L3 Samoan
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Sam Moli.
This course develops from NCEA Level 2. This course will also give an opportunity for students to learn, reflect and write about their own personal lives and their connection to their culture. Students will be able to: recite short texts, describe particular Samoan customs, values and protocols, demonstrate an understanding of some common fa’a Samoa and communicate about themselves and topics which are familiar to them, eg everyday life.
Pre-requisites: 4 credits in L2SAM, or with HOD approval
Approximate Credits: 19
Materials Fee: Nil
Subject Overview
Term 1
- Be exposed to, practise, and enjoy experimenting with a wide range of spoken, written, and visual TL
- Be exposed to key values of Gagana Sāmoa culture, such as alofa, vā, fautasi, fa’asinomaga, tautua
- Recognise that language acquisition involves sustained, repeated practice and explore ways to engage actively and effectively in this process
- Recognise that consistently taking risks and making mistakes when trying out an emerging set of communicative skills are valuable language learning tools
- Connect with those outside the classroom to explore and learn from the community and from examples of Pacific success
- Explore how language and culture affect, and work together in, communication
Term 2
- Engagement with written texts describing and explaining important historical figures and what they did or important historical events and what occurred
- Describe and fully explained the impact of important historical events on Samoan people ( Talune / Influenza , Pulega a Siāmani & Niu Sila i Samoa, Taunu’uga ole
tala lelei, Mau a Samoa, Tūto’atasi o Samoa etc.)
- Describe key people and figures from the history of Samoa ( Tupua Tamasese, Taisi Olaf Nelson, Lauaki Namulauulu Mamoe)
- Organise and lead cultural activities for Samoan language week
- Create a simple profile of a significant person or a key event in Sāmoan history and present this to the class (Tautalaga) along with a personal response
- Focus on language needed to organise a future event: when will it be, where will it take place, who will be invited, what the activities will be, what food will be provided, what we will do to help
- Samoan Cultural Dance workshops where students engage with the language to describe dance styles
Term 3
- Learn and engage in aganu'u Samoa protocols
- Learn and perform an ava ceremony
- Learn and call people as well as presenting (folafola) meaai
- Interact using spoken Samoan to share information and justify ideas and opinions about cultural protocols or issues facing Samoans in Samoa and in Aotearoa
Term 4
- Continue to learn and engage in different Samoan aganu'u protocols
- Prepare for external exams in listening, reading and writing format.
Recommended Prior Learning
4 credits in L2SAM, or with HOD approval
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Chromebook
1x 2B5 exercise book
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.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Samoan 3.2 - Give a clear spoken presentation in Samoan that communicates a critical response to stimulus material
NZQA Info
Samoan 3.3 - Interact clearly using spoken Samoan to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations
NZQA Info
Samoan 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual Samoan texts
NZQA Info
Samoan 3.5 - Write a variety of text types in clear Samoan to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.