Auslan: First Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Translating
Content description
Create bilingual texts to use in the wider school community, identifying words/signs or expressions that carry specific cultural meaning in either Auslan or English
Elaborations
creating bilingual texts that inform the school community about Deaf culture
captioning examples of deaf poetry, noticing areas of difficulty and considering possible reasons for this, and comparing individual translations with those of classmates to determine if similar challenges were faced by others
creating bilingual public information texts, such as details about Deaf community events such as the National Week of Deaf People schedule and the importance of the event, and posting these on the school website
transcribing short, simple spoken texts such as instructions or procedures into Auslan and filming the translations, for example, recipe requests by food technology teachers for their classes
