Auslan: First Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Communicating / Identity
Content description
Consider how individual and community relationships combine to create family and social networks, influence social behaviours and contribute to a sense of belonging and identity
Elaborations
creating individual family trees and identifying deaf and hearing family members
interacting with Deaf elders to discuss visual ways of being, interacting and behaving associated with identity
designing visual representations such as concept maps, posters or captioned slide presentations to show individual and group connections within the Deaf community such as friendship, family or sporting groups, or state and national Deaf community associations, discussing how these contribute to a sense of identity
exploring the concept of ‘family’ as it relates to the Deaf community, considering how it extends beyond the traditional concept to include broader social networks
explaining how deaf families play a key role in language maintenance and shared sense of identity across generations
exploring how name signs are created and form part of an individual identity, for example by providing contemporary examples such as signs for their peers, teachers and Deaf elders
using a vlog journal entry to discuss how having peers who share the same language develops social bonds, personal confidence and a sense of shared identity
responding to presentations by Deaf visitors to the classroom who share their experiences of education, family life, social networks, community and sense of identity, for example by discussing similarities and differences to their own lives
sharing views on why certain places have special significance to the Deaf community, evoking a sense of belonging and pride and representing particular bonds between people, place and experience, for example, Deaf schools or sites of historic significance such as original Deaf Society/Mission buildings or other former meeting places
identifying how deaf people share modifications to space to maximise visual attention, such as adjusting seating or removing visual obstacles
