{"id":1994,"date":"2023-03-15T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1994"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:55:18","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1994","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1994\" class=\"elementor elementor-1994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13821f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a13821f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad46bb2\" data-id=\"ad46bb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4753226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4753226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">LSM Courses<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5598ed1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5598ed1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f9ddd0\" data-id=\"49f9ddd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181a7cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"181a7cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">In Malta, there are currently several ways to learn Maltese Sign Language (LSM):<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e3ba47 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15e3ba47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f05a30f8-970a-4e4b-8354-af56a2c92bdc\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><ul><li><p>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lifelonglearning.gov.mt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directorate for Lifelong Learning<\/a><\/strong> offers Maltese Sign Language Levels 1 and 2 as evening courses at various locations across Malta.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The<strong> Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST)<\/strong> offers Maltese Sign Language Levels 1 and 2 as short courses to MCAST students (availability depends on the number of applicants).<\/p><\/li><li><p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/linguistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> University of Malta\u2019s Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0offers Maltese Sign Language and Sign Linguistics courses to university students.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/maltaconsulting.mt\/public-courses\/an-introduction-to-maltese-sign-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malta University Consulting Ltd<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0offers introductory short courses in Maltese Sign Language.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72ec9afe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72ec9afe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46bef324\" data-id=\"46bef324\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dc1bbf elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"61dc1bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLifelong Learning\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a27ae33 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a27ae33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-385875b2\" data-id=\"385875b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b22636c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b22636c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-3415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo.jpg 667w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lifelong-learning-logo-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29c5bdfe\" data-id=\"29c5bdfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce06280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ce06280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Maltese Sign Language course offered annually by Lifelong Learning is the most popular LSM course in Malta. It is free to participate and runs for one year, with classes held once a week in the evening.<\/p><p>Applications open in July, with the course starting in October and running until May of the following year, aligning with the scholastic year.\u00a0Students must be 16 years or older to participate.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694cabcd elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"694cabcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lifelonglearning.gov.mt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MORE INFO<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644d1b3d elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"644d1b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMCAST\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6583a635 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6583a635\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a01abb\" data-id=\"31a01abb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c157f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c157f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"aedcf741-5b2a-4d89-afe9-1eab4e7508c7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>MCAST offers a part-time Maltese Sign Language course for a fee. The course is only offered if a minimum number of students enroll. We recommend contacting the institute directly for more information or to express your interest in attending.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e91e6c4 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e91e6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mcast.edu.mt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MORE INFO<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17a73b52\" data-id=\"17a73b52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f955712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f955712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon2.jpg 493w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon2-230x112.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon2-350x170.jpg 350w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon2-480x234.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3ec3fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3ec3fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a55395\" data-id=\"7a55395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88cf2c elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a88cf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInstitute of Linguistics and Language Technology\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51c1b10 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51c1b10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-121e17d\" data-id=\"121e17d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60af704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60af704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2050\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/banner-1.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e84f1b3\" data-id=\"e84f1b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c812b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c812b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"76ef52dc-069a-48b6-b73b-0377ca824a38\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>The Malta University Consulting Ltd offers introductory short courses in Maltese Sign Language, open to the public for a fee. These courses provide students with an introduction to basic vocabulary and grammar, helping them develop a foundational understanding of the language.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadbddd elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cadbddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/linguistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MORE INFO<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-596c806 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"596c806\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-402985d\" data-id=\"402985d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68d06a elementor-view-default elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e68d06a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Malta University Consulting Ltd\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-637ebf8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"637ebf8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b7414\" data-id=\"25b7414\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c2093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8c2093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/muc-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3416\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c09e5c\" data-id=\"1c09e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a4528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a4528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University of Malta\u2019s Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology offers specialized Maltese Sign Language (LSM) and Sign Linguistics courses as part of its academic programs. These courses are available exclusively to university students enrolled in relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180f530 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"180f530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/maltaconsulting.mt\/public-courses\/an-introduction-to-maltese-sign-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MORE INFO<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LSM Courses In Malta, there are currently several ways to learn Maltese Sign Language (LSM): The Directorate for Lifelong Learning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2514,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1994"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3422,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1994\/revisions\/3422"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}