Elaboration (1) ACLASFU139
comparing and contrasting Auslan and English pronouns
Elaboration (1) | ACLASFU139 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLASFC134
identifying aspects of Auslan which are the same in English, such as the fingerspelled alphabet
Elaboration (1) | ACLASFC134 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFU140
noticing there is no equivalent of the verb ‘to be’ in Auslan, which is a significant difference to English
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFU140 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLASFU140
noticing that Auslan has more flexibility in word order than in English
Elaboration (7) | ACLASFU140 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFC135
making their own bilingual picture dictionaries with English labels, images of signs and simple descriptions of signs
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFC135 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFU138
understanding that sounds in English words are like handshapes, movements and locations in Auslan in the sense that they are combined together to make signs
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFU138 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLASFU138
understanding that while English is spoken and heard as well as written and read, Auslan is usually uniquely ‘through the air’ and not written down
Elaboration (6) | ACLASFU138 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLASFU138
experimenting with different ways of recording signs, including video, writing an English word or drawing pictures
Elaboration (7) | ACLASFU138 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLASFU142
noticing that words such as proper nouns for names of people, places or schools are borrowed from English by fingerspelling and mouthing, but some also have sign names
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFU142 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFC134
recognising that every language uses words or signs to make meaning
Elaboration | ACLASFC134 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFU142
recognising that Auslan borrows from other languages just as English does, and collecting words and signs used in their everyday lives that come from different signed and spoken languages
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFU142 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFU143
identifying different languages used by their classmates or members of their families, for example by creating a class profile or language map
Elaboration | ACLASFU143 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLASFU143
recognising that Auslan is a legitimate language, different from mime and gestures such as those used to accompany songs in spoken languages
Elaboration (3) | ACLASFU143 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLASFU144
recognising the importance of facial expression, eye gaze and NMFs in conveying information in a visual-gestural language and culture
Elaboration (4) | ACLASFU144 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLASFU144
recognising the importance of community and culture in relation to their own lives and communities and in relation to other language groups and their communities
Elaboration (5) | ACLASFU144 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLASFC137
responding to teacher prompts in Auslan or English to capture their impressions when viewing images, video clips or stories in Auslan, for example: PRO2 LOOK VIDEO. LOOK WHAT? You saw the video. What did you notice? HAVE SAME? HAVE DIFFERENT? WHAT? What’s …
Elaboration | ACLASFC137 | 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 (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 (2) ACLASFC130
gathering information from each other about topics such as family members, favourite foods, toys and games to report back to the class using familiar structures and modelled language, for example: SISTER-BROTHER HOW-MANY? How many brothers and sisters …
Elaboration (2) | ACLASFC130 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum