Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Communicating / Reflecting
Content description
Describe ways in which communicating and behaving when using Auslan are similar to or different from their use of their own language(s) and forms of cultural expression
Elaborations
reflecting on similarities and differences between ways of communicating in Auslan and in their first language in different social situations, for example, when greeting/leave-taking; introducing people; and using body language, facial expression and eye contact
comparing their own and each other’s reflections on the experience of learning and communicating in Auslan, and considering whether their attitudes or understandings have changed through this experience
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
reflecting on the need for sustained eye contact when using Auslan in order to understand a message and before teacher instructions can proceed
reflecting on differences in forms of address in signed and spoken languages, for example, not using a person’s name when signing directly to them, unlike the common use of names in Australian English/other languages
identifying assumptions that they bring to the experience of learning Auslan and considering how these may change through the learning experience
