Tamil: Second Language

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

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