About the Course
Course Overview
This course is build to enable learners to continue understanding the concept of classifier handshapes and the uses of space and to use these language features through activities.
Goal
To enable learners to understand and use the types of handshape classifiers, particularly entity handshapes, handling handshapes and descriptive handshapes; and the uses of space (i.e., viewer space, diagrammatic space).
Resources
Student handouts will be provided to students through access to Dropbox.
Cost
Course fee: $140
Fee concession: $130
Certificate will be provided at the end of the course
Where to meet
Auslan Skills Level 7 class held at the Zoom meeting.
When to meet
Upcoming course dates will be announced soon
10 am until 11:30 am
Topics
- Parts of house
- Ask, 'Where is the post office?'
- Simple scenery
Skills and Strategies
- Development of skills in using spatial verb signs; and depicting signs
- Continuation of fingerspelling alphabet
- Continuous development of productive and receptive skills
- Understanding and use of handshape classifiers and space uses
Elements of Language
Grammar and Gesture
- Spatial verbs
- Pointing signs as demonstratives and routes
- Depicting verb, adjective and noun signs
- Entity handshapes, handling handshapes and SASSes
Vocabulary and Sign structure
- Parts of a house, (e.g., furniture and other objects)
- Houses and buildings
- landscape sceneries, (e.g., deserts, hills, mountains, gardens, etc).
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