BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

British Sign Language and Code of Ethics for Health Instructor

British Sign Language and Code of Ethics for Health Instructor

Introduction

The study of British Sign Language (BSL) can inform the field of applied linguistics by providing an insight into a native British minority language with a language community unlike any other. Close and culturally informed study of this often misunderstood language can provide insight into issues of language planning, with its related topics of acquisition, second language learning and testing, language teacher education, language attrition and maintenance, and lexicography. When studying the implications of minority status on any language it is useful to consider the reality facing users of a language whom the majority society frequently sees as disabled English users. The threats facing BSL have important implications for social, regional, and situational variation in a language where native speakers are greatly outnumbered by non-native speakers.

BSL is the language of Britain's deaf community. Within this simple statement are four essential ideas: it is a language, it is British, it is a visual language created by a community of people who cannot hear spoken language under normal conditions, and it is used by an identifiable social language community.

Ethics of Health Instructor and Importance of Sign Language

A health instructor is both a private and professional person and these two aspects are inseparable.

Any professional is not only a professional when at work or office, but it is equally representative of the profession to participate in any business or leisure activities.

Ethics is the basis of which a sense of responsibility, respect and understanding are derived from a moral sense of conscience that prevents us from doing harm.

As a health instructor one must follow the following code of ethics:

Health instructor must recognize the purpose of physical activities is to balance the energies of the agencies related with muscle testing and the associated reflexes and techniques of correction and not make claims for cures.

* As a health instructor tap tap one must understand health presents an educational model that works with energy and therefore are not intended to diagnose or prescribe or treat diseases named.

* Health instructor must believe that the process of physical activities will activate the self healing people and the power balance of the energies of the bodies.

* Recognize the teaching of physical activities in the community in their personal development and educational tool and in no way makes diagnoses or take the place of the modes of social health.

* Health instructor must agree to respect the rights of the individual in relation to the creed, religion, gender and personal beliefs.

* Health instructor must maintain a high standard of occupational hygiene in my area of teaching as health instructor will maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and professional presentation.

* Health instructor must know muscle testing should not be used inadvertently by the curriculum.

* Health instructor must agree to comply with the decision process of students and recognize that the testing of muscles can be used to replace this ...