Tamil: Second Language

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

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 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6724 | Hanneke.Rekelhof@scsa.wa.edu.au

Tamil: Second Language

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