Western Australian Aboriginal Languages: Noongar (Language Revival)

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

The Western Australian Aboriginal Languages: Noongar (Language Revival) subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in Noongar, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.

Pre-primary to Year 10

Western Australian Aboriginal Languages: Noongar (Language Revival) 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 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au

Western Australian Aboriginal Languages: Noongar (Language Revival)

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