German: Second Language

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

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