AC9L2AU2U03
Years 1 to 2
Languages
AC9L2AU2U03 | Years 1 to 2 Auslan: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor notice that Auslan has features that may be similar to or different from English
Second 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 · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration recognising that every language uses words or signs to make meaning, for example, creating a poster showing similarities and differences between Auslan and English for welcoming, greeting and introducing
- • Elaboration identifying aspects of Auslan and English which are similar or different, for example, NMFs or fingerspelling and recording these in a T-chart
- • Elaboration recognising that Auslan is a different sign language from that in other countries, and this is similar to having different spoken languages in other countries
- • Elaboration comparing Auslan and English pronouns
- • Elaboration recognising that texts are created to achieve different purposes, for example, a signed story or a signed instruction noticing that Auslan has more flexibility of word order than English
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