AC9L2AU2C04
Years 1 to 2
Languages
AC9L2AU2C04 | Years 1 to 2 Auslan: Mediating meaning in and between languages
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor notice that language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routines
Second 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 1 to 2 Auslan · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration creating a word wall or poster, comparing the iconicity of some simple signs in terms of their similarity to the object/referent, for example, drink, food, kangaroo
- • Elaboration explaining why they like a chosen sign or expression, for example, DOG, CAT, BIRD
- • Elaboration making own bilingual Auslan-English picture dictionaries with labels, images or recordings of signs, for example, posters or cards with pictures to learn the signs for familiar objects, classroom items or daily activities
- • Elaboration noticing that in signed languages meaning can be expressed in different ways, for example, with signs or fingerspelling
- • 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 considering the meaning behind sign names if appropriate, indicating whether it is related to appearance, personality, a characteristic, story, habit or family
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