2nd L (F–10) 5-6
Understanding
Systems of language
Identify and describe elements of sign production, including handshape and
its orientation, movement, location and non-manual features, and explore the
processes of annotating Auslan videos or reading and transcribing glossed texts
[Key concepts: body anchored, iconicity; Key processes: identifying, recognising,
annotating, glossing] -
Elaboration 1
Understand that signs can include different information, including a gestural
overlay, identify types of depicting signs and how signers establish spatial
locations and show constructed action
[Key concepts: gestural overlay, establishing a spatial location, function of
constructed action; Key processes: recognising, distinguishing] -
Elaboration 2
Develop understanding of the important role of non-manual features in adverbs
and joining clauses, and know that spatial relationships in Auslan are typically
expressed with depicting signs
[Key concepts: manner, locatives, topicalisation; Key processes: recognising,
distinguishing] -
Elaboration 3
Identify and use language features of different types of Auslan texts and
understand that texts are made cohesive through language choices
[Key concepts: language features, cohesion, referent tracking; Key processes:
identifying, analysing] -
Elaboration 4
Language variation and change
Explore variation in terms of the impact of other languages on Auslan across
contexts and over time
[Key concepts: influence, language borrowing, style shifts; Key processes:
noticing, recognising, explaining] -
Elaboration 5
Language awareness
Explore the current status and profile of Auslan and of the Deaf community in
contemporary Australian society, considering issues such as language
transmission, usage and documentation
[Key concepts: diversity, representation, language transmission, documentation;
Key processes: recognising, describing, understanding, discussing,
investigating] -
Elaboration 6
Role of language and culture
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, beliefs; Key
processes: observing, making connections, discussing, investigating] -
Elaboration 7