About the Course
Course Overview
This course will focus on developing visual communication strategies to effectively learn basic communication skills in Auslan, whilst developing basic understanding of language as a structure and enhancing intercultural understanding, particularly basic code of cultural behaviour.
Goal
To enable learners to participate in an exchange related to school classroom-related vocabulary and phrases/sentences.
Resources
Student handouts will be provided to students.
Cost
Course fee: $156
Fee concession: $136
Certificate will be provided at the end of the course
Where to meet
Auslan Skills Level 5 held at the
Dulwich Hall.
When to meet
Course dates will be from 2nd February to 2nd March 2021
2 hours a week for 5 weeks
6pm until 8 pm
Topics
- classroom object
- classroom rules
- classroom games & activities
Skills and Strategies
- Development of skills in using some aspects of Auslan grammar
- Continuation of fingerspelling alphabet
- Continuous development of productive and receptive skills
- Extension of language and conversation practice
- Development of skills focussing on Deaf cultural behaviours, (e.i., getting attention)
Elements of Language
Grammar and Gesture
- Spatial verbs
- Pointing signs
- viewer space use
- depicting verbs, particularly routes and directions
- a few sentence types, particularly imperatives and exclamatives
Vocabulary and Sign structure
- objects used in a classroom
- objects relating to a school setting
- signs and phrases relating to classroom rules
- signs and phrases relating to classroom games and activities
Upcoming Schedule
| Number | Centre | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dulwich Hall, 1a Stuart Road, Dulwich | From Tuesday 2nd February toTuesday 2nd March 2021 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm |
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