2nd
L (Yr 7 Entry) 9-10
Communicating
Identity - Elaboration 10
- reflecting on how identity is expressed across cultures and through
languages, for example by considering the idea of ‘belonging’ as expressed in
different languages
- investigating how particular policies and practices may affect the sense of
identity of deaf people, for example, through the prohibition of the use of
Auslan in schools in the past
- viewing excerpts of different footage in Auslan or other signed languages and
identifying language or behaviour that appears to be either inclusive or
exclusionary and could impact on identity development, for example, the
representation of deaf teenagers in the TV program Switched at Birth or in
documentaries such as Welcome 2 My Deaf World and Deaf Teens: Hearing World,
making connections or comparisons with their own experiences as teenagers
- evaluating documentary footage of famous members of the Deaf community
discussing identity and the experience of growing up deaf, comparing their
commentaries with their own experience, paying attention to identified factors
that can influence identity, such as gender or race
- creating vlogs or filmed texts designed to share their understanding or views
about Deaf/hearing identity and to prompt the intended audience to reflect on
their own views of Auslan and the Deaf community and of what it means to be
‘hearing’
- viewing signed news and other media texts, such as episodes of See Hear or
SignPost, and discussing examples of discrimination, oppression or rejection
experienced by deaf people, reflecting on how these may shape or reflect
mainstream society’s perception of the Deaf community
- considering the concepts of ‘Deaf gain’, Deafhood and audism, and comparing
their response to these concepts as second language learners of Auslan
- discussing the impact of language and culture on the shaping of identity and a
sense of wellbeing
- considering connections and shared identity between local, regional and
national communities of deaf people for example, by inviting a deaf guest to
share their experiences of travel or international contact