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2. Auslan The art of Australian Sign Language

3. Auslan is the sign language used by the Australian deaf community There are two dialects in Auslan : Northern (QLD & NSW) and Southern (Tas, SA, VIC & WA) There are various Aboriginal dialects, including Walpiri, Djingili & Aranda Auslan is related to British sign language and New Zealand sign language There are an estimated 6500 signers in Australia Officially recognised by the Federal Government in 1987

4. Learning auslan Whereuniversities, community centers, adult education centres, at home When part time, full time, weekly, monthly Levelbasic, intermediate, advanced Commitmentreach a realistic learning plan Focusremain focused, revise Communityintegrate into the deaf community and become a capable auslan speaker

5. In the end I decided to study auslan from home. This decision was partly made due to the lack of auslan courses in my home area, the time during which they were available and my additional university and work commitments. During my research at the start of the semester I discovered information on various software packages available that would help me. With reference to one package in particular, auslantuition, I have started my studies at home. Studying involves watching animated movies which guide you through the basic steps of learning the alphabet, basic words and sentences. Documentation is available to substantiate what you are learning. The main advantage of learning at home is that any one lesson can be revisited at any time and as many times The obvious disadvantage is the lack of interraction with other auslan students and also hard of hearing people

6. resources http://auslantuition.csse.uwa.edu.au Victorian Deaf Societywww.vicdeaf.com.au Auslan Societywww.auslan.org Latrobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au