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The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.
British Sign Language (BSL) is a sign language used in the United Kingdom and is the first or preferred language among the deaf community in the UK. While private correspondence from William Stokoe hinted at a formal name for the language in 1960, [ 3 ] the first usage of the term "British Sign Language" in an academic publication was likely by ...
Northern Ireland Sign Language: British (mixed) Norwegian Sign Language: French:Danish "Tegnspråk" (NSL) Polish Sign Language: Old-French, German "Polski Język Migowy" (PJM) Portuguese Sign Language: Swedish "Língua Gestual Portuguesa" (LGP) Romanian Sign Language: French "Limbaj Mimico-Gestual Românesc" (LMG) Russian Sign Language: French ...
The first British Sign Language (BSL) channel globally has been launched on ITVX, the broadcaster said. ITV’s new streaming platform will host a station that only has signed programming and be ...
British Sign Language: BANZSL: United Kingdom: 80,000 (2014) Malaysian Sign Language: French Sign Language family through ASL: Malaysia: 60,000 (2013) Polish Sign Language: German Sign Language family: Poland: 38,000 to 50,000 (2014) Italian Sign Language: French Sign Language family: Italy: Officially Recognized language in Sicily. 40,000 ...
The interpretation flow is normally between a sign language and a spoken language that are customarily used in the same country, such as French Sign Language (LSF) and spoken French in France, Spanish Sign Language (LSE) to spoken Spanish in Spain, British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English in the U.K., and American Sign Language (ASL) and ...
Not all Blue Badge tourist guides have to have interpreting skills, but many do, taking language exams administered by the Institute of Tourist Guiding and tested to CIOL or Foreign and Commonwealth Office standards.
British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language (BANZSL, / ˈ b æ n z əl / [1]), or the British Sign Language (BSL) family, is a language family or grouping encompassing three related sign languages: British Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL).