Free online courseAuslan Australian Sign Language

Course Description

Learn to communicate more confidently with Deaf Auslan users by building practical Australian Sign Language skills you can use straight away. This free online course guides you from the essentials to richer, more natural signing, helping you feel comfortable greeting people, introducing yourself, and keeping conversations flowing in everyday situations. Whether you are learning for work, study, family, or personal growth, you will develop a strong foundation that supports clear, respectful communication.

You will start by training your hands, eyes, and memory with core basics such as greetings and fingerspelling, then grow your vocabulary into the kinds of words and expressions that appear constantly in real life. As your confidence improves, you will begin to understand how Auslan uses space, movement, and facial expression to add meaning, so your signing becomes more accurate and easier to understand. Along the way, you will also practise asking and answering questions naturally, a key skill for day-to-day interactions.

The course supports communication across common contexts like food, shopping, time, travel, family, feelings, health, and home life. You will also explore important concepts that shape effective signing, including pronouns, tense, directional and depicting signs, role shift, lip patterns, and the visual nature of Auslan. These elements help you move beyond isolated signs and into connected language that better reflects how people actually sign.

Designed for beginners and those returning to Auslan, the lessons build steadily toward more expressive language and useful phrases, including communication needs in community and workplace settings. You will also gain awareness around deafness, signing etiquette, and inclusive interaction, making your learning not only practical, but socially meaningful. By the end, you will be better prepared to participate, assist, and connect using Auslan with clarity and confidence.