanced Dictionary of British Sign Language - A BSL Reference Product Published by: Microbooks Limited Product Formats: DVD/CD/DVD-Video Platforms: Windows/Mac/Linux/Unix AN ESSENTIAL MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS OF BSL AND THEIR TUTORS OVER 3,400 STANDARDISED & REGIONAL SIGNS - SELECT A CATEGORY OR A HANDSHAPE TO SELECT A WORD TO INSTANTLY ACCESS A SIGN. The Advanced BSL Reference Dictionary - The Ideal Tool for Learning and Communicating in British Sign Language. This is the ideal product for those that want to complement the Standard BSL Dictionary. The Microbooks BSL DVD creates a common ground for communicating in British Sign Language (BSL) and English. Using DVD technology, Microbooks brings to you a product that is flexible enough to be used with your DVD player on your television, PC, and Apple Mac. With more than 3400 high definition motion video signs and 4000 English words (plus variations on these words) the The Advanced BSL Dictionary! DVD is the ultimate and definitive reference product that is a useful tool in communication, education, and other environments. A bilingual tool: English to BSL & BSL to English.

£39 for PC/Max/Linux £29 for DVD-Video

My First Signs - An essential product for Children and Parents Published by: Microbooks Limited Product Formats: DVD/CD/DVD-Video Platforms: Windows/Mac/Linux/Unix My First Signs: Volume 1. This range of products builds up to covers most of the basic signs and phrases needed by young children and their parents.For the computer formats (Windows, Mac, Linux), children can interact with the product by clicking with the mouse on pictures. Each product contains over 1000 video clips, sourced from over 15 hours of digital video. The use of latest technology has enabled unrivaled interactivity on all computer based platforms. The development of this range of products was started in 1999 and has been produced by Microbooks in conjunction with Derby Royal School for the Deaf, pupils from Mary Hare Schools, and the National Deaf Children’s Society. This product is fun to use, with intuitive and engaging interface, and is highly interactive. It will encourage and engage the user to learn BSL signs and phrases. In addition there are amazing quizzes to keep children engaged in learning and application of learning, including the creation of an environment where they will gain familiarity with computers in a natural way.

£ 59

Sign Now! - The Multimedia BSL Reference Dictionary Published by: Microbooks Limited Product: CD-ROM The Sign Now! CD features Over 3,500 signs! A bilingual tool: English to BSL & BSL to English. Instant access to a sign. Due to the visual nature of Sign Language, Multimedia is a perfectly natural way to learn BSL. With award-winning content and exciting learning activities, The British Sign Language Dictionary combines text, video, interactivity, fingerspelling and categories to create a super reference tool that makes learning BSL in your own time easy, intuitive, and fun. It has been endorsed by all the Sign Language Organisations and Deaf Organisations. As a reference work, it is aimed all all students of BSL, Tutors, Interpreters, and Reference Libraries (New super-video quality version, Version 3, due out in March 2006).

£ 39

Sign Away! - The Best BSL Phrasebook Published by: Microbooks Limited Product: CD-ROM Sign Away! is the best Sign Language Phrasebook anywhere. It contains over 1600 phrases listed by categories. For each phrase, it contains the English Grammar, the BSL Gloss, and off course, the BSL video. There is a brilliant quiz which enables you to view either the English phrase or the BSL Gloss and you are asked to try to sign the phrase. When you've tried to sign a phrase, you can see a professional signer and tutor tying to sign the phrase. This way you can quickly and effectively make sure that your signs and expressions are correct. It is an indispensible product for all those who work with BSL and all students, and their tutors at all stages of BSL.

£ 49

BSL Works - The Best Guide to the Workings of BSL Published by: Microbooks Limited Product:CD-ROM (PC & Mac)The BSL Works is a brilliant product that explores BSL Grammar. It give a complete course on many topics including: pronouns; questions; topic comment; time; placement; directional verbs; classifiers; and multi-channel signs. For each of the categories, it gives examples to make sure that each of the basic concepts is well understood. It is aimed at students and their tutors that are familiar with some basic aspects of BSL. Clark Denmark, as the recognised father of BSL, gives the course, and a number of recognised and famous Deaf people give example (including Ramon Woolfe, Janet McGarry,Carolyn Nabarro, Linda Woolfe, Nikki Stratton, Warren Smith, and Hamel Chowdhury). Sourced from over 30 hours of analog video.

£ 49

Deaf World - The Definitive Guide to Deaf Culture and British Deaf Issues Published by: Microbooks Limited Product:CD-ROM This CD-ROM is billed as the "Definitive Guide to British Deaf Issues" and covers: Deaf Awareness; Deaf Culture; Deaf Studies in the UK; National Deaf Associations; Higher Education Establishments in the UK; Centers for Deaf & Social Studies; Psychiatric Services; Deaf History; Understanding of Deafness; Hearing Aids; Disability Discrimination Act ; etc. It uses advice from some of the most noted Deaf Consultants, and is an indispensible product for all BSL Students, Deaf People; and Teachers and Tutors of BSL.

£ 169 (save £27)

BSL Reference Pack - Complete Sign Language Reference Work Published by: Microbooks Limited Product:CD-ROM Our Best selling Sign Language Product - The pack of our 4 Sign Language Reference Works. Buy as a pack and save £27. It contains Sign Now! Sign Away! BSL Works Deaf World Please note that all our Sign Language products are also available to run across Local Area Networks (LANs), and Wide Area Networks (WANs). Contact us for pricing.

£ 39

Signs for Education- Information Technology Published by: Microbooks Limited Product: CD-ROM This product tackles over 400 signs and the signed explanation of the important ones. A team of eminent BSL teachers and consultants enabled the production of this product that is leading to standardisation and harmonisation of signs for many important concepts in Information Technology. This CD-ROM combines text, video, interactivity, and IT categories to create a super reference tool that makes learning Information Technology easy, intuitive, and fun. It has been endorsed by all the Sign Language Organisations and Deaf Organisations. As a reference work, it is aimed all all students of BSL, Tutors, Interpreters, and Reference Libraries

£ 39

Signs for Education- Mathematics Published by: Microbooks Limited Product: CD-ROM This product tackles over 400 signs and the signed explanation of the important ones. In addition it borrows from the Microbooks Maths Wizard Series to give BSL students access to animated glossary and interactive tools for learning many concepts in mathematics. A team of eminent BSL teachers and consultants enabled the production of this product that is leading to standardisation and harmonisation of signs for many important concepts in Mathematics. This CD-ROM combines text, video, interactivity, and mathematics categories to create a super reference tool that makes learning mathematics easy, intuitive, and fun. It has been endorsed by all the Sign Language Organisations and Deaf Organisations. As a reference work, it is aimed all all students of BSL, Tutors, Interpreters, and Reference Libraries

£ 39

Signs for Education- English Published by: Microbooks Limited Product: CD-ROM This product tackles over 500 signs and the signed explanation of the important ones. A team of eminent BSL teachers and consultants enabled the production of this product that is leading to standardisation and harmonisation of signs for many important concepts in English. This CD-ROM combines text, video and interactivity to create a super reference tool that makes learning English easy, intuitive, and fun. It has been endorsed by all the Sign Language Organisations and Deaf Organisations. As a reference work, it is aimed all all students of BSL, Tutors, Interpreters, and Reference Libraries

£ 39

Signs for Education- Science Release Date: 01/03/2002 Published by: Microbooks Ltd. Product: CD-ROM This product tackles over 400 signs and the signed explanation of the important ones. A team of eminent BSL teachers and consultants enabled the production of this product that is leading to standardisation and harmonisation of signs for many important concepts in Science. This CD-ROM combines text, video, interactivity, and categories to create a super reference tool that makes learning Science easy, intuitive, and fun. It has been endorsed by all the Sign Language Organisations and Deaf Organisations. As a reference work, it is aimed all all students of BSL, Tutors, Interpreters, and Reference Libraries

£ 129 (save £27)

Signs For Education - The Definitive Reference for all Schools and Colleges Published by: Microbooks Limited Product:CD-ROM Are you a deaf person studying at school or college? Do you teach Deaf Students? Is the British Sign Language your best way of learning? If so, these multimedia CD-ROMS are be useful for you. On them you will find the English words you need for your course, the BSL translations and an explanation in BSL. You can read the explanation too. Covering all core concepts, word and subject categories, all core signs, selected explanations, a simple glossary, and graphics they can be a useful tool to help you pass your exam! This value pack consists of the following CD-ROMs: Information Technology Mathematics English Science

£ 49

Signs for Work - Mental Health Published by: Microbooks Limited Product: CD-ROM This CD-ROM is the definitive reference work for recognized vocabulary of signs and their explanations (where necessary)used in Mental Health. It has been produced in collaboration with many professional and national organisations including the Deaf Professionals in Mental Health Group (DPIMH). This set of products will give deaf people and work professionals better access and awareness of terminology and concepts and improve access to meetings, courses, training issues and other similar areas. It will enhance the status and value of deaf people who work in many fields. In addition these products enable deaf people whose primary language is BSL to be recognised as culturally rich and distinct linguistic minority. At the very least this CD-ROM's will facilitate more effective communication between service users and carers and other affiliated disciplines including interpreters and advocates.