Tamil: Second Language

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

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