Year 9 Let's start Sign Language (1)
SGNLSS Course Description Recommended Prior LearningNo prior learning is required for this course.
This course is a semester long and will be offered in both semester.
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.
Learning Areas:
Assessment Information
MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.
• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.
WHAKAARO (THINKING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.
• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.
The assessments are designed to cover different skills, and there is a strong literacy focus.
Year 10 Let's Explore Sign Language!
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery (Approximate)Students are required to have a 1B8 exercise book, a clearfile, pens, pencils, scissors and glue