Tamil: Second Language

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

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

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 6724 | Hanneke.Rekelhof@scsa.wa.edu.au