AUSTRALIAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1B

DFS1AUB

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will continue to develop practical abilities in both receptive and production skills in Australian Sign Language (Auslan) to a level of basic communicative competence. Students are introduced to further key grammatical structures of Auslan and the use of the language in its appropriate cultural and social context.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Lisa Gunter

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Either DFS1ANA, DFS1AUA or equivalent

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: The offering of this subject as a one-week intensive is subject to sufficient enrolments

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 70

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lisa Gunter

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Class exercises (equivalent to 1,500-word)Hurdle requirement: Must obtain a pass in all components of assessment.20
One final production task (equivalent to 1,500-word)35
One initial production task (equivalent to 500-word)5
Two 15-minute comprehension tasks (equivalent to 500-word)40