French: Second Language

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

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.Belot@scsa.wa.edu.au