நிலை 5

Stage 5 (Year 9 & Year 10)

 

At Balar Malar, we teachTamil K–10 Syllabus developed by NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

 

The study of Tamil in K–10 enables students to communicate with others in Tamil, and to reflect on and understand the nature and role of language and culture in their own lives and the lives of others.

 

NESA syllabuses include agreed Australian Curriculum content and content that clarifies the scope, breadth and depth of learning. The Australian Curriculum achievement standards underpin the syllabus outcomes and the Stage statements for Early Stage 1 to Stage 5.

 

Please refer to the following web page https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-areas/languages/tamil-k-10-2019 to access full syllabus

 

The following are the Syllabus objectives and outcomes for Stage 5 (Year 9 & Year 10) students

Objective

Outcomes

A student:

Interacting

exchanging information, ideas and opinions, and socialising, planning and negotiating*

 

❖     LTA5-1C : manipulates Tamil in sustained interactions to exchange information, ideas and opinions, and make plans and negotiate

Accessing and responding

obtaining, processing and responding to information through a range of spoken, written, digital and/or multimodal texts*

❖     LTA5-2C : identifies and interprets information in a range of texts

❖     LTA5-3C : evaluates and responds to information, opinions and ideas in texts, using a range of formats for specific contexts, purposes and audiences

Composing

creating spoken, written, bilingual, digital and/or multimodal texts*

 

❖     LTA5-4C : experiments with linguistic patterns and structures to compose texts in Tamil, using a range of formats for a variety of contexts, purposes and audiences

Systems of language

understanding the language system, including sound, writing, grammar, text structure; and how language changes over time and place*

 

❖     LTA5-5U : demonstrates how Tamil pronunciation and intonation are used to convey meaning

❖     LTA5-6U : demonstrates understanding of how Tamil writing conventions are used to convey meaning

❖     LTA5-7U : analyses the function of complex Tamil grammatical structures to extend meaning

❖     LTA5-8U : analyses linguistic, structural and cultural features in a range of texts

The role of language and culture

understanding and reflecting on the role of language and culture in the exchange of meaning, and considering how interaction shapes communication and identity*

 

❖     LTA5-9U : explains and reflects on the interrelationship between language, culture and identity

* Speaking, listening, reading and writing skills are integral for students who are developing their acquisition of Tamil. For some students with disability, teachers will need to consider relevant and appropriate adjustments to speaking, listening, reading, writing and communication experiences within the context of the Tamil K–10 Syllabus.

Stage Statement ( Stage 5)

By the end of Stage 5, students manipulate Tamil in sustained interactions with others to exchange information, ideas and opinions. They participate in a range of collaborative tasks, activities and experiences that involve making plans, negotiating and solving problems. They identify and interpret information from a range of written, spoken, visual or multimodal texts, and evaluate and respond in English or Tamil to information, opinions and ideas, using a range of formats for specific contexts, purposes and audiences. They compose informative and imaginative texts to express ideas, attitudes and values, experimenting with linguistic patterns and structures, and using different formats for a variety of contexts, purposes and audiences. They create a range of bilingual texts and resources for the school and wider community.

 

Students apply pronunciation, intonation and phrasing patterns of spoken Tamil. They understand conventions, the Tamil writing system and the systematic nature of Tamil grammatical forms, and use elements of grammar to express complex ideas. They analyse the effects of linguistic and structural features in texts, explaining their interrelationship with context, purpose and audience. They examine the impact of factors such as media, technology, globalisation and popular culture on Tamil.

 

Students explain how and why language use varies according to social and cultural contexts, relationships between participants and textual purpose. They understand that language, culture and communication are interrelated and shaped by each other. They reflect on their intercultural experiences, recognising how cultural identity influences ways of communicating, thinking and behaving.

 

Students with prior learning and/or experience

Students with prior learning and/or experience of Tamil have more developed communicative skills, and knowledge and understanding of language and culture. They initiate and sustain interactions in Tamil with others to share information, feelings, opinions, ideas and points of view. They participate in a range of collaborative tasks, activities and experiences that involve negotiating and solving problems. They obtain, interpret and evaluate information, ideas and opinions from a range of texts, and respond to texts in Tamil or English, using different formats, for specific contexts, purposes and audiences. They compose a variety of informative and imaginative texts in different formats, and create a range of bilingual texts, for different contexts, purposes and audiences.

 

Students apply intonation and phrasing patterns in both formal and informal speech, and apply conventions of the Tamil writing system. They use complex grammatical structures, including a range of verb tenses and subordinate clauses to achieve sophistication in expression, and explain the relationship between context, purpose, audience, linguistic features and cultural elements in a range of personal, reflective, informative and persuasive texts. They research the phenomenon of language change in Tamil-speaking communities, analysing and comparing language use of previous generations with contemporary use. Students analyse the reciprocal relationship between language, culture and communication, and how this relationship reflects values, attitudes and beliefs. They reflect on how their own identity both influences and is shaped by ways of communicating, thinking and behaving.

 

 

Students with a background in Tamil

Students with a background in Tamil have more sophisticated communicative skills, and knowledge and understanding of language and culture. They initiate and sustain interactions in Tamil with others to discuss ideas and points of view, and participate in a range of collaborative tasks, activities and experiences that involve planning, negotiation and debate. They analyse written and spoken texts to identify elements such as viewpoint, theme, stylistic devices, cultural influences and values. They respond in Tamil to information and ideas from different perspectives, using a range of formats for specific contexts, purposes and audiences. They compose a variety of informative and imaginative texts in different formats, experimenting with genre, textual features and stylistic devices, and create a range of bilingual texts, for different contexts, purposes and audiences.

 

Students apply the Tamil sound system in both formal and informal speech, understanding how patterns of rhythm, tempo, stress, pitch and intonation are used to enhance the aesthetic features of texts. They apply complex grammatical structures to enhance communication and achieve particular effects. They explain the relationship between context, purpose, audience, linguistic features and cultural elements in a range of personal, reflective, informative and persuasive texts. They research the phenomenon of language change in Tamil-speaking communities, analysing and comparing language use of previous generations with contemporary use. Students discuss how meanings vary according to cultural assumptions that Tamil and English speakers bring to interactions, and how mutual understanding can be achieved. They reflect on variations in their own language use and communicative and cultural behaviours in Tamil and English-speaking contexts.