Indonesian: Second Language

lexical cohesion comprehension/comprehending first language imaginative texts idiomatic expressions text structure intercultural language teaching and learning code-switching orthography register communicative competence diaspora composing identity literacy resources audience stereotype productive language use mode macro skills language systems/systems of language suffix accent marks digital texts digraph filler formulaic language medium reflecting learning trajectory authentic (texts/materials)language functions script stress clause mediate scaffolding word borrowing convention cohesion creating alliteration culture cognates content morphology language variation and change cues phonics characters encode input talk intercultural capability communicating read pedagogy language comprehension prediction bilingualism comprehension strategies text noun prefix pragmatics create understanding directionality character components persuasive texts scanning question compound sentence informative texts complex sentence purposeful learning narrative devices task auxiliary verb preposition infinitive semantic knowledge morpheme background language paralanguage root of a word face translating text types (genres)role of language and culture accuracy speak fluency collocation performance verb digital media accent complexity skimming pronoun pronunciation author interpret tone dialect intensifiers adjective textual features/textual conventions translation homophone receptive language language features adverb intonation synchronous informing reciprocating enunciation oracy modal verb form-focused learning activities socialising de-centre decode mnemonic text processing strategies language genre metalanguage narrative syntax context adverbial phonological awareness communication biography media texts phoneme grapho-phonic knowledge multimodal text second language framing honorific romanisation concrete language diphthongs language specificity conjunction 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 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6382 | Lisa.Djanegara@scsa.wa.edu.au

Indonesian: Second Language

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