Years 7 and 8 Auslan
The nature of the learners The transition to secondary schooling involves social and academic demands that coincide with a period of maturational and physical change. Learners are adjusting to a new school culture with sharper divisions between curriculum …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Auslan Years 7 and 8
By the end of Year 8, students interact with the teaching team, class visitors and each other to share information about themselves, their families, friends, routines, pastimes and experiences. They refer to family members and classmates using …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLASFC099
Create different types of bilingual texts to support their classroom learning[Key concepts: bilingual, meaning, translation, equivalent; Key processes: translating, labelling, developing, creating, captioning]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLASFC099 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLASFC094
Locate specific points of information from signed texts about familiar topics and use the information in new ways[Key concepts: information, topics, directions; Key processes: identifying, responding, following directions]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLASFC094 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLASFC097
Express imaginative ideas and visual thinking through the use of mime, gestures, drawing and modelled signs[Key concepts: story, animation, constructed action; Key processes: re-enacting, depicting, constructing, representing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLASFC097 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLASFU103
Recognise and restrict signing to the standard signing space, and understand that particular signs, depicting signs, some verbs, enacting and pronouns make use of spatial relationships[Key concepts: signing space, function of points, verb modification, …
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLASFU103 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLASFU104
Recognise and use elements of clause structure, such as noun groups/phrases or verb groups/phrases and using conjunctions to shape structure[Key concepts: sign class, nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, clause; Key processes: recognising, observing, distinguishing, …
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLASFU104 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLASFC101
reflecting on and providing possible explanations for assumptions hearing people might have about deaf people or about signed languages
Elaboration (6) | ACLASFC101 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLASFU107
exploring and providing possible explanations for variation in Auslan fluency among their classmates and members of the Deaf community
Elaboration (1) | ACLASFU107 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLASFC099
developing a handshape dictionary using palm cards or digital means, including equivalent English terms
Elaboration (1) | ACLASFC099 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFU108
recognising how they as deaf people live in ways that may be different from how hearing people live and that these ways are primarily visual, for example by responding to prompts such as: Compare how deaf and hearing people get the attention of someone …
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFC095
recounting an experience they have shared, sequencing events through the use of modelled signs and photos
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFC095 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFC097
creating an imaginative scenario that features the movements and characteristics of a particular animal through the use of constructed action
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFC097 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFU102
realising that meaning is communicated through the use of signs, pictures, written or spoken words or miming
Elaboration | ACLASFU102 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFU106
considering adaptations to language use when communicating in different physical environments, such as in video chats, across a large yard, or when one or both hands are occupied, for example choice of vocabulary, size of signing space, clarity of signs, …
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFU106 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLASFC096
engaging in imaginative interactions that involve the creation of mood or momentum through repeated use of signs, handshapes and facial expressions to modify manner or intensify adjectives
Elaboration (7) | ACLASFC096 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLASFC100
identifying and describing physical markers of identity among deaf people, such as the use of sign language and/or hearing devices such as hearing aids, cochlear implants and FM systems
Elaboration (1) | ACLASFC100 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFU105
identifying how signers use space to track participants through a text, for example by pointing back to an established location to refer to a noun referent
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFU105 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFU108
recognising that people from different places and backgrounds may use different languages and have ways of living and communicating that differ from their own
Elaboration | ACLASFU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFU107
investigating the use of digital technology/communication by Auslan users, for example, social media, SMS/texting and NRS and VRS, discussing how these modes of communication impact on accessibility and communication for members of the Deaf community
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFU107 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | First Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum