French: Second Language

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

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 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6725 | Sonia.Low@scsa.wa.edu.au

French: Second Language

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