Explore Australian Sign Language (Auslan) with our new online, self-paced course, Aspects of Auslan.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your skills, this course covers essential aspects of Auslan that will help you gain confidence in using the language in real-life situations and connect with the Deaf community.
If you’re an Auslan learner or student, an Auslan teacher, a parent of a deaf child, have Deaf friends, family, or colleagues, or simply find languages and linguistics fascinating, this course is for you.
Aspects of Auslan explores the key elements that make up the Auslan language, so you too can appreciate how awesome it is.
While Level 1 and 2 courses taught the basics of Auslan in a specific order, Aspects of Auslan lets you click on any concept you’re interested in and learn at your own pace, on your own schedule.
With practical instruction and examples, you’ll refine your signing and deepen your understanding and use of the language.
Enrol in Aspects of Auslan today and elevate your Auslan skills.
If you're having trouble with checkout please email:
michaela@awesomeauslan.com.au
Concepts that are included in Aspects of Auslan are:
Citation Form
Types of Signs
List Buoys
Non-Manual Features
Auslan Alphabet Tips
Timeline
Number Tips
Setting Up Referents in Space
Location (incl. primary and secondary)
Glossing
Intensification
Parameters of Signs (HOLME-NMF)
Verbs
Negation
Auslan Handshapes
The ASL Alphabet
Manner
Affirmation
Movement
Compound Signs
Time Markers
Minimal Pairs
Numerical Incorporation
Use of Space
Aspect
Role Shift
Depicting Signs
Multi-channel signs
Rhetorical Questions
Sentence Structure
Semantic Equivalence
Dialect
FAQ's
Find the Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the Courses
No, this isn't an accredited course; however this is the perfect beginners course to lead into a certificate II and beyond.
Yes, at the end you get a certificate of participation.
Yes, we have many teachers use this course as part of their personal development. And it will depends on your school, however most of the time your employer will pay for it.
These are one-off face-to-face (desirable, in Brisbane and surrounding regions) or Zoom sessions that run for 2-2.5 hrs that provide a taste of this awesome language. These are organised and booked by the workplace, organisation, community or family/friend group.
Ask your workplace/friends if they’d like to organise a taster session and get in touch to book with Awesome Auslan.
Our online self-paced beginner Auslan course Level 1 is designed to ensure a firm understanding of certain aspects of Auslan are understood; these are repeated often to ensure success and continuity into Level 2.
It is strongly recommended to do Awesome Auslan’s Level 1 before going on to do Level 2. Each teacher/ organisation will cover different aspects of Auslan and you will glean something, as well as revision (which is always useful when learning any language), by enrolling in Level 1.
While Michaela holds a current TAE (Certificate IV in Training and Assessment) and has taught Certificate II and III at a major Deaf organisation, this online course is not an accredited one.
The focus for our online course is to ensure that learners are well versed in the fundamentals of Auslan and can enrol in an accredited course with confidence.
Simply email Michaela at michaela@awesomeauslan.com.au to ask any questions you may have.
Upon enrolment and checkout, there is an option to click on ‘generate invoice’. This will produce an invoice for your selected course/s. Provide this to your workplace/support coordinator for payment. Access to the online course will be activated shortly after payment is received.
Upon checkout, there is an option to click ‘gift card’. When doing this, there is also the option of selecting the date for when this [digital] gift card is to be emailed to the receiving party. Upon receipt of their gift card, the receiving party can enrol into the course with their own details.
About Me
I am Deaf. 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.
