Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Communicating / Informing
Content description
Contribute to presentations, reports, reviews, discussions and debates that focus on selected social and cultural issues
Elaborations
working in groups to create multimedia texts that invite consideration of social or cultural questions, such as the medical versus cultural view of deafness
creating persuasive texts such as vlogs or advertisements to convince others of the value and relevance of learning Auslan
creating a video report of a significant event in Deaf history, such as the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to contribute to an e-book resource for other learners of Auslan
providing appropriate explanations for a younger audience of concepts associated with other curriculum areas, such as global warming or social justice
contributing to discussions that consider critically different perspectives on selected issues, for example, differences in views on Deaf education or the influence of social media on their lives
creating and presenting explanations about simple biological or mechanical phenomena or processes, such as how the ear, hearing aids and cochlear implants work
presenting a critical review of media representation, for example by analysing media profiles of respected/high-profile members of the Deaf community
presenting a summary of information on a selected topic, for example, by interpreting graphs and statistics relating to the Deaf community, discussing findings and making predictions about future changes or patterns