Elaboration ACLASFC128
participating in games or songs that involve the use of repeated phrases, expressions, actions and NMFs, for example, I went to market and I bought … The wheels on the bus …
Elaboration | ACLASFC128 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLASFC133
exploring emotions through the use of NMFs, for example by re-enacting a familiar scenario and modifying emotions each time, for example by switching from fear to excitement to anger
Elaboration (1) | ACLASFC133 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFU143
exploring why and how some people are deaf, and identifying different ways that they access language; and investigating the use of hearing aids, FM systems or cochlear implants
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFU143 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFU144
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 | ACLASFU144 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFU160
recognising variation in adaptation of signing between different users of Auslan, for example, people who are deafblind use hand-over-hand signing and tactile fingerspelling
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFU160 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFU178
looking at style shifts in domains where English is in closer contact with Auslan, such as the use of more English-like structures in formal and educational settings
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFU178 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFU195
noticing how signers construct cohesive and coherent texts through the use of text connectives such as BUT and G:WELL to create links between clauses
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFU195 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLASFU197
investigating the use and impact of generic digital technology and specific forms of communication by Auslan users, for example, video chat, social media, SMS/texting, and NRS and VRS
Elaboration (7) | ACLASFU197 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFC204
responding to signed poems that use extended metaphor to communicate values and ideas or to express emotional experience, for example, ‘Butterfly Hands’ by Walter Kadiki
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFC204 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLASFU214
considering how Auslan has been influenced by the use of Signed English in education settings (especially from the 1970s to 1990s) and cultural attitudes towards Signed English
Elaboration (5) | ACLASFU214 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (17) ACLASFU215
explaining the influence of other signed languages such as BSL, ISL and ASL on Auslan over different periods of time and in different domains of language use, and discussing reasons for such influence
Elaboration (17) | ACLASFU215 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFU216
recognising the cultural significance of symbols and language features used in Auslan, for example the use of light and darkness in stories, poetry and performance, as in stories featuring gaslight
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFU216 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFC137
describing how it feels to use Auslan to communicate or to watch Auslan being used by others, for example by responding to questions such as What are the main differences you notice when observing conversations between hearing people and between deaf …
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFC137 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFU143
recognising the unique nature of signed languages and understanding that there are many different signed languages in use around the world, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and that there is not one ‘universal’ signed l …
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFU143 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFC155
reflecting on differences in forms of address in signed and spoken languages, for example, not using a person’s name when signing directly to them, unlike the common use of names in Australian English/other languages
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFC155 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFC170
demonstrating the use of a bilingual online dictionary (Signbank), for example by looking up various meanings of the word run and comparing variation in signs for the concept in different contexts, and using it to translate Auslan texts into English and …
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFC170 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFU180
identifying the cultural importance of elements of communication such as the use of signing space and proxemics by Auslan users, particularly in relation to a person passing between two signers, or to the positioning of communication partners
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFU180 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLASFC191
reflecting on how their own ways of communicating may be interpreted when interacting with deaf people, and on the need to modify elements of their behaviour, for example in relation to the use of eye contact, facial expression or body language
Elaboration (7) | ACLASFC191 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFU197
considering the impact of international historical events such as the Milan Congress (1880) and the linguistic recognition and documentation of signed languages (1960s and 1970s) on the use of signed languages in education and deaf people’s feelings of …
Elaboration | ACLASFU197 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLASFU197
exploring multilingualism in the Deaf community, including the use of Auslan, English and other signed and spoken languages such as Irish-Australian sign language, and how and when users typically switch between languages and dialects
Elaboration (6) | ACLASFU197 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum