Tamil: Second Language

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

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