2nd L (F–10) 5-6
Communicating
Translating - Elaboration 8
- finding and using phrases that have direct translations between Auslan and
English, for example, Goodnight, Happy birthday
- shadowing a story in Auslan as a pre-interpreting skill, noticing which
phrases and concepts need more unpacking
- demonstrating the use of a bilingual online dictionary (Signbank), for example
by looking up various meanings of the word run and comparing variation in signs
for the concept in different contexts, and using it to translate Auslan texts
into English and vice versa
- using resources such as Signbank to identify words which might not have a
direct sign equivalent, for example, jewellery, pets and other collective nouns
- translating segments from popular children’s texts such as fairytales or short
stories into Auslan, considering why some elements cannot be translated
literally