L2 Tongan
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Lute Langi.
The overall theme of Level 2 Tongan has extended from ‘you’ alone in Level 1 Tongan, to ‘you and those around you’. That is, those with whom you collaborate and cooperate with in your day to day life. You will begin to engage in sustained interactions, produce extended texts and communicate your thoughts and interpretations in topics that are relevant to you and those around you. You will be assessed in listening, speaking, reading and writing standards.
Pre-requisites: Achieved at least 5 credits from L1TON, or with HOD approval
Approximate Credits: 19
Materials Fee: Nil
Subject Overview
Term 1
Students will be learning about:
Recap – Revisiting the topics learnt in Junior School:
• Greetings, Introduction, Vocabulary, Formulaic Expressions
Spoken presentation:
* Tongan wedding
* Differences between weddings in Tonga and New Zealand
* Structure of spoken presentation – Intro/Body/Conclusion
Term 2
Students will be learning about:
1. Dreams: what you would/would not buy/where you would live and why /whether you would give some of your winnings to others/ how your win might affect relationships with family and friends, how your win might change you as a person/ how your win might influence your future.
2. Travels: schooling (including comparisons with the New Zealand system / transport (getting around by public transport/ food and meals/ opportunities for employment/ how people use their leisure time / things to do and see/ important cultural differences.
3. My place is best - compare and contrast.
4. The school ball.
Term 3
Students will be learning about:
* Different types of writings
1. Reviews: Short Tongan film - Structure/format, title/setting/characters/ summary/morals.
2. Share an opinion on an issue.
3. Creative story.
* Preparation for Mock exam
Term 4
Students will be:
* preparing for the External exam.
* going over past exam papers.
Recommended Prior Learning
Achieved at least 5 credits from L1TON, or with HOD approval.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
A chromebook
1x 2B5 Exercise book
Pens
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Lea Faka-Tonga 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in Lea Faka-Tonga that communicates information, ideas and opinions
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Lea Faka-Tonga 2.3 - Interact using spoken Lea Faka-Tonga to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations
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Lea Faka-Tonga 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Lea Faka-Tonga text(s) on familiar matters
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Lea Faka-Tonga 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in Lea Faka-Tonga to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts