AC9L1AU4C04
Years 3 to 4
Languages
AC9L1AU4C04 | Years 3 to 4 Auslan: Mediating meaning in and between languages
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor develop strategies to comprehend and adjust Auslan to convey cultural meaning
First language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Communicating meaning in Auslan
Substrand
Mediating meaning in and between languages
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 3 to 4 Auslan · First language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration noticing how signs can convey rich, multilayered meaning which might not have a direct match in English, for example, using only NMFs to convey how powerfully the big bad wolf blows down the houses in 'The Three Little Pigs’, or CAs to convey Jack’s focus and exertion in climbing the beanstalk in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
- • Elaboration comparing single signs and words that have direct matches to phrases in English, for example, GO-TO meaning to travel to/to attend/to go/to in English or more lexicalised words such as MOTHER, SCHOOL
- • Elaboration identifying a list of non-equivalent Auslan sign/gestures used by deaf people that might be easily understood by hearing people, for example, head nodding and shaking, pointing to the wrist for time, shrugging shoulders for don’t know
- • Elaboration creating a class signed translation of repeated lines in familiar children’s stories, such as 'We’re Going on a Bear Hunt', using DSs to show prepositions throughout the story
- • Elaboration identifying the iconicity of some signs, such as SNORKELLING, SAILING , and noticing how similar they are to the object/referent, and how this helps with translating
- • Elaboration translating English adjectives to Auslan, using SASSs, DSs and NMFs
- • Elaboration exploring similarities and differences in Auslan dialects that differ in the northern regions (NSW, Qld and ACT) and southern regions (Vic, SA, WA, NT and Tas), such as ANIMAL or AFTERNOON , and colour signs
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- • Elaboration creating bilingual texts for the classroom or school community, such as posters including signed images or digital library displays, and discussing how to represent meaning in different languages for different audiences
- • Elaboration explaining and identifying the meaning behind their sign name if appropriate, based on factors such as personality traits, physical characteristics or notable skills
- • Elaboration watching a simple Auslan video and translating this into written English
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