Punjabi: Second Language

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

The Punjabi: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in Punjabi, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.

Pre-primary to Year 10

Punjabi: 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 9442 9434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au

Punjabi: Second Language

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