Advanced AUSLAN

AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) is a live and unique language.
It has a syntactical and gramatical structure of it's own. It has dialects and slang.

Soon you'll be able to hold reasonable conversation in sign and will begin playing with it's own little puns and humour.

By now you're ready to think about doing a Certificate course, usually through a Uni or TAFE, and begin learning "real" AUSLAN. This will expand your range and understanding of sign, and come to understand the logic behind the grammer of the language.

If you wish to continue learning sign from here, the most obvious step is to become a qualified interpreter. These are in high demand, so pay rates are well in excess of a suffering teacher's wage . Still higher rates are paid for interpreters with specialised AUSLAN knowledge, such as medical, legal or engineering terms.

Related Pages:
• Advanced Sign Course Providers Database
• More about Beginner Sign
• 13 signs to communicating with baby
• Introduction to Baby Sign

Recommended Resources:

• Talking Hands DVD's. 5 volumes by DeafSA, each with a student workbook, to help guide you through the course at home.

• Trainers Auslan Reference Dictionary, Workshop Worksheets and Plans, Hearing Educational Kit. Over 1000 signs, 300 pages, plus extra reference charts and storage pockets.

• Kangan Batman TAFE DVDs Auslan Practice 1 and 2. Also available on CD-Rom for quick access to signs and sections.