In this subject, students will develop intermediate levels of communicative competence in Auslan in both receptive and production skills. They will focus on the use of informal register and discourse forms in the language, and will also discuss the issue of sociolinguistic variation within the deaf community.
In this subject, students will develop intermediate levels of communicative competence in Auslan in both receptive and production skills. They will focus on the use of informal register and discourse forms in the language, and will also discuss the issue of sociolinguistic variation within the deaf community.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Graduate capabilities
COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Recognise and respond to a range of intermediate level vocabulary and grammatical constructions in Auslan
2.
Produce a range of intermediate level vocabulary items and grammatical constructions in Auslan
3.
Compare and contrast Auslan and English vocabulary and grammar
4.
Compare and contrast formal and informal register and discourse forms in Auslan and English
5.
Recognise the value of sociolinguistic variation in the Australian deaf community and incorporate this into receptive and productive skills in Auslan
Learning activities
Signing skills practice, classroom activities, written responses to comprehension questions, signed presentations and classroom activities, written class exercises,analysing sign language video data.
