AC9L2AU8EU04 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

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• • Elaboration identifying ways in which deaf people design and adapt spaces to create ‘Deaf space’ to maximise visual access to information, for example, using open-plan, well-lit areas, minimising glare/reflection, and having suitable placement of the interpreter
• • Elaboration recognising that Auslan users come from a range of places and backgrounds, and may be multilingual in both signed, spoken and written languages, and may have variation in language patterns and usage depending on educational experiences, family background and socio-economic status
• • Elaboration surveying Deaf people about their experiences and perspectives on the significance of Deaf places that contribute to a shared sense of identity, for example, the Deaf Club, Deaf schools or sites of historic significance such as the original Deaf Society/Mission buildings, and presenting findings in a multimodal presentation
• • Elaboration reflecting on how First Nations Australians’ languages have strong connections to Country/Place and how these can be compared with language variation and sense of place and space in the Deaf community
• • Elaboration identifying examples of deaf people’s visual orientation towards the world, such as using visual applause or being astute in reading body language
• • Elaboration developing and annotating a timeline of key events, developments and reforms in the history of Auslan, and the impact of these on members of the Deaf community
• • Elaboration investigating the use of digital technology by Auslan users, for example, social media, texting, video calling and online platforms, National Relay Service (NRS), Video Remote Interpreting (VRI), Video Relay Service (VRS), and discussing how these modes of communication impact on issues such as accessibility and communication between members of the Deaf community and the community at large

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• • Elaboration reflecting on their expectations of learning Auslan and presenting their reflections in a printed or digital class journal
• • Elaboration viewing face-to-face or online interactions in Auslan between peers, and interpreting culturally-determined manners or behaviours
• • Elaboration identifying the importance of signing space and proxemics in Auslan, particularly in relation to a person passing between 2 signers, or to the positioning of communication partners