Auslan: Second 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 language
Elaborations
capturing and presenting stories recorded from interviews in Auslan with members of the Deaf community, captioning the interviews in English
captioning examples of classmates’ work in Auslan, such as short stories or poems
creating translations of song lyrics for performance in Auslan
making a short documentary in Auslan about a topical issue, moving through the processes of drafting, translating, editing and captioning, trialling alternative captioning tools
captioning and providing voice-over for student-generated filmed Auslan texts, such as fairytales created for a young deaf audience
creating bilingual versions of short, simple texts such as instructions for a game or procedures for a recipe