French: Second Language

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

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