Year 7 SyllabusTest
Year 7 Syllabus
Year Level Description
Year 7 Tamil: Second Language builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding required to communicate in the Tamil language developed in Year 6 and focuses on extending students’ oral and written communication skills and their understanding of Tamil language and culture. Some students begin Year 7 with proficiency in languages other than Tamil and bring existing language learning strategies and intercultural awareness to the new experience of learning Tamil. Students’ growing textual knowledge, developed through English literacy, supports their developing Tamil literacy. Skills in analysing, comparing and reflecting on language and culture in both languages are mutually supportive.
In Year 7, students communicate in Tamil, initiating and participating in interactions with peers and known adults to exchange information about and share opinions, thoughts and feelings about people, social events and school experiences. They engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve planning, considering options, negotiating arrangements and participating in transactions. Students access and summarise key information and supporting details from texts. They organise and present information and ideas in texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using language and modes of presentation to suit different audiences and contexts. Students respond to imaginative texts by expressing opinions about the themes and key ideas, values and techniques used to engage and entertain audiences. They create and present simple individual and shared imaginative texts to entertain peers and younger audiences.
Students better understand the systems of the Tamil language when encountered in spoken and written texts. They recognise and experiment with the pattern of sounds for all vowels and consonants of Tamil by reciting and repeating words and phrases in context. Students generate language for purposeful interaction in spoken and written texts by using context-related vocabulary and elements of grammar, such as using இறந்த காலம் and becoming familiar with நிகழ் காலம் and எதிர் காலம் when encountered in familiar expressions and scaffolded language contexts. They continue to build a metalanguage in Tamil to describe grammatical concepts and organise learning resources.
Students recognise that Tamil language is used differently according to the context and situation. They acknowledge that languages change over time and influence one another.
In Year 7, students reflect on changes in their own use of language/s over time, noticing how and when new ways are adopted, or existing ways adapted.
Communicating
Socialising
Initiate and participate in interactions with peers and known adults orally and in writing to exchange information about and share opinions, thoughts and feelings on people, social events and school experiences; for example, என் சகோதரி என்னைக் கோபம் அடையச் செய்தாள் ஏனெனில் …; நேற்று இரவு நான் என் நண்பர்களுடன் திரையரங்கத்திற்குச் சென்றேன்.; எனக்கு இசை/
கணினி/கணிதம் விருப்பம்/விருப்பமில்லை.; நீங்கள்/நீ மீண்டும் இவ்வருடம் படிப்பதென்றால் …
Engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve planning; for example, hosting a Tamil class or visitor, or organising an excursion to a South Indian restaurant, the cinema, a music concert, or a Tamil Association Open Day Function or Market considering options, negotiating arrangements and participating in transactions
Informing
Access and summarise key information and supporting details from texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds
Organise and present information and ideas on texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using language and modes of presentation to suit different audiences and contexts
Creating
Respond to imaginative texts, such assongs, poems, plays or stories, by expressing opinions about the themes and key ideas, values and techniques used to engage and entertain audiences
Create and present simple individual and shared imaginative texts that involve imagined characters, places and experiences to entertain peers and younger audiences
Translating
Translate texts and compare their own translation to classmates’, noticing when it is difficult to transfer meaning from one language to the other
Reflecting
Interact and engage with members of the Tamil‑speaking community to share and compare aspects of culture that affect communication and notice how own culture impacts on language use; for example, ways of expressing feelings, or politeness protocols associated with social events
Consider how their own biography – including personal experiences, family origins, traditions and beliefs, interests and experience – influences their identity and communication
Understanding
Systems of language
Recognise that in Tamil, the 12 vowels and 18 consonants combine to form vowel- consonant sounds that follow the pattern of sounds for all consonants of the Tamil language; for example, 12 உயிர் எழுத்துகள், 18 மெய் எழுத்துகள், 216 உயிர்மெய் எழுத்துகள்
Recognise and use the hard consonants and their conjunctions with soft consonants (இன எழுத்துகள்); for example, (ங்-க்) (ஞ்-ச்) (ண்-ட்) (ந்-த்) (ம்-ப்) (ன்-ற்)
Understand and write the
- 12 vowels: அ, ஆ, இ, ஈ, உ, ஊ, எ, ஏ, ஐ, ஒ, ஓ, ஔ
- Ayutha letter (ஆய்த எழுத்து); ஃ
- 18 consonants: க், ங், ச், ஞ், ட், ண், த், ந், ப், ம், ய், ர், ல், வ், ழ், ள், ற், ன்
- 216 composite letters
Identify the sound of three groups of consonants as வல்லினம் (க், ச், ட், த், ப், ற்), மெல்லினம் (ங், ஞ், ண், ந், ம், ன்), இடையினம் (ய், ர், ல், வ், ழ், ள்); for example, தமிழ் - த (வல்லினம்) மி (மெல்லினம்) ழ் (இடையினம்)
Generate language for a range of purposes in spoken and written texts by using context-related vocabulary and applying elements of the Tamil grammatical system, including:
- describing the various noun types (thing, place, period, part, abstract and gerund); for example, கடிகாரம், நாடு, காலை, கை, நல்லவள், நடிப்பு
- describing qualities of people using adjectives of character and appearance; for example, கோபக்காரன், கருணை உள்ளம் படைத்தவன், நகைச்சுவையுணர்வு கொண்டவர், நல்ல குணம் படைத்தவர்.
- using singular and plural possessive adjectives; for example, ராமன் பையைத் தொலைத்து விட்டான்.; அவர்களின் பெற்றோர்கள் வயதானவர்கள்.
- describing possession using possessive pronouns and in noun-adjective phrases; for example, என் தந்தை உயரமானவர்.; என் தாயார் நல்லவர்.
- indicating quantity using plurals; for example, பழங்கள், பூனைகள், மூன்று புத்தகங்கள், நிறையப் புத்தகங்கள்
- demonstrating the use of suitable pronouns for singular and plural nouns; for example, அவன்/அவள் - அவர்கள்
- learning to use possessive adjectives in their first-, second- and third-person forms when talking about family and possessions; for example, என் குடும்பம், உன் குடும்பம், அவன் குடும்பம்
- learning to use adverbs to qualify verbs; for example, அதிகமாக, பெரும்பாலும், ஏறக்குறைய, கிட்டத்தட்ட, முக்கியமாக
- using cardinal and ordinal numbers in familiar contexts and modelled language, such as with age, date, time and describing the school day; for example, ஒன்று, மூன்று, இரண்டாவது, ஐந்தாவது; முதல் வகுப்பு காலை எட்டு மணிக்குத் தொடங்கும்.
- observing the relationship between gender and verb endings; for example, அமலன் வருகிறான்.; கோமதி வருகிறாள்.; அவர்கள் வருகிறார்கள்.
- locating events in time – for example, days, dates, and months, such as சனிக்கிழமை, ஆடி மாதம், டிசம்பர், வார இறுதி நாள் – and referring to the past and future using time indicators, such as நேற்று, இன்று, நாளை
- using past tense, present tense and future tense; for example, நான் விருந்துக்குச் சென்றேன்.; நான் தோசை சாப்பிடுகிறேன்.; நான் கூடைப்பந்து விளையாடுவேன்.
- connecting or elaborating clauses by using joining words to create complex sentences, such as ஆகையால்; for example, அவன் குறிப்பட்ட நேரத்திற்குச் சென்றதால் விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் தாமதமின்றி கலந்து கொள்ள முடிந்ததது.
- making comparisons, such as அதேசமயம், and indicating similarities and differences; for example, வெவ்வேறு, சமமான
- using adjectival participles and adverbial participles in sentences; for example, செய்ய, நடக்க, நிற்க; ஆசிரியர் சொல்கின்ற கதைகள் பயனுள்ளவை.; இசையைக் கேட்க விரும்புகிறேன்.
- using joining words and split words without change; for example, இயல்புப்புணர்ச்சி , மாலை+நேரம்=மாலைநேரம்; பிறந்த+நாள்=பிறந்தநாள்
- expressing likes and dislikes using பிடிக்கும்/பிடிக்காது, விருப்பம்/விருப்பமில்லை
- seeking information using a range of question words; for example, யார்? எது? எப்படி? எவ்வளவு? எங்கு? எங்கே? எதிலிருந்து? எங்கிருந்து? எப்போது?
- using exclamations; for example, காப்பாற்றுங்கள்! ஓ! அதுவா! ஐயோ!
- conveying best wishes using exclamatory verbs; for example, நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!; பாராட்டுகள்!
- becoming familiar with imperatives; for example, அமருங்கள்!, வாருங்கள்!
- showing understanding of vowels by reciting single-line verses where each verse starts with a vowel in sequence; for example, அறம் செய்ய விரும்பு, ஆறுவது சினம், இயல்வது கரவேல்
- using joining words and split words without change, for example, joining words without change, இயல்புப்புணர்ச்சி); மாலை+நேரம்=மாலைநேரம்
பிறந்த+நாள்=பிறந்தநாள்
for example split words with out change, வாழ்த்துமடல் = வாழ்த்து+மடல்
Continue to build a metalanguage to describe grammatical concepts and to organise learning resources
Understand the structures, conventions and purpose associated with a range of texts created for information exchange or social interaction
Language variation and change
Explore how elements of communication, such as gestures, facial expressions and choice of language, vary according to context and situation
Reflect on changes in their own use of language(s) over time, noticing how and when new ways are adopted or existing ways adapted; for example, பீஸ்சா, கேக்
Role of language and culture
Understand that language use reflects cultural expression, assumptions and perspectives; for example, using culturally appropriate gestures when greeting
Achievement standard
At standard, students use familiar language when initiating and participating in spoken and written interactions in Tamil to exchange information about people, social events and school experiences. Students engage, with guidance, in the planning of Tamil events or activities and participating in transactions. They access and summarise some key information and supporting details, and they organise and present information and ideas on texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using language and modes of presentation to suit audience and context. They express simple opinions and describe some of the themes, key ideas and techniques used in imaginative texts, and create and present simple imaginative texts to entertain peers and younger audiences. They translate texts, with some inaccuracies, noticing when it is difficult to transfer meaning from one language to the other. Students interact with Tamil speakers to share and compare some aspects of culture that affect communication and notice how their own culture impacts on language use. They also consider how their own biography influences their identity and communication.
Students better understand the Tamil sound and writing systems, using familiar vocabulary related to people, social events and school experiences, and applying elements of grammar in spoken and written texts, with a satisfactory level of accuracy. They describe how the Tamil language works, using some relevant metalanguage to organise learning resources. Students apply the structures, conventions and purpose associated with a range of texts created for information exchange or social interaction. They discuss how elements of communication and choice of language vary according to context and situation and reflect on changes in their use of language/s over time, noticing how and when new ways are adopted, or existing ways adapted.
Year Level Description
Year 7 Tamil: Second Language builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding required to communicate in the Tamil language developed in Year 6 and focuses on extending students’ oral and written communication skills and their understanding of Tamil language and culture. Some students begin Year 7 with proficiency in languages other than Tamil and bring existing language learning strategies and intercultural awareness to the new experience of learning Tamil. Students’ growing textual knowledge, developed through English literacy, supports their developing Tamil literacy. Skills in analysing, comparing and reflecting on language and culture in both languages are mutually supportive.
In Year 7, students communicate in Tamil, initiating and participating in interactions with peers and known adults to exchange information about and share opinions, thoughts and feelings about people, social events and school experiences. They engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve planning, considering options, negotiating arrangements and participating in transactions. Students access and summarise key information and supporting details from texts. They organise and present information and ideas in texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using language and modes of presentation to suit different audiences and contexts. Students respond to imaginative texts by expressing opinions about the themes and key ideas, values and techniques used to engage and entertain audiences. They create and present simple individual and shared imaginative texts to entertain peers and younger audiences.
Students better understand the systems of the Tamil language when encountered in spoken and written texts. They recognise and experiment with the pattern of sounds for all vowels and consonants of Tamil by reciting and repeating words and phrases in context. Students generate language for purposeful interaction in spoken and written texts by using context-related vocabulary and elements of grammar, such as using இறந்த காலம் and becoming familiar with நிகழ் காலம் and எதிர் காலம் when encountered in familiar expressions and scaffolded language contexts. They continue to build a metalanguage in Tamil to describe grammatical concepts and organise learning resources.
Students recognise that Tamil language is used differently according to the context and situation. They acknowledge that languages change over time and influence one another.
In Year 7, students reflect on changes in their own use of language/s over time, noticing how and when new ways are adopted, or existing ways adapted.