Years 7 and 8 Auslan

The nature of the learners Learners are beginning their study of Auslan and typically have had little prior exposure to the language or to the Deaf community. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, and some have proficiency in …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLASFC005

recounting to the class details of a personal experience such as a holiday or weekend event

Elaboration (4) | ACLASFC005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACLASFC006

drawing a personal interpretation of a ‘visual vernacular’ description of a character’s appearance

Elaboration (7) | ACLASFC006 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLASFC109

interacting with members of the Deaf community to share details of their personal world

Elaboration (4) | ACLASFC109 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACLASFC145

interacting with members of the Deaf community to share details of their personal worlds

Elaboration (5) | ACLASFC145 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLASFC149

recounting to the class a personal or community experience such as a holiday or weekend event

Elaboration | ACLASFC149 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACLASFC150

drawing a personal interpretation of a ‘visual vernacular’ description of a character’s appearance

Elaboration (5) | ACLASFC150 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFC114

Engage with different types of creative texts, identifying and discussing characters, events and personal responses through the use of familiar signs, actions and artwork[Key concepts: performance, character, personal response, creativity; Key processes: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFC114 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACLASFU215

exploring the role of the Deaf ecosystem in language and cultural maintenance

Elaboration (7) | ACLASFU215 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFC203

Contribute to presentations, reports, reviews, discussions and debates that focus on selected social and cultural issues[Key concepts: social and cultural issues, influence; Key processes: creating, persuading, explaining, contributing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFC203 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Auslan Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students use Auslan to share information, experiences, interests, thoughts and feelings about their personal and immediate worlds. They use modelled constructions, ask for repetition or clarification, such as please slow sign, and …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLASFC059

working in groups to create an informative multimedia text that invites debate of a social or cultural question, such as the medical versus cultural view of deafness

Elaboration | ACLASFC059 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLASFC203

working in groups to create multimedia texts that invite consideration of social or cultural questions, such as the medical versus cultural view of deafness

Elaboration | ACLASFC203 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFC019

Communicate with each other and with teachers about aspects of their personal worlds, daily routines, preferences and pastimes[Key concepts: self, routines, preferences, pastimes; Key processes: expressing, describing, comparing, recounting, persuadi …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFC019 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFC073

Use interactions within the school and wider community to build relationships and to discuss personal aspirations or social issues[Key concepts: register, debate, discussion; Key processes: debating, chatting, initiating, discussing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFC073 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Developing teaching and learning Auslan

Sequences of learning The Australian Curriculum: Languages – Auslan has two learning sequences: one from Foundation to Year 10, and another from Year 7 to Year 10 (Year 7 Entry). The curriculum is written in a series of bands, as follows: Foundation …

Developing teaching and learning | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFU054

Reflect on how communities’ ways of using language are shaped by and reflect cultural values and beliefs, and how these may be differently interpreted by users of other languages[Key concepts: cultural expression, transmission, values, beliefs; Key processes: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFU054 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFC101

Reflect on ways in which Auslan and associated communicative and cultural behaviours are similar to or different from other language(s) and forms of cultural expression[Key concepts: intercultural experience, ways of knowing and being; Key processes: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFC101 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFU180

Reflect on how communities’ ways of using languages are shaped by, reflect and strengthen cultural values and beliefs and how these may be differently interpreted by users of other languages[Key concepts: cultural expression and transmission, values, …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFU180 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLASFC227

Reflect on ways in which Auslan and associated communicative and cultural behaviours are similar to or different from their own language(s) and forms of cultural expression[Key concepts: language, culture, similarity, difference, communication; Key processes: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLASFC227 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum