PSPLAN001 — Converse in Auslan at a basic user level

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What an assessment for PSPLAN001 must cover

62 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 22 performance evidence and 26 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Comprehend short, clear signed texts on concrete matters.

1.1Identify, from contextual cues, the topic of discussion and probable meaning of words for short signed texts on concrete topics.
1.2Extract essential information from short, recorded Auslan texts about predictable everyday matters when signed slowly and clearly.
1.3Comprehend the main points of short, clear, simple signed messages, announcements and directions.
1.4Identify the topic of live discussion between proficient or native signers when signed slowly and clearly.

2 Process vocabulary and grammar for signed exchanges on concrete matters.

2.1Use and show basic control of a narrow vocabulary repertoire of signs dealing with concrete and everyday matters.
2.2Use groups of a few signs and memorised phrases to make basic signed sentence patterns about concrete and everyday matters so that meaning and questions are understood but with regular self-correction.

3 Present in Auslan on familiar concrete subjects.

3.1Give short rehearsed basic signed announcements or presentations on familiar and concrete subjects.
3.2Communicate simple and direct limited routine information so that meaning is understood.
3.3Answer, in Auslan, straightforward follow-up questions, asking for repetition as required.

4 Engage in spontaneous Auslan conversations on familiar concrete subjects.

4.1Initiate, maintain and close short, simple face-to-face conversations about concrete and everyday matters.
4.2Pronounce signs clearly enough to be understood despite a noticeable “accent”, but with regular repetition.
4.3Construct phrases for short exchanges with hesitation, frequent pauses and repetition.
4.4Follow signing of proficient or native speakers when signed slowly and clearly but when mostly repeated.
4.5Ask, very simply, for clarification of key words or phrases or repetition of signing when not understood.

Performance evidence

watch two different recorded Auslan texts, signed slowly and clearly, about predictable every day matters and, for each text, provide three points about the information signed
watch two different live conversations between proficient or native signers about predictable every day matters, signed slowly and clearly, and identify the topic of each conversation
produce two different prepared Auslan texts, which contain vocabulary of a concrete nature, to provide information about familiar concrete and everyday matters:
participate in two Auslan exchanges to deliver the prepared texts to one other signer, each lasting for a maximum of four minutes
participate in two different basic spontaneous Auslan exchanges with one other signer, each lasting for a maximum of four minutes:
during the above two spontaneous exchanges, engage in conversation about a narrow range of concrete topics relevant to the immediate environment
during all of the above exchanges: cumulatively use the range of Auslan linguistic features listed in Knowledge Evidence, with some consistency
spell commonly fingerspelled names and places, and produce letters smoothly
show simple interactional strategies such as nodding to show interest, attention and attitude
correctly form signs that use high frequency handshapes, signs which have no movement path and those that use high frequency locations including neutral signing space
show the beginnings of resistance to influence from English (word order and mouthing) when using Auslan.
be allowed to comprehend Auslan texts deliberately delivered at a slow speed
ask the signer to repeat signed text twice, three times when fingerspelling is involved
ask for assessor clarification twice
correct and repeat own signed text twice
show idiosyncrasies in sign production
confuse cardinal and ordinal numbers
confuse numbers with similar signs
frequently pause, hesitate, repeat features, and isolate signs and phrases
frequently rely on fingerspelling of English words, gesture, and other visual communication methods to communicate
use depicting signs in isolation from other complex features of Auslan such as role shift (constructed action) and gesture
use indicating verbs as plain verbs or in very familiar modified forms.

Knowledge evidence

Auslan signs: a narrow range of high frequency Auslan signs for things of a concrete nature and used in conversations about familiar, routine and every day matters
fingerspelling: basic fingerspelling conventions; types of words that are spelled, when things are spelled in Auslan
high frequency simple and concrete words that are spelled including own name and local places
numbers: signs for cardinal numbers including hundreds and thousands
signs for ordinal numbers up to 9th
signs that use numbers sufficient to comprehend but not produce them (TWO-WEEKS-AGO etc.)
the basics of non-manual features (NMFs) of Auslan and how these are used to produce, emphasise and modify meaning: facial expression to show emotion; gaze (sufficient to understand, but not to use); mouth gestures; mouthing of English words (sufficient to understand, but not to use); movements of head and body (sufficient to understand, but not to use)
time: simple signs related to timelines (BEFORE, AFTER etc.)
sign for FINISH to show completion
depicting signs: common one-handed entity depicting signs for flat objects interacting in simple ways
handling depicting signs for flat objects with simple shapes, such as a piece of paper, and with simple movements such as giving or putting
size and shape specifiers (SASSes) for simple two dimensional shapes (squares, triangles)
role shift (constructed action): function of role shift (constructed action)
features used in basic role shift (constructed action); some change in gaze, body posture and or head tilt to indicate the role shift (constructed action)
use of space: how space used to represent space
how indexing (pointing) indicates things, people and places
simple pronouns for indexing (I, MINE, YOU etc.) and locations (HERE, THERE)
very basic modifications of some common indicating verbs (GIVE, HELP, LOOK etc.) for actor and undergoer
sentence structure and cohesion: how to structure basic statements differently and simply to convey meaning in non-fixed sign order (MAN GIVE WOMAN or MAN WOMAN GIVE)
how to shift non-fixed sign order in statements to create very basic topicalisation
how to incorporate basic conjunctions such as THEN
how to structure basic open and closed questions
non-manual features that indicate yes or no
list buoys, sufficient to understand simple lists but not to produce
discourse management: visual communication methods used when signers don’t know a sign: mime, gesture, body language, facial expression
NMFs used to give feedback when another person is signing.

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