NZ Sign Language Exercises

Exercises - Vol 1

• Introductions
• Family
• Work
• Hobbies
• Home and Transport

Exercises - Vol 2

• Numbers
• Colours and Clothing
• Study subjects
• Daily Activities & Time Phrases

Exercises - Vol 3

• Verbal & temporal Aspects
• Time Phrases

Exercises - Vol 4

• House Questions
• FingerSpelling Nouns
• Number & Item Practice
• Movies and Book Titles
• Time Phrases

Exercises - Vol 5

• Hot Soup
• Taking a Holiday
• Up the Ladder
• The Lucky Mouse
• The Mysterious Sermon 1
• The Mysterious Sermon 2
• A Visit to the Café
• A Sunday Drive
• An evening treat
• Changing a Lightbulb
• Catching the Bus
• The Girl

About this Programme

Welcome to this online NZSL practice zone! This site has been specially created for NZSL students at Victoria to give you another way of practising your comprehension skills in an interactive medium.
These exercises allow you to watch short video clips of signers, and respond by clicking on or entering responses to questions. You will get immediate feedback on whether your answers are correct or not, and you can repeat the exercises as often as you like, at your own pace.

Vols. 1 & 2  will be most suitable for students who have completed DEAF101.
Vols. 3, 4 and 5 are for DEAF102 and DEAF201 students.
Select the topics by clicking on the left hand menu and follow the instructions given at the top of each exercise.
Enjoy yourself!

Credits

This programme was designed by
- Rachel McKee, David McKee and Darryl Alexander from the Deaf Studies Department Deaf Studies Department at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies  of Victoria University of Wellington
- Edith Paillat at Victoria's Language Learning Centre

A very big thank you to our signers:
- Jackie Overall, Jackie Davidson and Annette Scott, Victoria Skorikova, Mark Berry, Ricki Pointon and Darryl Alexander