German: Second Language

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

The German: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in German, 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 German: 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

German: 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