K–10Auslan K–10 Syllabus

Communicate about self, family, friends and their immediate environment

Use depicting signs to talk about movements of a single referent and to describe 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional objects

Recognise that some verb forms indicate who is involved by changing the direction of the movement or orientation of the handshape

Recognise non-manual features which mark manner on verbs or express negation in clauses

Identify how signers establish location and how this helps the audience follow who or what is being talked about

Identify signs that do not have a direct match in English

Compare English or Aboriginal English descriptions with size and shape specifier depicting signs

Compare the iconicity of some simple signs in terms of their similarity to the object/referent

Use specific time marking incorporating numerals

Identify features of recounts and narratives

Communicate about daily lives, social activities and school subjects

Expand use of depicting signs

Identify similarities and differences in language use and sentence structure between Auslan, English, and/or Aboriginal English

Identify the meaningful location of nouns and verbs, depicting signs and enacting which are used to show who is involved in an event

Identify different pronouns used to refer to the same person in a text and consider how this maintains interest and understanding

Use constructed action to show participants

Identify how space is used in Auslan for purpose and textual cohesion

Use space to track a character or location through a text for purposes of cohesion

Notice that different purposes in text creation result in different types and amounts of signing

Create simple texts using imagination and/or sequenced information

Create simple bilingual texts for the classroom and/or school community

Create or adapt imaginative texts and/or expressive performances

Create informative and bilingual texts that convey information about aspects of their school and/or local community