Tamil: Second Language

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

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

Pre-primary to Year 10
Year 7 to Year 10

Tamil: 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 6434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au