2nd Language (F-10)

Years 1 - 2 Level
Understanding Language and Culture

UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF LANGUAGE

Students learn to:

• (U1) recognise that Auslan is a visual-gestural language, and imitate the parameters of signs such as handshape, orientation, location, movement (HOLM) and non-manual features (NMFs) AC9L2AU2U01

• (U2) recognise that signs and features of language are used to construct meaning in Auslan AC9L2AU2U02

• (U3) notice that Auslan has features that may be similar to or different from English AC9L2AU2U03

***********************

UNDERSTANDING THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY

Students learn to:

• (U4) notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural identity AC9L2AU2U04