French: Second Language

cognates productive language use collocation mediate compound sentence genre task phoneme framing oracy tone dialect enunciation form-focused learning activities mode synchronous background language adverb language systems/systems of language language face creating multimodal text talk input literacy resources receptive language intonation language patterns text structure create prediction informative texts phonological awareness syntax de-centre biography phonics filler adjective medium script concrete language language features narrative devices language functions macro skills homophone comprehension/comprehending decode verb skimming lexical cohesion directionality language comprehension author communication communicating root of a word authentic (texts/materials)pronunciation content infinitive pragmatics cohesion code-switching audience communicative competence mnemonic speak fluency adverbial learning trajectory intensifiers persuasive texts encode register first language intercultural language teaching and learning language specificity performance alliteration purposeful learning romanisation bilingualism interpret second language accent marks stereotype accuracy informing digraph question stress cues media texts clause complex sentence orthography reflecting morphology idiomatic expressions diaspora character components read digital texts role of language and culture modal verb comprehension strategies textual features/textual conventions understanding culture context convention text types (genres)honorific grapho-phonic knowledge metalanguage language variation and change morpheme identity paralanguage accent pedagogy word borrowing prefix diphthongs socialising digital media suffix imaginative texts auxiliary verb composing noun translating semantic knowledge translation conjunction complexity characters reciprocating scaffolding scanning narrative text processing strategies intercultural capability preposition text pronoun formulaic language

The French: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in French, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.

The design of the Western Australian Curriculum: Languages takes into account different entry points into language learning across Pre-primary to Year 10 to reflect current practice in Languages. For French: Second Language, there are two learning sequences to accommodate these practices: a Pre-primary – Year 10 sequence and a Year 7 – Year 10 sequence.

PRE-PRIMARY TO YEAR 10

YEAR 7 TO YEAR 10

French: Second Language learning area contacts:

Pre-primary to Year 6 : +61 8 9273 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6725 | Sonia.Low@scsa.wa.edu.au