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Topic: Auslan

	Auslan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The term 'Auslan' is a blend of "Australian sign language", and was coined by Dr Trevor Johnston in the late (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s, though the (A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols) language itself is much older.
		Auslan is related to (additional info and facts about British Sign Language) British Sign Language (BSL) and (additional info and facts about New Zealand Sign Language) New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), and the three may be considered dialects of the one language, (additional info and facts about BANZSL) BANZSL.
		Auslan was recognised by the (additional info and facts about Australian Federal Government) Australian Federal Government as a "community language other than English" in policy statements in 1987 and 1991.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/au/auslan.htm (806 words)

	Encyclopedia: Auslan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The term 'Auslan' is a blend of "Australian sign language", and was coined by Dr Trevor Johnston in the late 1980s, though the language itself is much older.
		Auslan was recognised by the Australian Federal Government as a "community language other than English" in policy statements in 1987
		Auslan is usually regarded as having two dialects - Northern (Queensland and NSW), and Southern (Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Auslan (1510 words)

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		Auslan appears to be a dialect of the same signed language as British Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language, and seems not to be directly related historically to ASL (Johnston, 2002; McKee and Kennedy, 2000; Woll, 1987).
		Estimates of the number of deaf signers of Auslan vary, with some claiming that there are as many as 15,000 deaf Australians who use Auslan as their primary or preferred language (Hyde and Power, 1991), while recent research suggests this number may be closer to 5,000 (Johnston, 2004).
		Thus, the participants will be both deaf individuals from deaf families who learned Auslan as their first language in the home as well as deaf individuals who were exposed to signed language before age 7 by mixing with deaf peers in school or with signing deaf adults.
	homepage.mac.com /trevor.a.johnston/SociolinguisticVariation.htm (3637 words)

	Auslan is a sign language
		Australian sign language (Auslan), like other true sign languages around the world, is not based on the dominant language of the society.
		Auslan has grammatical rules, a semantic system and a phonological system like all other sign languages.
		Auslan is based on two-handed signs and incorporates a two-handed alphabet (fingerspelling).
	www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Auslan_is_a_sign_language?open (452 words)

	The Deaf Society of NSW - Corporate Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This was an important milestone for Auslan interpreting because the report highlights areas where Deaf people are starting to see real gains, as well as those areas where they still do not have the same level of access as the general community.
		Auslan is comparable to spoken languages in its ability to express the most complex and sophisticated thoughts and emotions.
		Auslan has therefore been recognised as a community language by the Commonwealth government in publications relating to language, such as the National Policy on Languages (Lo Bianco, 1987).
	www.deafsocietynsw.org.au /news/media1.htm (489 words)

	ASLIA National Become an Interpreter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Auslan has a grammar that is not based on spoken languages and has many signs without an English equivalent.
		Auslan interpreters adhere to ethics as set out by NAATI and by AUSIT (the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators).
		Auslan is as complex a language as any other, and it can take considerable time and use to develop fluency.
	www.aslia.com.au /national/become.htm (406 words)

	Queensland Deaf Society: Auslan
		Auslan is the language of the Australian Deaf community.
		Auslan is a community language that recognised by Australia's National Language Policy.
		Auslan is a visual and spatial language that has its own grammar and is composed of precise hand shapes, facial expressions and body movements that can convey both concrete and abstract information.
	www.qds.org.au /auslan.php (1110 words)

	Employ Able Resource Guide - Deaf or hearing impaired - Australian sign language - Auslan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Auslan is the native language of the deaf community in Australia, however, it is important not to assume that a person with a hearing loss is fluent in this form of communication.
		Auslan is related to British sign language, but is not identical to it.
		Auslan is quite dissimilar to American sign language (in which the finger spelling is more one-handed), but there are a few signs that the two languages share.
	www.eeo.nsw.gov.au /disabil/resource/hearing/auslan.htm (171 words)

	Centre of Excellence Publications
		Auslan like Russian, Spanish or Thai however, is a language in its own right consisting of grammatical rules and conventions.
		Auslan is a visual language that uses space, facial expression and signs, to convey any concept or thought.
		Auslan interpreters produce the dialogue of the classroom in Auslan or a visual form of English, and students are constantly trying to piece together the conceptually clear Auslan with the multitude of English language that surrounds their subject area.
	online.nmit.vic.edu.au /deaf/accessjournal.htm (1516 words)

	KPS Curriculum
		Auslan LOTE began at Kennington P.S. in 1997.
		The provision of Auslan LOTE recognises that the School has a Regional Deaf Facility with Deaf students and that to assist in their inclusiveness in the School it is highly desirable for the school commmunity to be able to communicate with them.
		In these classes Auslan is used as the method of instruction in other Key Learning Areas such as Maths, SOSE, Health etc. Bilingual classes encourage students to be risk takers, to highly develop their second language skills and thus their self esteem.
	www.kenningtonps.vic.edu.au /cu_auslan_cn.htm (609 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Auslan is not Universal Just as hearing people in different countries speak different languages, so Deaf people around the world sign different languages.
		Auslan is not a form of English Auslan has its own distinct grammatical structure (as in the examples below).
		Auslan sentence construction: Black cat beautiful this morning I saw or Cat fl I saw this morning beautiful.
	www.vicdeaf.com.au /informationResources/documents/Fact-Auslan@.doc (539 words)

	The Deaf Society of NSW - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Auslan has its origins in British Sign Language (BSL) and over the years have adopted or borrowed some signs from other sign languages such as American Sign Language (ASL).
		Auslan is a visual spatial language, which consists of hand movements, facial expressions, body language and fingerspelling.
		Signs may be borrowed from Auslan or may be arbitrary (made up to suit the purpose) and used in conjunction with spoken English, pictures, photo's or any other communication tool.
	www.deafsocietynsw.org.au /resources/faqsign.htm (618 words)

	Aussie Deaf Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Nine months in the making, "Discovering Auslan" is an interactive CD Rom aimed at families and children who want to learn the language of Australia's deaf community.
		Auslan was recognised as a community language of Australia in the 1987 National Policy on Languages
		Auslan is one of hundreds of different and naturally developed sign languages throughout the world.
	www.aussiedeafkids.com /Phidcoz/discovering_auslan.html (889 words)

	- Accessibility.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He stresses the contradiction inherent in his profession: that it requires a plethora of intellectual and physical skills, extensive experience, is always in demand, yet enjoys relatively low status and remuneration; perhaps worst of all, there is no structured, national career path beyond the initial training.
		It is therefore surprising that Auslan interpreters have such a relatively low status and pay ("And they’re really quite cheap") and equally unsurprising that so many move into other areas, whether from burn-out or simple frustration.
		But the lack of financial support for Auslan interpreting in employment settings makes it harder for a Deaf employee to get information from a contact officer, or demonstrate their potential as it is less likely they will have access to an Auslan interpreter.
	www.accessibility.com.au /news/articles/auslan.htm (2389 words)

	Auslan - Signbank
		The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children gratefully acknowledges the generous financial support from the Telstra Foundation to the Auslan Signbank project at Renwick College and to the family and parent's Auslan project at the Deaf Education Network.
		Auslan Signbank exists only through the existence of the Auslan lexical database which has been complied over the past two decades by Associate Professor Trevor Johnston, Renwick College, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.
		Auslan Signbank was conceived by him in 1996 but it is only now that improvements in technology and, most importantly, financial support has made it possible.
	www.auslan.org.au /index.cfm?skinname=content&page=1538 (453 words)

	Auslan & Deaf Studies Centre (Language Studies) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Auslan and Deaf Studies Centre of Kangan Batman TAFE recognises the Auslan policy of the Australian Association of the Deaf and as such, will further develop pro-active courses and resources to empower participants in the areas of Auslan language acquisition, Deaf culture, linguistics and a wide range of issues relating to Deaf people.
		The Auslan and Deaf Studies teaching staff are a team of dedicated, motivated and skilled teachers who have many years of experience in business and extensive teaching and training backgrounds.
		It may also be necessary for you to study an Auslan elective to ensure that you have completed a minimum of 126 hrs of elective study, including those electives successfully completed in your Certificate IV in Auslan.
	www.kangan.edu.au /about/departments/auslan (2007 words)

	Auslan - Signbank
		Auslan is the language of the deaf community of Australia.
		Whoever you are; a deaf person, deaf student, sign language interpreter, student of Auslan, or a parent of a deaf child, we invite you all to explore our visual language.
		Auslan is growing and changing all the time.
	www.auslan.org.au /index.cfm?skinname=content&page=1538 (147 words)

	Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Auslan interpreting service providers reported a total of around $400,000 was spent on interpreting for legal and financial matters in 2002-03.
		The Deaf Societies and Territory Auslan interpreting agencies were the major providers of Auslan interpreters for legal and financial matters, although in New South Wales interpreting services for legal matters are provided through the Community Relations Commission.
		Ninety eight percent of Auslan interpreting for public legal matters by Deaf Societies and Territory Auslan interpreting agencies was covered by public fee-for-service funding.
	www.facs.gov.au /disability/publications/auslan_report/section6.htm (1440 words)

	Accredited Courses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Auslan has a grammar that is not based on spoken languages and has many signs without English equivalent.
		The Diploma of Auslan is a comprehensive study of Auslan, Deaf culture and topics related to the Australian Deaf community.
		You will gain sufficient proficiency in Auslan to work professionally within the Australian Deaf community and will have sufficient knowledge of Deaf culture, Auslan linguistics, Deaf history and a variety of other significant topics to enable you to pursue further deaf-related study or seek employment in paraprofessional vocations.
	www.kangan.edu.au /study_options/CourseInfo.asp?fldCourseID=1207 (539 words)

	Toowong State School - Bilingual / Bicultural Program
		For the deaf children Auslan is usually their first language and English is their second.
		Auslan and English are equally valued within the program.
		Fluency in both Auslan and English is a desired outcome of the program for all students.
	www.toowongss.eq.edu.au /bilingualprogram.htm (1401 words)

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