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 5
- AU5-INT-01
exchanges information, opinions, ideas and perspectives by manipulating linguistic structures and using protocols appropriate for different 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 .
Exchange information, opinions, ideas and/or perspectives
Communicate about personal interests and broader issues relating to the Loading with peers, teachers and different Loading
Exchange information, opinions, ideas and/or perspectives
Discuss issues of personal and/or social significance and build relationships with peers and/or members of the community
Exchange information, opinions, ideas and/or perspectives in interactions involving advocacy and consideration of cultural Loading , perspective and experience
Discuss personal aspirations, perspectives or social issues using formal and informal Loading in interactions with peers and the wider community to build relationships
Use smooth Loading in planned and some spontaneous interactions
Use Loading to represent multiple characters
Modify Loading for non-present Loading
Use more complex Loading
Use Loading to mark manner on verbs, express negation and for topicalisation and conditional forms
Fingerspell longer words and lexicalised words fluently and make appropriate adjustments to Loading and movements
Identify efficient fingerspelling techniques and evaluate effectiveness of own techniques
Demonstrate understanding of Loading by experimenting with the visual connection in Auslan to adapt meaning
Identify the elements of a Loading which are arbitrary or meaningful
Use a range of manual and non-manual features simultaneously in constructed action and regular signing, representing multiple characters and perspectives
Switch between both character and observer space
Use body partitioning
Use fingerspelling effectively in a range of interactions and adjust style and pace to suit the audience
Apply complex Loading specific to Auslan in formal and informal interactions
Use non-manual prosodic features to create emphasis or other effect
Alternate between methods of depiction (constructed action, Loading and lexical signs) and frames of spatial reference (character or observer)
Interact using appropriate strategies to gain and maintain attention and hand over to another signer
Adjust Loading methods to communicate with peers, teachers and/or members of the Loading community
Interact appropriately by adjusting Loading when necessary
Use a range of appropriate protocols when interacting with peers, teachers and/or members of the Deaf community
Use culturally appropriate protocols and strategies to initiate and sustain communication
Consider how intercultural communication involves shared responsibility for making meaning