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Auslan Teaching Guide for Years 1 and 2

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Year 1 Plan: Building Keywords and simply sentences

This year your students will acquire both expressive and receptive vocabulary skills of simple signs and a brief introduction to grammar. They will be able to provide 1-3 sign answers to signed and oral questions, such as "what fruit is this?" . The primary focus of this curriculum is vocabulary building (both nouns and associated descriptors) in a fun and entertaining way.

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Chapter 2: Year 1 Basic Plan

This chapter outlines the basic plan and where that fits into the National Curriculum; information about copyright and supported materials

Content only available within book

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Chapter 3: On the Farm
    Auslan Vocab
  • Farm animals
  • Basic Colours
    Auslan Grammar and linguistics
  • Answering simple questions in 1-3 sign (grammar correct) Eg “What colour is the pig?”
  • Understanding not all signs are iconic (mime or mimicry)
    National Curriculum objectives
  • Interacting in Auslan AC9L2AU2C02 (Using repetitive phrases)
  • Creating texts in Auslan AC9L2AU2C05 (Using handshapes to represent words)
  • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U01 (recognizing signs can be iconic)

Go to Resources    Teaching notes for this topic only available within book

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Chapter 4: Fruit Break
    Auslan Vocab
  • Fruit
  • Basic pronouns
      • Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Children are asked 4-8 sign questions, with shadowing and scaffolded 2-4 sign answers
    • NMF (negative emotions, eg dislike, don't want)
    • Role shift in comparative explanations (eg I like apples, he likes pears)
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan AC9L2AU2C02 (Using comparative statements)
    • Creating texts in Auslan AC9L2AU2C035 (Using handshapes to represent words)
    • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U01 (recognizing 1 handshape, different location)
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    Chapter 5: My pets
      Auslan Vocab
    • Pets
    • very simple animal descriptors
    • basic pronouns
      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Simple statements in positive and negative (Eg I have dog, I like cats)
    • NMF’s as descriptors and emotions
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan AC9L2AU2C01 (Describing appearance)
    • Interacting in Auslan AC9L2AU2C02 (Using comparative statements)
    • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U02 (adding adjectives to nouns)
    • Understanding Language AC9L2AU2U03 (Flexibility in story telling/sign modification)
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    Chapter 6: Asking Questions
      Auslan Vocab
    • Question signs
      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Grammar order PRONOUN-Descriptor-Question Eg You Name what?
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C01 (Asking questions)
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C02 (Repetitive phases)
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    Chapter 7: My Family
      Auslan Vocab
    • Basic Family
    • Number 1-10 and number related words
      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Simple statements (Eg I have 7 sisters, I am 5 years old)
    • Stronger emphasis on Grammar order (Eg Sister have howmany you)
    • Signing Space & Role shift
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan AC9L2AU2C01 (Asking and answering questions)
    • Mediating Meaning AC9L2AU2C03 (Gathering Information)
    • Creating texts in Auslan AC9L2AU2C05 (Reporting information)
    • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U01/03 (recognizing non- iconic signs & sign flexibility)
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    Chapter 8: Sharing Signs at School
      Auslan Vocab
    • Places at school
    • Instructional and locational signs, verbs
      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Following direct instructions Eg Go to the Monkey bars, look at me
    • Shifting location/direction of sign
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C02 (Following DS instructions)
    • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U02 (recognizing signs construct meaning)
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    Chapter 9: Who uses Sign Language? Auslan Vocab: Non-Vocab topic
      Auslan Theories covered
    • Auslan is different to other sign languages
    • The Deaf Way (basic intro to different perspectives)
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Understanding Language and Culture AC9L2AU2U03 (different country languages)
    • Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture AC9L2AU2U04 (different country languages)
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    Chapter 10: About my home
      Auslan Vocab
    • places in house
    • revision of number and family
    • basic family descriptors
      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Auslan in practice with NMF’s
    • Sign modifications
    • Role shift
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Creating texts in Auslan AC9L2AU2C05 (Reporting information)



    Year 2 Year 1 Plan: Building Keywords and simply sentences

    This year your students will acquire both expressive and receptive vocabulary skills of simple signs and a brief introduction to grammar. They will be able to provide 3-6 sign answers to signed and oral questions, such as “tell me about …? “. The primary focus of this curriculum is vocabulary building (both nouns and associated descriptors) in a fun and entertaining way.

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    Chapter 11: General Information for Teachers

    This chapter outlines the basic plan and where that fits into the National Curriculum; information about copyright and supported materials

    Content only available within book

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    Chapter 12: Feather, Fur and Fins

    Auslan Vocab: Birds, Ocean Creatures, Basic Animal descriptors (revision of past animals and colours)

      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Provide detailed 3-6 sign sentances describing animals (Auslan grammar correct)
    • Sign speed and location modifications to add/change meaning
    • Construct Actions through enactment
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C01 (describing animals) AC9L2AU2C02 (Using repetitive phrases)
    • Creating texts in Auslan AC9L2AU2C05 (using DS and NMF and signing space modification to add meaning to signs, and construct actions)
    • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U02 (recognizing signs) AC9L2AU2U03 recognizing flexibility on story telling)

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    Chapter 13: Indigenous signing and culture

    This topic is conversational looking at how indigenous signs are present in Auslan,and how languages evolve through local culture and beliefs. We look at common gestures and see if they have links/interrelationship with Auslan

      National Curriculum objectives
    • Understanding Language and Culture AC9L2AU2U03 (different country have different beliefs and customs)
    • Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture AC9L2AU2U04
    • Mediating Language AC9L2AU2C03 (Recognizing gesture and body language are integral to both First Nations languages and Auslan, and how cultural beliefs influence language)

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    Chapter 14: Let's Play

    Auslan Vocab: Time Markers, Outdoor and Indoor Play, Descriptors, actions & verbs

      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Speed matters
    • Time lines in Space
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C01 (describing events)

    • Understanding language AC9L2AU2U01 (noticing locations, and speed)
    • Understanding Language AC9L2AU2U02 (recognize time markers)(relate DS to objects)(using verbs)

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    Chapter 15: Vegetables are good

    Auslan Vocab: Vegetables, revision of fruit and colours, pronouns

      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Grammar order
    • Negative verbs
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C01 (Asking questions)
    • Interacting in Auslan ACPLAU2C02 (Repetitive phases)
    • Creating Texts AC9L2AU2C05
    • Understanding Language AC9L2AU2U02 (recognize time markers)(relate DS to objects)(using verbs)
    • Mediating Meaning AC9L2AU2C03

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    Chapter 16: Signs in Everyday

    Auslan Vocab: Everyday words

      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • HOLME
    • Handshapes have meaning
    • Handshape families
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Mediating Meaning AC9L2AU2C04
    • Creating Texts AC9L2AU2C05
    • Understanding Language AC9L2AU2U01 (HOLME)

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    Chapter 17: In My House

    Auslan Vocab: Revise family, pets & numbers 1-10. Appliances & Rooms

      Auslan Grammar and linguistics
    • Simple statements of fact in the negative and positive
    • Stronger emphasis on Grammar order
    • Auslan lists
      National Curriculum objectives
    • Understanding the interrelationship of language AC9L2AU2U04 (how hearing changes interaction with technology and place)
    • Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture AC9L2AU2U04
    • Creating Texts AC9L2AU2C05
    • Mediating Meaning AC9L2AU2C03
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    Chapter 18: Aussie Jingle Bells A fun way to end the year, signing this Australian song and drawing in lots of our vocab from the previous topics

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