Indonesian: Second Language

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

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