K–10Auslan K–10 Syllabus (2023)
The new Auslan K–10 Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented from 2026.
2025 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2025 – Option to start teaching
2026 – Start teaching the 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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Stage 3
- AU3-INT-01
exchanges information and opinions using familiar language and protocols for known audiences
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 Loading .
Interact with peers and teachers to share information and opinions
Loading with peers to plan and conduct shared events or activities using familiar Loading
Interact with peers, teachers and/or visitors in formal and informal contexts
Participate in discussions using Loading strategies to clarify meaning and sustain conversation
Negotiate with peers using appropriate language
Use Loading in prepared interactions
Identify different information in parts of the Loading , including the movement or Loading
Use Loading to show participants
Modify Loading for non-present Loading
Use more complex Loading
Use smooth and fluent fingerspelling in prepared and spontaneous interactions
Describe a sign’s form in terms of all the elements and how they are put together, including types of Loading and information included through modifications to a sign
Use constructed action, including different strategies to shift between participants
Recognise that handshape and movement represent different things in each type of Loading
Use a range of grammatical non-manual features and depicting signs
Interact with peers, teachers or members of the Loading using a range of protocols
Reflect on how Auslan and associated communicative behaviours are similar to or different from wider community spoken languages and forms of cultural expression
Participate effectively in group discussions using a range of protocols and communication strategies
Make themselves understood when signing on videoconference platforms and take into account the different spatial layout on other participants’ screens