Course Overviews:
Primary Course Statement
Language: Auslan / Level: Years R-6
What is this course about?
In this course, students will develop the foundational knowledge and skills to communicate in Auslan about aspects of their lives and immediate world. They learn to notice aspects of Auslan language and culture(s) and relate these to their own; developing their overall literacy and intercultural capability in the process. Students develop awareness of how language and culture shape who we are and how we make meaning across languages and cultures.
What will students learn?
Students:
- develop and apply knowledge of the form of Auslan language including sign and gesture production, eye contact and mouthing, handshape orientation and movement, spatial location, finger spelling and word order
- use Auslan to share information and opinions about their immediate world, ideas and interests
- use Auslan to respond to and create imaginative texts such as stories and songs
- notice aspects of Auslan language and culture(s), and how these relate to languages and cultures they know
- learn strategies for planning and thinking about their language learning and being a language learner.
- recognise the diversity of Auslan users in the community, including people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people such as Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs) or interpreters.
How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?
Across the year, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:
- use Auslan to interact, inform and create texts
- explain what they know about how Auslan language and culture(s) work, and how this compares to language(s) and culture(s) they know
- tell others about how they are going in their learning.
Junior Secondary Course Statement
Language: Auslan / Level: Years 7-10
Length: 2 Semesters per year
What is this course about?
In this course, students will learn to communicate in Auslan, initially using modelled language and over time learning to express their own meanings and respond to more complex texts and contexts.
Students will also develop their understandings of how meaning works in Auslan, and develop their capability to interact with diverse people, while also reflecting on themselves as intercultural communicators and language learners.
What will students learn?
Students:
- develop and apply the language resource to express ideas, information and perspectives in Auslan related to their lifeworlds and that of Auslan-using communities
- learn how to interact and translate meaning in Auslan across a range of purposes and contexts, exchanging and responding to information and ideas, and exploring issues, values and perspectives
- develop skills in analysing the structures and features of Auslan, including aspects such as sign and gesture production, handshape orientation and movement, spatial location, and finger spelling and connecting this to their prior learning/known language(s)
- reflect on how language(s) and culture(s) come together to shape meaning, perspectives and identity
- develop the capability to think about, plan and explain their learning needs and progress
- recognise the diversity of Auslan users in the community, including people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people such as Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs) or interpreters.
How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?
Across each year level, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:
- use Auslan to interact, inform, and create texts
- explain what they know about making meaning in Auslan language and culture(s)
- express how they are going in their learning.
SACE Stage 1 Continuers
Language/Course Level: SACE Auslan Continuers / Level: Stage 1
Length: 1 Semester (10 credits)/2 Semesters (20 credits)
Preferred background/Prerequisite: Year 10 Auslan
Content:
This course follows the SACE Stage 1 Auslan Continuers Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three prescribed themes:
- The Individual
- The Deaf and Hearing Communities
- The Changing World.
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content. *
Students will learn to:
- interact with Auslan users to exchange information, opinions, and experiences in Auslan
- create original signed texts in Auslan to express ideas, information, feelings, and opinions
- analyse, process, and respond to texts that are in Auslan
- understand in depth selected aspects of the language and culture of Deaf communities in Australia, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (100%) |
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In each semester, students undertake 5 tasks from the following assessment types, with each worth at least 20%: Assessment Type 1: Informal Signed Assessment Assessment Type 2: Formal Signed Assessment Assessment Type 3: Text analysis Assessment Type 4: Investigation |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
SACE Stage 2 Continuers
Language/Course Level: SACE Auslan Continuers / Level: Stage 2
Length: 2 Semesters (20 credits)
Prerequisite: Stage 1 Auslan Continuers
Content:
This course follows the SACE Stage 2 Auslan Continuers Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three prescribed themes:
- The Individual
- The Deaf and Hearing Communities
- The Changing World.
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content. *
Students will learn to:
- interact with Auslan users to exchange information, opinions, and experiences in Auslan
- create original signed texts in Auslan to express ideas, information, feelings, and opinions
- analyse, process, and respond to texts that are in Auslan
- understand in depth selected aspects of the language and culture of Deaf communities in Australia, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments including the external assessment, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (70%) | External Assessment (30%) |
|
Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%) All 3 assessments at least once: Informal signed Assessment; Formal signed assessment; Text Analysis
Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (20%) 1 informal signed discussion, 1 formal signed presentation, and 1 reflective response in Auslan/English |
Assessment Type 3: Examination 2 Parts: Interactive Sign Examination (conversation and discussion; presentation and response) Sign comprehension and Sign Production Examination (watching and responding to informal signed texts; watching and responding to formal signed texts) |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
For more specific detail refer to the Australian Curriculum website or contact the School.