German: Second Language

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

The German: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in German, 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 German: 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

German: 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

German: Second Language

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