St Mary’s College (Wellington) St Mary’s College (Wellington)

Level 1 Samoan

11SA
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Taimalelagi.

Recommended Prior Learning

Students must have prior knowledge or studied at least one year of Samoan at school. (Curriculum level 4 expected)


This course is working towards NCEA level 1. Students will consolidate their knowledge about the culture and the language to be able to communicate in Samoan related to everyday contexts.

20 Credits

1.1 Interact in spoken Gagana Sāmoa to share and respond to information, ideas, and opinions. Internal, 5 Credits.

1.2 Communicate in Gagana Sāmoa in relation to a cultural context. Internal, 5 Credits.

1.3 Demonstrate understanding of written Gagana Sāmoa related to everyday contexts. External, 5 Credits.

1.4 Demonstrate understanding of spoken Gagana Sāmoa related to everyday contexts. External, 5 Credits.


Subject Overview

Term 1
Introduction.
Grammar and writing.
"Siva Samoa" How has Siva Samoa evolved and changed over time?
Communication internal 1.1.

Term 2
Cultural ceremonies.
Fa'alavelave, how to conduct different cultural ceremonies eg. si'i alofa, sua, ie toga.

Term 3
Practice spoken Samoan.
Uo mamae - My best friend.
Interaction internal 1.2.

Term 4
Revision for NCEA externals

Learning Areas:

Languages and Te Reo Māori


Assessment Information

Student have the opportunity to gain 20 credits. There two internal assessments and two externals.
Most of the assessment have a cultural knowledge required about Fa a Samoa. We will explore this in class.

Pathway

Level 2 Samoan

Career Pathways

Historian, Flight Attendant, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Translator, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Speech-Language Therapist, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser, Intelligence Officer, Court Registry Officer, Career Consultant


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Notebook size b5


Disclaimer

All subject selections are provisional only and are subject to:

and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Learning Area for that subject.