Auslan: First Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Understand that texts are made up of units of meaning, such as words, gestures or sentences/clauses and that different types of texts have particular features that help serve their purpose
Elaborations
recognising that texts are made up of one or more clauses which together make meaning
recognising that different signed texts serve different purposes, and discussing and comparing these purposes (for example, the text genre procedure is to explain how, a narrative is to narrate, tell or entertain)
identifying characteristic structures and features of particular types of Auslan texts and noticing how they suit the intended purpose, for example, the expression of emotions in a recount compared to presenting facts in an information report
identifying different signs used by a signer to refer to the same person in a text, considering how this helps to maintain interest and understanding
