Tamil: Second Language

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

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