AC9L2AU4U04 – Year 3 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language, culture and identity

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• 1 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
• 2 identifying different ways Deaf community members communicate with each other and with members of the wider hearing community, including face-to-face or online
• 3 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
• 4 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
• 5 recognising that Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages use gestures and signing as tools for communication
• 6 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
• 7 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
• 8 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
• 9 comparing social etiquette in different communities and cultures, for example, the importance of eye contact in the Deaf community

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