Italian: Second Language

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

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

Italian: 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 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au

Italian: Second Language

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