Auslan Introduction
Upcoming Short Courses
AUSLAN Introduction
Auslan Introduction (Australian Sign Language) is the native language of many Deaf people and the primary language of many others who have learned it later in life. It is part of the culture of the Deaf community and is recognised as a community language. Auslan is a visual-gestural language which uses hand, arm and body movements to convey meaning and has its own grammatical system that is different to that of the English language. Being able to communicate with Deaf people is a great skill to have and is particularly useful for those working in the health, community services and education sectors.
This Auslan Introduction course will include the following:
- Introducing oneself
- Exchanging personal information
- Talking about your family
- Giving Commands: Objects in the Classroom
- Following Instructions
- Culture: getting attention
- Narrating Experience with Language
- Identifying People
Students need to attend 75% of the course to be eligible to receive a Certificate of Achievement on the final day.
Please note: Each timetable may have a different number of sessions and frequency, please check ‘Duration’ for more information.
Resources:
Auslan Signbank is a language resources site for Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
Course Fees
Fees are inclusive of all materials.
To view our Refund and Transfer Policy please click here.
Depending on your individual circumstances, this course may be tax deductible.
Concession Eligibility
To be eligible for the concession price for short courses and Certificate & Diploma (Non-Funded only), you must be one of the following:
Monash and other students
Monash Staff
Monash Alumni
Health Care Card and Pension Card holders
Terence Childs
Terence is a highly experienced Auslan trainer with over 40 year’s experience and is heavily involved in the Deaf Community.
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Mim Stewart
An experienced teacher and facilitator and the mother of three women, Mim is passionate about human rights. In alignment to Auslan, she is inclusive and respectful and embraces equal rights for all. She makes sure everyone can be involved and provides a fun and engaging introduction to Auslan.
She is approachable, people focused and caring. Mim also works as a tutor, for hearing parents of Deaf babies and has a passion for access to communication.
Mim grew up and lives in Melbourne, with her youngest daughter and old dog, Autumn.
241AUSLA
- 8x sessions
- Wednesday 6pm-8pm
- 20th March – 8th May 2024
241AUSLB
- 4x sessions
- Saturday 10am-2:30pm
- 20th April – 11th May 2024
241AUSLC
- 8x sessions
- Monday 6pm-8pm
- 20th May – 15th July 2024
Notepad and pen. Participants are encouraged to download either Signbank or Smart Auslan (Apple only) to their smartphones through Google Play or the App Store.