Sign language courses

LSFB : the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium

Since 2013, the ILV - Language Institute of the UCLouvain has been offering various courses in sign language to UCLouvain Students wishing to discover the language specific to the deaf community in French-speaking Belgium.

Where ?

Courses are held exclusively on the Louvain-la-Neuve campus.

Who ?

Our sign language courses are open to

UCLouvain students

as part of the PAE (the annual student programme), subject to approval from the ILV teacher, for final approval by the Faculty Select Committee.

UCLouvain staff members.

Course organisation

We offer three 60-hour modules per year, equivalent to two hours per week throughout the academic year. These are delivered in small groups of up to 15 students.

LSIGN1101 ♦ Objective A1 (Discovery Level) :

Together with LSIGN1102, LSIGN1101 forms a coherent whole for the first level !

LSIGN1102 ♦ Objective A2 (Survival Level) is open to students who have successfully completed LSIGN1101.

Together, LSIGN1101 and LSIGN1102 form a coherent whole for the first level !

LSIGN1201 ♦ Objective B1 (intermediate level) is open to students who have successfully completed LSIGN1102.

How to register ?

Select the course code that corresponds to your level.
Visit the ILV enrolment page :

'I am a UCLouvain student and would like to add a [sign] language course to my PAE'
Follow the step-by-step procedure. Please bear in mind that
- for sign language courses, the paper form must be completed and submitted in person to the ILV Teacher during the first LSIGN classes.
- Forms sent by email will not be processed
- This paper form is also essential for UCLouvain staff members ⇢ The form must be submitted to the ILV Secretariat alongside the application for authorisation to enrol.

NO enrolment

outside the annual programme

⇢ LOGO1BA Block 3 students should contact the ILV Secretariat at secretariat-ilv@uclouvain.be

for first-year Bachelor's students (11BA)

after Week 4 of Q1 (S04) !

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