Year 9 Let's start Sign Language (2)
Course Description
This course is a semester long and will be offered in both semesters.
The big question: What can we learn about our own learning when learning/using another language?
This course is designed as an introduction to New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) and Deaf culture. You will discover the fun of communicating in another language, and secret ways in which you can “talk in class”, and communicate with others around school. You will learn how NZSL is organised as a visual language, why visual languages have different structures, and how NZSL is used in daily life.
By the end of the course you will be able to use NZSL to communicate about yourself, know a range of strategies for communicating with Deaf people, and understand some of the ways Deaf people navigate life in New Zealand.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
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NZQA Info
English 1.1 - Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), using supporting evidence