Duration of the online course: 48 minutes
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Open doors to more inclusive communication by learning International Sign Language (IS) in a practical, beginner-friendly way. This free online course is designed for anyone who wants to connect with Deaf and hard of hearing people across cultures, travel more confidently, or add a valuable skill to their professional toolkit. IS is often used in international contexts where different national sign languages meet, making it especially useful for global events, volunteering, tourism, and multicultural workplaces.
You will train your visual communication step by step, building comfort with handshapes, facial expressions, and clear signing. Rather than focusing on theory, the course helps you develop usable skills: introduce yourself, spell words, exchange greetings, ask questions, and navigate everyday situations. As you progress, you will also gain the ability to discuss practical topics such as numbers, family, work, institutions, time, transport, and basic daily routines. Dialogues reinforce how signing looks and flows in real interactions, so you learn to understand context, respond naturally, and communicate with confidence.
Exercises and repeated practice support long-term retention, helping you move from recognition to production. The course structure makes it easy to study at your own pace: you can review key signs as often as you need, practice along with the dialogues, and gradually increase speed and clarity. By the end, you should feel prepared to handle simple conversations, ask and answer common questions, and keep communication respectful and accessible in diverse settings.
Whether you are starting for personal growth, community engagement, or career development, this course offers a supportive way to learn a meaningful language skill online for free, with the flexibility to fit around your schedule.
Video class: Introduction
06m
Video class: Alphabet
01m
Video class: Learning IS, asking questions
03m
Video class: Greetings, names and sign names
04m
Video class: Numbers
01m
Video class: Unit 1 Dialogue 1 Sign name
01m
Video class: Unit 2 Intro
00m
Video class: Unit 2 Dialog 1
00m
Video class: Unit 2 Dialogue 2
01m
Video class: Unit 2 Dialogue 2 How are you
00m
Video class: People, work and institutions
01m
Video class: Family
01m
Video class: Unit 3 Dialogue 1
01m
Video class: Unit 3 Dialogue 2
00m
Video class: ?ommunications and transport
04m
Video class: Unit 4 Dialogue 1
01m
Video class: Unit 4 Dialogue 2
01m
Video class: Time and work
03m
Video class: Unit 5 Intro
00m
Video class: Unit 5 Dialogue 1
00m
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Course comments: International sign language
Beth
I enjoyed the course, it really helped knowing ASL before taking this course
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i learned a lot from that's course
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This was a fun and informative course.
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I have learnt quite a lot from the lessons.