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AC9L2AU4U03
Understanding systems of language
recognise familiar Auslan structures and features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
Elaborations
- AC9L2AU4U03_E1collecting and noting a list of gestures, commonly used by hearing people when speaking English, that have similar meaning when used in Auslan, for example, head nodding, shoulder shrugging, pointing to watch
- AC9L2AU4U03_E2recognising that variation occurs in spoken languages, noticing some different words for the same thing in English and identifying similarities in Auslan, for example, cossie/cozzie, togs or bathers
- AC9L2AU4U03_E3comparing differences in forms of address in signed and spoken languages, for example, not using a person’s name when signing directly to them, unlike the use of names in English and some other languages
- AC9L2AU4U03_E4observing that there is variation in signs and signers across Australia due to differences in location, age or schooling, such as northern/southern dialects in Auslan, and comparing with accents in English
- AC9L2AU4U03_E5<p>comparing word order in Auslan phrases with written English, for example,</p><p class="ausltrans-newline">FORWARD WEEK(TWO) PRO1 HOLIDAY</p><p><em>I am going on holiday in 2 weeks.</em></p>
- AC9L2AU4U03_E6<p>recognising there are lexicalised signs for common English words and abbreviations such as the days of the week, names of the months, and names of states, for example, </p><p class="ausltrans">FS:VIC, NSW, SA</p>
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