Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 5 and 6 / Communicating / Translating
Content description
Translate familiar texts from Auslan to English and vice versa, noticing which words or phrases require interpretation or explanation
Elaborations
finding and using phrases that have direct translations between Auslan and English, for example, Goodnight, Happy birthday
shadowing a story in Auslan as a pre-interpreting skill, noticing which phrases and concepts need more unpacking
demonstrating the use of a bilingual online dictionary (Signbank), for example by looking up various meanings of the word run and comparing variation in signs for the concept in different contexts, and using it to translate Auslan texts into English and vice versa
using resources such as Signbank to identify words which might not have a direct sign equivalent, for example, jewellery, pets and other collective nouns
translating segments from popular children’s texts such as fairytales or short stories into Auslan, considering why some elements cannot be translated literally
