Tamil: Second Language

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

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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