ACLASFC209
Elaborations
- reflecting on how learning Auslan provides a distinctive and additional means of understanding the world in which they live
- reflecting on the relationship that exists between language, culture and issues of access, identity and audism, and considering issues of discrimination, inclusion and exclusion
- keeping a journal of their experiences (humorous, satisfying or challenging) associated with learning and using Auslan in different contexts, noting changes in their responses and reflections over time, and comparing insights gained into their own languages and cultures
- considering the layers of complexity and depth that characterise the Deaf community experience, for example in relation to implicit hierarchical structures such as deaf members of deaf families
- sharing and comparing cultural and intercultural experiences and capabilities in different languages including Auslan, and exchanging views on benefits associated with using more than one language, such as a larger repertoire of communication skills and strategies, additional insights and perspectives and opportunities for new experiences
- reflecting on the experience of communicating in a visual world and on challenges they have experienced in relying on visual cues
- considering how intercultural communication is a two-way process which involves shared responsibility for meaning-making and ensuring understanding