K–10Auslan K–10 Syllabus
The new Auslan K–10 Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented from 2026.
2024 and 2025 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2024 and 2025 – Option to start teaching
2026 – Start teaching new syllabus for schools that choose to offer Auslan:
- within a K–6 language program
- for the mandatory 100 hours of language study in Years 7–10
- as Stage 5 language elective
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 2
- AU2-INT-01
exchanges meaning and information in guided interactions using familiar signs and common protocols
Content is provided for:
- Additional: students learning Auslan as an additional language
- Prior learning/experience: students learning Auslan with knowledge and/or experience from in or outside the classroom
- First: students learning Auslan as their first language.
Interact with peers and teachers on familiar topics and in classroom routines
Use familiar signs to share information about experiences, events, familiar people, leisure, local community and/or food
Exchange information with peers and familiar adults in guided and free interactions
Use collaborative language to contribute to class activities and shared learning tasks
Use non-manual features to ask and respond to questions
Use simple clause structures to express ideas
Use basic entity, handling, and size and shape specifier depicting signs
Represent the viewpoint of a single participant using constructed action
Modify indicating verbs for present referents
Recognise that non-manual features are a formational element of signs and can show emotional states or grammatical information
Mark manner and/or aspect on verbs
Identify similarities and differences between protocols in Auslan and other languages
Use a range of common protocols in the classroom and/or on videoconference platforms
Identify how d/Deaf people make adjustments to space to maximise visual attention
Use appropriate interaction skills in conversations
Use a range of protocols to initiate, interrupt and maintain a conversation
Interact appropriately on videoconference platforms