LOTE - Auslan

LPPS WELCOMES AUSLAN

Auslan is the new language which will be taught across all year levels at Langwarrin Park Primary School for one 25 minute lesson each week. Auslan is Australian Sign Language, the native language of the Australian Deaf community, and is a visual-spatial, natural language with its own grammar and vocabulary.

"Auslan has linguistic elements, such as hand shapes (including orientation, location and movement), non-manual features (including eye gaze, facial expressions, arm, head and body postures) and fingerspelling. Auslan also has its own grammar, which is different from English. Auslan grammar is composed of precise hand shapes, facial expressions and body movements that convey concrete and abstract information.”

Why Study Auslan?

As a visual language, learning Auslan can: 

• increase memory retention and motion processing
• stimulate brain development and mental flexibility 
• increase enjoyment in communicating for both hearing and deaf children
• create a more inclusive society
• change the way you think about the world

Auslan will also be taught at Elisabeth Murdoch College from 2023, providing a pathway for students to continue learning this second language.