German: Second Language

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

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