Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Communicating / Reflecting
Content description
Reflect on the experience of learning and using Auslan, considering how intercultural communication involves shared responsibility for making meaning
Elaborations
reflecting on how learning Auslan provides a distinctive and additional means of understanding the world in which they live
reflecting on the relationship that exists between language, culture and issues of access, identity and audism, and considering issues of discrimination, inclusion and exclusion
keeping a journal of their experiences (humorous, satisfying or challenging) associated with learning and using Auslan in different contexts, noting changes in their responses and reflections over time, and comparing insights gained into their own languages and cultures
considering the layers of complexity and depth that characterise the Deaf community experience, for example in relation to implicit hierarchical structures such as deaf members of deaf families
sharing and comparing cultural and intercultural experiences and capabilities in different languages including Auslan, and exchanging views on benefits associated with using more than one language, such as a larger repertoire of communication skills and strategies, additional insights and perspectives and opportunities for new experiences
reflecting on the experience of communicating in a visual world and on challenges they have experienced in relying on visual cues
considering how intercultural communication is a two-way process which involves shared responsibility for meaning-making and ensuring understanding
