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Key Facts: SACE Stage 2 Auslan (continuers) Exam
4 Strands
Deaf Culture, Phonology, Visual Grammar, and Interpreting Ethics
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1989
Year Auslan was named by Trevor Johnston in the first dictionary
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1Who established the first school for Deaf children in Australia (the Sydney Deaf and Dumb Institution) in 1860?
A.Thomas Pattison
B.Ernest Coleman
C.Trevor Johnston
D.Samuel Heinicke
Explanation: Thomas Pattison, a Deaf immigrant from Scotland, opened the first Australian school for Deaf children in Sydney in 1860. Ernest Coleman opened a school in Melbourne in 1860; Trevor Johnston named Auslan in 1989; Samuel Heinicke was an 18th-century German oralist educator.
2What does the term 'Deafhood', coined by Dr. Paddy Ladd, primarily emphasize within Deaf culture?
A.A medical diagnosis of profound sensorineural hearing impairment
B.A affirmative, process-oriented cultural identity and lived Deaf experience
C.The complete reliance on oralism and speechreading without sign language
D.An audiometric threshold exceeding 90 decibels across all frequencies
Explanation: Paddy Ladd coined 'Deafhood' to describe Deaf identity as a positive, evolving cultural journey and ontological mode of being, contrasting with medicalized definitions of deafness. The other options describe pathological viewpoints or specific educational philosophies.
3In what year was the acronym 'Auslan' (Australian Sign Language) first coined and published by linguist Trevor Johnston?
A.1901
B.1975
C.1989
D.2005
Explanation: Trevor Johnston coined the term 'Auslan' in 1989 with the publication of the first Auslan dictionary ('Auslan: Dictionary of the Sign Language of the Australian Deaf Community'). Prior to 1989, the language was referred to informally as Australian Sign Language or Deaf sign.
4Which model of disability views deafness primarily as a unique linguistic minority culture with its own language and social norms?
A.Pathological model
B.Medical model
C.Socio-cultural model
D.Deficit model
Explanation: The socio-cultural model frames Deaf people as members of a distinct linguistic and cultural minority who use sign language, rather than individuals with a medical pathology or deficit. Pathological, medical, and deficit models focus on hearing loss as a physical disorder to be cured.
5What concept, formulated by Bauman and Murray, reframes deafness as a sensory and human enrichment that contributes positively to cognitive, visual, and social diversity?
A.Deaf Gain
B.Audism
C.Oralism
D.Presbycusis
Explanation: 'Deaf Gain' reframes hearing loss as a net gain for humanity, emphasizing visual language acquisition, spatial intelligence, and rich cultural traditions. Audism is discrimination against Deaf people; oralism is a speech-only educational movement; presbycusis is age-related hearing decline.
6What is considered a culturally appropriate method to gain the attention of a Deaf person across a room in a Deaf community gathering?
A.Shouting their name loudly multiple times
B.Flicking the overhead lights once or twice
C.Stamping forcefully on concrete or carpeted ground repeatedly
D.Throwing a hard object toward their back
Explanation: Flicking lights on and off once or twice is a standard, polite Deaf cultural norm for securing group or distant attention. Shouting is ineffective; throwing hard objects is dangerous and rude; heavy floor stamping is reserved for specific timber floors or urgent alerts.
7Which historical event in 1880 had a devastating international impact on Deaf education by banning sign languages in schools worldwide in favor of oralism?
A.The Congress of Milan
B.The Treaty of Versailles
C.The Declaration of Helsinki
D.The Sydney Education Convention
Explanation: The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf in Milan (1880) voted to ban sign language in Deaf education, leading to decades of enforced oralism and sign suppression globally, including in Australia. The other listed conventions are unrelated diplomatic or medical declarations.
8In Deaf cultural etiquette, why is maintaining direct eye contact during conversation considered crucial?
A.It acts as a physical substitute for auditory volume adjustments
B.It demonstrates active listening, respect, and continuous visual linguistic input
C.It allows the signer to measure the exact distance to the listener's eyes
D.It prevents the signer from executing incorrect handshapes
Explanation: Eye contact in Deaf culture functions as the primary channel for visual reception, non-manual grammar, and feedback. Breaking eye contact without signing a pause marker is equivalent to walking away or covering one's ears in spoken conversation.
9What national peak advocacy organization represents Deaf Auslan users across Australia?
A.Deaf Australia
B.National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
C.Australian Hearing Services
D.Deaf Children Australia
Explanation: Deaf Australia (formerly the Australian Association of the Deaf, founded in 1986) is the national peak representative organization run by Deaf people for Deaf Auslan users. NDIA manages government funding; Australian Hearing provides audiological services; Deaf Children Australia focuses specifically on youth services.
10In Auslan storytelling and Deaf performing arts, what performance style relies heavily on precise visual expressions, role shifts, and body movement without fingerspelling or spoken language influence?
A.Visual Vernacular (VV)
B.Cued Speech
C.Signed English
D.Rochester Method
Explanation: Visual Vernacular (VV) is a theatrical Deaf art form combining physical mime, classifier handshapes, cinematic camera angles, and dramatic facial expressions to convey complex narratives. Cued Speech, Signed English, and Rochester Method are artificial manual representations of spoken language.
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