Punjabi: Second Language

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

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

Pre-primary to Year 10

Punjabi: 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 9442 9434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au