AC9L1AU10EC04
Years 9 to 10
Languages
AC9L1AU10EC04 | Years 9 to 10 Auslan: Mediating meaning in and between languages
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor apply strategies to interpret and translate signed interactions, visual and written texts, to convey meaning and intercultural understanding in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
First language learners · Years 7 to 10 sequence
The Years 7 to 10 Auslan sequence is shared by first and second language learners.
Strand
Communicating meaning in Auslan
Substrand
Mediating meaning in and between languages
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 9 to 10 Auslan · First language learners · Years 7 to 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration exploring the translation of popular English idioms, for example, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’
- • Elaboration considering why one language may use more words/signs than another to convey meaning, for example, when Auslan uses spatial concepts or DSs
- • Elaboration considering approaches to translation, for example, in relation to free versus literal translations by Deaf or hearing interpreters
- • Elaboration comparing their own translations of short texts from Auslan to English, and vice versa, with those of their classmates, noting choices drawn from online sign dictionaries and discussing variations and possible reasons for these
- • Elaboration applying cultural knowledge to translate Auslan poems or short stories into English captions
- • Elaboration employing different types of interpreting strategies such as the use of tactile signing, haptics and visual frames to understand and convey meaning
- • Elaboration considering approaches to interpreting, such as simultaneous or consecutive signing, and the uses of each
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- • Elaboration analysing the role and function of Deaf interpreters and comparing the differences in strategies used by Deaf interpreters and hearing Auslan-English interpreters to convey meaning accurately
- • Elaboration analysing how elements of creative performance, such as translation choices and emotional nuance, are communicated through interpreters in a live setting such as music concerts or theatre
- • Elaboration transcribing part of a text, using either annotation software or glossing, and recording what signs, spatial locations and NMFs are used
- • Elaboration filming various Auslan multi-channel signs and expressions and attaching English captions with appropriate translations, for example, PAH! (finally) and BA-BA (odd/bizarre/unusual)
- • Elaboration creating and presenting to their peers a signed interpretation of a wordless animation
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Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives.See it on the standard page →
- They synthesise information and respond in Auslan or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience.See it on the standard page →