Auslan Extra! 

 

Howdy Families, Carers and the Armstrong Creek community, 

 

You will find in this YouTube clip we have a special edition video.  We have a brave prep class who translated a book “A visit to the Zoo” written by Jen Blyth and Kerrie Taylor and with their permission we were allowed to share this. 

 

Check it out! You will see the difference between Auslan and English grammar. In case you haven’t noticed like all signed and spoken languages, Auslan has it own grammatical rules that usually starts with the subject and ends with the verb. English on the other hand follows the Subject-Verb Object structure. 

 

In this video, you will see an example: 

“…and really big elephants!” (English)

“Elephants big” (Auslan) 

 

Auslan also relies on a combination of hand shapes, orientation (direction of your palm and hand in relation to your body), movements, and facial expression to deliver messages. Facial expressions are an important part of the Auslan language, as they convey feelings, emphasis, and demonstrates whether a question is being asked, or a statement is being made. 

 

Last thing, I want to say thank you to Ellese’s prep class and Brooke Allen for her support to make this happen. 

 

Enjoy, and happy learning. 

 

Andrew Welshe 

 

A visit to the Zoo – Signed by Ellese’s prep class https://youtu.be/D8los-9uBSE