Indonesian: Second Language

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

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