Have you ever wondered about how signs are organised in Signbank? Or what the difference between a variant and variation might be? Or how to best search for a sign in Signbank? Click on the following image to see a video by James with some useful information about the Auslan online dictionary: More information videos […]
CONTINUE READING →Aspex Consulting are inviting students to contribute to a review of Auslan interpreting services in TAFE. Closes June 12th. Complete the survey in English here. Contact Olivia Fey at Aspex Consulting if you would like to complete the survey in Auslan, they will arrange an interpreter. [English transcript] Expression Australia, Melbourne Polytechnic and the Victorian […]
CONTINUE READING →In 2019, Melbourne Polytechnic was the proud recipient of a grant from the Victorian Department of Education and Training to enable several much needed projects. One of these projects was the tailoring of a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to meet the needs of Deaf people interested in becoming educators in the accredited education […]
CONTINUE READING →In 2020, the Victorian State Government, through the Department of Education and Training, has introduced a new model for Auslan interpreting in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. Interpreter booking services for Vocational Education and Training are now provided by Auslan Connections Contact Auslan Connections via email or ‘phone: E: auslanconnections@expression.com.au P: 03 9473 […]
CONTINUE READING →These two modules were developed for anyone interested in or already working as a notetaker, with a particular focus on notetaking for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Both modules provide valuable information, practice activities and resources. Feedback has been extremely positive, with more than 200 people now registered: The format is excellent, […]
CONTINUE READING →Thursday 13 December saw a group of 23 Auslan teachers coming together for a successful and much anticipated workshop. The day was facilitated by Dr Adam Schembri (University of Birmingham) and Stef Linder (Expression Australia). Practical activities were also led by teachers from Melbourne Polytechnic’s Auslan team: Ramas McRae, Alexander Straub and Ida Rogers. The […]
CONTINUE READING →Simon Andersson talks about his experience as a mentor at his former workplace. Captions coming soon.
CONTINUE READING →Studiosity is on-demand study help with academic literacy skills and core subject support.
CONTINUE READING →It is crucial that deaf/hard of hearing people enrol in the course they want to study early as much as possible. To see why it is important to do so, have a look at the captioned video.
CONTINUE READING →Late in 2015, we reported on our involvement as a partner in an Australia Research Council grant looking into how sign languages are learned by adults. The aim of this three-year project is to improve our understanding of how to teach signed languages to adults as second or additional languages. This is a relatively new […]
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