Indonesian: Second Language

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

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

Indonesian: 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 6382 | Lisa.Djanegara@scsa.wa.edu.au