This thesis presents the results from a study of 27 native signing deaf children, filmed twice, b... more This thesis presents the results from a study of 27 native signing deaf children, filmed twice, between the ages of 4 and 10 years old, partipating in games eliciting depicting verbs (classifiers). A comparison is made between their development of depicting verbs, and the development of both linguistic and visual representation as described in the literature. The data show that these structures can be better analysed as visual representations, than as “purely” linguistic structures.
Member of contracted writing team to develop the ACARA national curriculum for the teaching and l... more Member of contracted writing team to develop the ACARA national curriculum for the teaching and learning of Auslan in primary and secondary school settings in Australia from Foundation level to Year 10. The curriculum is freely available online and consists of dual pathways - for L1 and L2 learners of Auslan - and two sequences for entry - at Foundation level or at Year 7. In addition to the core writing team, numerous stakeholders including Deaf community organisations, Auslan teachers, teachers of the deaf, language consultants, curriculum experts, and members of the wider Deaf community were involved in various stages of the curriculum development process. A pdf version of the curriculum is attached here, but refer to the online version to access hyperlinks to signed examples and glossary item descriptions in Auslan.
This thesis presents the results from a study of 27 native signing deaf children, filmed twice, b... more This thesis presents the results from a study of 27 native signing deaf children, filmed twice, between the ages of 4 and 10 years old, partipating in games eliciting depicting verbs (classifiers). A comparison is made between their development of depicting verbs, and the development of both linguistic and visual representation as described in the literature. The data show that these structures can be better analysed as visual representations, than as “purely” linguistic structures.
Member of contracted writing team to develop the ACARA national curriculum for the teaching and l... more Member of contracted writing team to develop the ACARA national curriculum for the teaching and learning of Auslan in primary and secondary school settings in Australia from Foundation level to Year 10. The curriculum is freely available online and consists of dual pathways - for L1 and L2 learners of Auslan - and two sequences for entry - at Foundation level or at Year 7. In addition to the core writing team, numerous stakeholders including Deaf community organisations, Auslan teachers, teachers of the deaf, language consultants, curriculum experts, and members of the wider Deaf community were involved in various stages of the curriculum development process. A pdf version of the curriculum is attached here, but refer to the online version to access hyperlinks to signed examples and glossary item descriptions in Auslan.
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