Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Socialising
Content description
Interact appropriately with people in different contexts, sharing experiences, interests and opinions about current events or school and community experience
Elaborations
using signs to agree or disagree on relevant topics, such as:
AGREE YES HOMEWORK SHOULD
Yes, I agree we should do homework.
PRO1 KNOW WHAT MEAN, BUT….
I know what you mean, but …
PRO1 DOUBT
I’m not sure.
AGREE-NOT, PRO1 THINK…
I don’t agree; I think …
participating in videoconferencing exchanges with deaf children or other Auslan students from another state to compare and contrast aspects of their school and learning experiences
contributing to online videoconferencing with other Auslan users to compare and contrast aspects of their school and learning experiences
using appropriate NMFs when turn-taking, for example:
HOLD
Hold that thought.
QUICK INTERRUPT
Can I just interrupt you quickly?
WAIT….COME
Can you just wait a moment … Right, what did you want?
clarifying meaning, for example by using fingerspelling to explain unfamiliar vocabulary, as in, PRO2 MEAN [fingerspell word]?
using appropriate protocols to join or leave conversations, for example, waiting for eye gaze or for the signer to finish and not asking for a full recount
engaging with deaf visitors from different groups and backgrounds and creating a vlog about the visits
