AC9L1AU2U02
Years 1 to 2
Languages
AC9L1AU2U02 | Years 1 to 2 Auslan: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor recognise that signs and features of language are used to construct meaning in Auslan
First language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 1 to 2 Auslan · First language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration showing understanding of signing space, movement, CAs, DSs and NMFs, such as using medium signing space for normal signed discourse and larger space for more energetic/emotional signed discourse, or smaller space for discreet signed discourse
- • Elaboration understanding how to create complete sentences through movement within signs, for example, FINISHED CALL PRO3 (sign moves from the signer to referent) I called him. PRO2 HELP PRO3(PL) (the sign HELP moves from the referent location to the signer’s body, expressing that the help was given to them) You helped them.
- • Elaboration identifying how DSs can be represented by handshapes and SASSs, for example, a person, pole or tree can be represented by a pointer handshape, a cylinder can be traced by a cup handshape, and SASSs can also be used to show size and length of an object such as a ruler
- • Elaboration understanding that signing involves a combination of signs, CAs and DSs to convey detailed information, for example, The man walked slowly can be expressed as MAN WALK SLOW or PT+f DS:MAN-WALKS-SLOWLY or CA:MAN-SWINGS-ARMS-NONCHALANTLY
- • Elaboration noticing that single-digit numbers can be separate lexical items or merged into other signs (numeral incorporation), such as those for ages, for example, AGE-YEARS(FIVE) , or adverbs of time such as WEEK-AGO(THREE)
- • Elaboration categorising noun signs in clauses such as common and proper nouns, for example, DOG, PARIS, fingerspelled nouns such as FS:PIGEON, and pointing signs for pronouns such as GIRL READ versus PRO3 READ
- • Elaboration recognising that there is no verb ‘to be’ in Auslan, for example, PRO1 COLD I am cold. PRO2 GO SHOP? Are you going shopping?
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- • Elaboration practising the signing of examples of adjectives that describe nouns in different ways, such as how they look ( BIG or RED ), feel ( SOFT or HOT ), smell ( SMELLY ) or sound ( LOUD ) and using lexicalised signs such as colour and sound, or for size, shape, weight, texture
- • Elaboration recognising that adjective signs can reinforce the signers’ messaging or description and are used for distinguishing between statements and those that are questions
- • Elaboration using NMFs and SASSs to represent meaning, such as widening eyes and puffing cheeks for depicting growth, puffing cheeks and slumping shoulders for depicting heaviness, narrowing eyes and mouth for something thin
- • Elaboration noticing that Auslan pronouns are different from English because they do not show gender, but they can show location and a specific number of referents, using NMFs
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