AC9L2AU4U04
Years 3 to 4
Languages
AC9L2AU4U04 | Years 3 to 4 Auslan: Understanding the interrelationship of language, culture and identity
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor identify connections between Auslan, cultural practices and identity
Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding the interrelationship of language, culture and identity
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 3 to 4 Auslan · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration reflecting on similarities and differences between ways of communicating in Auslan, in English and/or other known languages to class members in different social situations, for example, in greetings and introductions and in body language, facial expression and eye contact
- • Elaboration identifying different ways Deaf community members communicate with each other and with members of the wider hearing community, including face-to-face or online
- • Elaboration reflecting on similarities and differences in communication that reflect culture, such as visual ways of being among deaf people and ways of sharing storytelling or jokes
- • Elaboration exploring representations of information used in cultural expressions of First Nations Australians, and making connections with those of Auslan language and culture, for example, the different regional words used by First Nations groups to identify themselves, such as Zenadth Kes, Koori, Koorie, Noongar and Nunga, and comparing this with the way identity is expressed by Auslan users
- • Elaboration recognising that Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages use gestures and signing as tools for communication
- • Elaboration exploring relationships between place, space and people, considering why some places and spaces make deaf people feel more comfortable and promote a sense of cultural belonging and pride
- • Elaboration understanding cultural values associated with the conferment of sign names to people, such as second-language learners of Auslan who are joining the Deaf community
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- • Elaboration understanding why Auslan is valued by deaf or hard of hearing people and the importance of hearing people learning Auslan, for example, making an informative poster of how to make social settings more inclusive
- • Elaboration comparing social etiquette in different communities and cultures, for example, the importance of eye contact in the Deaf community
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