1st
L (F–10) 3-4
Communicating
Reflecting
- Elaboration 11
- reflecting on their observations of similarities and differences between
ways of communicating in Auslan and in Australian English in different social
situations, for example, when greeting/leave-taking, introducing people or using
body language, facial expression and eye contact
- considering the impact of the increased use of Auslan among their hearing
peers when members of their school community are learning Auslan, and reflecting
on their experience of interacting with these learners
- comparing their own and each other’s reflections on the experience of learning
and communicating in English as a second language
- reflecting on similarities and differences in communication that relate to
culture, such as the extent of incidental learning available to hearing children
compared to deaf children through interaction with their external environment,
for example by overhearing conversations or news on the radio
- reflecting on the need for sustained eye contact when using Auslan in order to
understand a message and before teacher instructions can proceed, and
considering how this differs for hearing students in a spoken language
environment
- describing how it feels to use Auslan to communicate outside their inner
circle or school, 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 a conversation between deaf people and one between hearing people?