Auslan: Second Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Communicating / Reflecting
Content description
Reflect on the experience of learning and using Auslan and how the experience is influenced by their own languages and cultures, and consider how intercultural communication involves shared responsibility for making meaning
Elaborations
reflecting on how learning Auslan provides a distinctive and additional means of understanding the world in which they live and the relationship that exists between language, culture and identity
considering issues of access, identity and audism, and also issues of discrimination, inclusion and exclusion in respect to different language and cultural communities
keeping a journal of experiences (humorous, satisfying or challenging) associated with learning and using Auslan in various contexts, noting changes in their personal responses and reflections over time, and comparing insights gained into their own languages and cultures
analysing their own cultural assumptions prior to learning Auslan, and considering if these have changed through the learning experience
reflecting on similarities and differences between spoken language and signed language users, for example when joining interactions, taking turns, using name signs or passing between people who are communicating with each other
reflecting on the labels deaf and hearing, considering what these mean to different people and their implications in terms of status, access, opportunity and privilege
exploring the concepts of insider and outsider views of the Deaf community and their own position in relation to these terms as second language learners of Auslan
considering how intercultural communication is a two-way process which involves shared responsibility for making meaning and for ensuring understanding
