SACE Stage 2 Auslan (continuers) flashcards
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- School assessment component
- The internally set and marked part of the SACE Stage 2 Auslan (continuers) grade, comprising assessment type 1 (skills and application) and assessment type 2 (interaction) tasks completed during the program.
- External assessment component
- The externally set and marked part of the grade, undertaken under supervised conditions at the end of the program, combining receptive comprehension of signed texts with a productive or interactive signed response.
- Assessment type 1
- School-based tasks assessing skills and application of knowledge: comprehending Auslan texts receptively and producing signed Auslan in response to a text, topic, or stimulus.
- Assessment type 2
- School-based interaction tasks in which the student sustains a signed exchange in Auslan, assessed on turn-taking, negotiation of meaning, and maintenance of the interaction rather than a rehearsed monologue.
- Performance standards
- The descriptors that describe quality of achievement at each grade band; both school and external results are reported against them, so a grade reflects standard reached, not task count.
- Moderation
- The process by which school assessment evidence is reviewed against the performance standards so that judgements are comparable across schools and consistent with external marking.
- Receptive task
- A school assessment in which the student views a live signed Auslan text without captions or voice-over and demonstrates comprehension through a signed, written, or mixed response.
- Productive task
- A school assessment requiring the student to generate original signed Auslan for a specified audience, purpose, and context, assessed on meaning, language features, and appropriateness.
- Evidence of interaction
- Recorded signed exchange showing unrehearsed turn-taking and meaning negotiation; scripts and rehearsed dialogues are not valid evidence for assessment type 2.
- Signing space
- The area in front of the signer's body used to establish referents and show relationships; consistent use of this space is a key assessed language feature.
- Spatial referencing
- Establishing a person or object at a location in signing space and later pointing or directing verbs to that location so the referent is tracked without repetition.
- Indicating verbs
- Verbs whose movement runs between locations established for subject and object in signing space, so the direction of movement encodes who does what to whom.
- Constructed action
- A depictive device in which the signer shifts body, gaze, and expression to portray a character's actions, thoughts, or speech rather than describing them from outside.
- Non-manual features
- Facial expression, eyebrow and head movement, mouthing, and body posture that carry grammatical and semantic information in Auslan, including question type and negation.
- Fingerspelling
- Manual alphabet production used for names and unfamiliar terms; fluency and appropriate use in context are assessed under range and accuracy of language features.
- Audience, purpose, context
- The register variables a signed response must suit; adjustments include formality of signs, pace, use of space, and amount of depiction for the specified setting.
- Recording requirement
- Signed performances for school assessment must be recorded as live, unrehearsed Auslan; recordings form the evidence submitted for moderation and must be clearly identifiable.
- Prescribed themes
- The themes and subtopics set in the subject outline from which school tasks and examination texts are drawn; responses must handle unfamiliar texts within them.
- Examination receptive section
- The part of the external examination in which students view signed Auslan texts under supervised conditions and answer comprehension questions in the mode each question specifies.
- Viewing limits
- The number of times a signed text may be replayed in the examination, set by the examination instructions; students must plan note-taking and viewing within that allowance.
- Examination productive section
- The recorded signed response or signed exchange in the external examination, assessed on communication of meaning, language features, and appropriateness to the specified context.
- Supervised conditions
- Examination rules governing conduct: no unauthorised aids, no access to notes unless permitted, and compliance with instructions about viewing, note-taking, and response time.
- Response mode
- Whether a question requires an answer in English, in Auslan, or a combination; the mode is stated in the question and answers must be given in that mode.
- Time allocation
- The division of examination time between viewing signed texts, permitted note-taking, and producing responses, as set out in the examination specifications.
- Section weighting
- The proportion of external examination marks contributed by each section; it determines how much response quality in one section affects the overall external result.
- High-band signed response
- Sustained, coherent Auslan with controlled use of space and reference, varied and accurate language features, and consistent register suited to the specified audience and purpose.
- Comprehension of signed text
- Accurate grasp of the main ideas, supporting detail, and signer stance in an Auslan text, including information conveyed only through non-manual features or depiction.
- Unfamiliar text handling
- Managing signed texts not previously seen by using context, fingerspelling, depiction, and cohesive cues rather than relying on memorised vocabulary or predicted content.
- Note-taking rules
- Examination conditions specifying whether and when notes may be made while viewing signed texts; notes are working aids and are not themselves marked.
- Signer stance
- The signer's attitude or point of view, conveyed through depiction, lexical choice, and non-manual markers; identifying it is often required in comprehension questions.
- Cohesion in Auslan
- Linking of ideas across a signed text through spatial set-up, referent tracking, and discourse markers, which assessors look for in both school and external responses.
- Register adjustment
- Shifting formality, pace, and depiction to suit a formal interview, an informal chat, or a presentation; assessed in both school interaction tasks and the external productive section.