Wednesday, May 13 2009
The hottest new iPhone App is the "Auslan Tutor" and a steal at just $50. The best way to learn Auslan is by watching it - and trying it out - and now you can carry 500 of the most common signs in your pocket.
The hottest new iPhone App is the "Auslan Tutor" and a steal at just $50. The best way to learn Auslan is by watching it – and trying it out – and now you can carry 500 of the most common signs in your pocket. An initiative of RIDBC , the portable video-based Australian Sign Language teaching resource was developed with Governement funds to assist families of young deaf children learn Auslan and promote and improve early communication between parent and child. Each sign has 5 corresponding entries which can be viewed on demand as often as necessary. The 5 entries are:
- Handshape – a photo of the handshape used to form the sign
- Single Sign – a video clip demonstrating the single sign
- Phrase – a video clip of the sign used in a phrase
- Sentence – a video clip of the phrase used in a sentence
- Grammar – a text note about Auslan grammar that is pertinent to the sign, phrase, or sentence.
For more, go to your iTunes application and search the iTunes store for "Auslan Tutor". Our favourite sign is "celebrate".