German: Second Language

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

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.Belot@scsa.wa.edu.au