Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Socialising
Content description
Engage in different processes of collaborative learning, including planning, problem-solving, task completion and evaluation
Elaborations
working in pairs or small groups to design and create visual resources that promote Auslan as an important area of study
brainstorming, planning and working together to advertise and present an intercultural event for their year-level peers
working collaboratively to create instructional or procedural texts for younger learners
preparing for the visit of a member of the Deaf community, discussing how to ensure effective communication between the visitor and deaf and hearing members of the class
providing feedback on completed events or activities, exchanging reflections such as:
FIRST PRO1 DOUBT I-F WILL GO-WELL, HAVE-A-LOOK GO-ALONG GOOD
At the start, I wasn’t sure it would work, but after a while I thought it went well.
PRO1 WRONG NEVER AGAIN DO SAME
I won’t do that ever again.
problem-solving around collaborative activities such as website design, science experiments or model-building, using wh- questions such as:
WHY FAIL WHY?
Why isn’t it working?
WHO THINK CAN FIX?
Who thinks they can fix it?
FINISH, NEXT WHAT?
What do we do next after we finish this?
giving directions for outdoor activities such as an obstacle course or bushwalk, including expressions such as:
HAVE DS:round-oval FIRST RUN DS:draw-line THEN STOP. NEXT CLIMB DS:climb-over DS:land-on-feet THEN CRAWL DS:crawl-under-flat-thing
There’s a big oval. First you will run along one side of it. Then stop at the wall. Next you will climb over the wall then crawl under the net.
