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I am excited to share the awesome language of Auslan with you.
The use of the word ‘awesome’ in the logo is entirely deliberate. As a Deaf person who has used, loved, and continued to learn Auslan throughout my life, it was when I started studying the Diploma of Auslan (Deaf cohort 2018) that I was awestruck by how beautifully complex Auslan is. I am absolutely in love with this awesome, unique and visual language and I can't wait to share it with you.
What People Are Saying
We had a wonderful experience with Michaela and Awesome Auslan. The students were highly engaged throughout the day and excited about hands on learning experiences. Highly recommend!This was an amazing course and a fantastic introduction to Auslan. Michaela is an excellent teacher for students at all levels. Very helpful and informative.I’m so happy I joined Awesome Auslan! Michaela is an amazing teacher — she is friendly, patient, supportive and makes every class fun and enjoyable. I’m really enjoying learning Auslan with her and I’m so glad I decided to join. Highly recommended! 🤟❤️Michaela was outstanding, engaging, approachable, and an excellent presenter. She created a welcoming learning environment and shared interesting insights alongside a practical introduction to Auslan. The session was exceptionally well received by staff, and we would love to have Michaela return for a follow-up session in the future.I have almost completed Awesome Auslan's first course and have found it very comprehensive and well worth doing. Michaela teaches about deaf culture as well as signing words and phrases.I am using Awesome Auslan to learn Auslan. The videos are great, easy to follow and interesting. Because the videos are short, I can take my time and replay them as many times as I like and not get lost in really long videos where I can't keep track. As my own hearing loss increases, I am starting to use signals with my family and putting what I learn to good use. Thanks Awesome :-)Awesome course! Michaela was lovely, and a very engaging teacher. Always took time to make sure everyone understood any new signs, and gave good corrections.I highly recommend this course! It starts very easy to understand and progesses consistently throughout the weeks, until eventually you can do whole classes without speaking at all and just communicating through signs. The instructor, Michaela, is very good at interacting with the whole class and making things fun and interesting. The class had a very interactive and relaxed atmosphere and I always looked forward to attending!Absolutely love Michaela's teaching style and have retained so much as a result. She's funny, down-to-earth and cares that you get it right! The history and theory incorporated into her course content is equally valuable, and I learnt so much about the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community. She's also well versed on local dialects and nuance between States! Highly recommend for locals wanting to learn Auslan!Absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!! The course was amazing and I learnt so much!! It was really engaging and interesting, with a good mix of theory and practice, as well as personal and cultural knowledge. I could not imagine a better introduction to the language and I am eager to learn more!!!!! Michaela was really supportive and fun, and the whole class was super engaged and passionate!!!! An Awesome experience!!!i genuinely love these classes im so sad i have my last one next week. i wish auslan was more widely taught and ive been looking for years for resources and these classes have been amazing! ive learned more in 7 weeks than i had from my own research in 7 years as i was so lost on where to start withvery engaging and informative lessons!!So great. I can now have basic conversation with someone in Auslan. Such a beautiful language such a funny teacher such a great class. My uni paid for it so that students could do it for free and around 30-50 of us joined it so I would highly recommend especially for Universities as it is obviously very popular at mineWas nice and accurate. Learned a lot of common signs, and was able to hold basic communications with other students for further practice. Good beginer course.Thank you so much. I had a wonderful time"You didn't just teach me Auslan skills, you taught me how to believe in myself. I can't thank you enough for your patience and for making me feel capable."I love learning Auslan from Michaela who has an amazing story and I feel so privileged to learn from her. Michaela knows how to pace the learning and teach in a way that makes Auslan easy and makes sense to everyone. Thank you 🙏I highly recommend this course. It not only offers the opportunity to learn a new and valuable language but also opens your eyes to the often-unseen challenges faced by people with hearing loss.I have just completed Awesome Auslan online course level 1. It's a great course, very well presented.The signs are clearly demonstrated, often with a cultural or historical note, which helps understand and remember the sign. I love the downloads that I can print and stick to my fridge for a quick practice during the day. The voice over is helpful to start, and now, as an activity, I turn the sound off and practice reading the signs only. Throughout the course, Michaela also gives great insights into the Deaf community's culture. It's just as valuable as vocabulary. Michaela is a passionate and generous teacher, and makes it fun to learn! Thank you Michaela! I can't wait to start level 2! Sabine AlberroThe training & awareness was fantastic! Wish there were more classes available in remote communities. Michaela made it fun with heaps of interactions. I didn’t want the session to end.
