Tamil: Second Language

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

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 6724 | Hanneke.Rekelhof@scsa.wa.edu.au