Tamil: Second Language

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

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

Pre-primary to Year 10

Tamil: 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 6434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au