1st Language (F-10)

Years 1 - 2 Level
Understanding Language and Culture

UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF LANGUAGE

Students learn to:

• (U1) recognise modelled combinations of signs and use Handshape, Orientation, Location, Movement (HOLM) and non-manual features (NMFs) to make meaning AC9L1AU2U01

• (U2) recognise that signs and features of language are used to construct meaning in Auslan AC9L1AU2U02

• (U3) notice that Auslan has features that may be similar to or different from English AC9L1AU2U03

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UNDERSTANDING THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY

Students learn to:

• (U4) notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural identity AC9L1AU2U04