AC9L1AU2C04 Years 1 to 2 Languages

Content descriptor recognise language that carries cultural meaning in everyday social interactions

Elaborations

• • Elaboration translating simple Auslan signs for peers, by fingerspelling or writing the English word, for example, distinguishing between signs and fingerspelled version of DOG, CAT, BIRD , and names, understanding that fingerspelling is a tool for translation between Auslan and English
• • Elaboration highlighting non-equivalent Auslan signs with English, such as BA-BA (bizarre) and PAH (finally)
• • Elaboration looking at how deaf and hard of hearing people express stories in Auslan and noticing how embedded the stories are in Deaf culture and identity, for example, explaining in detail why they are late to class
• • Elaboration developing understanding of the iconicity of some signs, such as basic iconic signs for sports, for example, RUNNING, SWIMMING and discussing possible translation of these signs
• • Elaboration viewing videoed examples of Auslan signers from different parts of Australia, and identifying the different signs used in southern and northern dialects, for example, signs for colours and some numbers
• • Elaboration considering the meaning behind their sign name if appropriate, indicating whether it is related to appearance, personality, a characteristic, story, habit or family
• • Elaboration viewing a simple Auslan or English video and translating main sequence of events into English or Auslan, noticing any difficult to translate elements

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• • Elaboration labelling objects in the classroom and in learning resources, such as books and wall charts with pictures of lexicalised signs, for example, an image of an apple matched with an image of the sign for ‘apple’