AUSTRALIAN SIGN LANGUAGE 3A
DFS3AUA
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will develop advanced levels of communicative competence in Auslan in both receptive and production skills. They will also critically examine the emergence of the deaf community in Australia by studying the beginnings of the community with the arrival of the first non-Aboriginal deaf people in the 1790s, the establishment of the first schools for deaf children from 1860, and the development through the 20th centruy. Students will also apprise the impact of educational policies, and of spoken and written English, on the development of Auslan and other forms of signed communication.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lisa Gunter
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Either DFS2ANB, DFS2AUB or equivalent
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Auslan 3A Readings, DVD | Prescribed | National Institute for Deaf Studies, La Trobe University | NIDS, LA TROBE UNIVERSITY, 2012 |
| Readings | Damned for their difference: The social construction of the deaf as disabled | Prescribed | Branson, J. and Miller, D. | GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2002 |
| Readings | Looking back: A reader on the history of deaf communities and their sign languages | Prescribed | Fischer, R. and Lane, H. | SIGNUM PRESS, HAMBURG 1993 |
Bendigo, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lisa Gunter
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Class exercises (equivalent to 1,500-words) | Hurdle requirement: Must obtain a pass in all components of assessment | 20 |
| One final production task (equivalent to 1,500-words) | 35 | |
| One initial production task (equivalent to 500-words) | 5 | |
| Two 15-minute sign comprehension tasks (equivalent to 500-words) | 40 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lisa Gunter
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Class exercises (equivalent to 1,500-words) | Hurdle requirement: Must obtain a pass in all components of assessment | 20 |
| One final production task (equivalent to 1,500-words) | 35 | |
| One initial production task (equivalent to 500-words) | 5 | |
| Two 15-minute sign comprehension tasks (equivalent to 500-words) | 40 |