10SAM

10 Samoan

Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

In this course we aim to develop understanding in specific key learning areas and skills as follow: 

Skills: Listening             Reading      Presenting

           Speaking             Writing        Debating

         Conversation       Research     Analysing

Students will sit all internally assessed unit standards/ Students will sit an examination at the end of the year. Internal Assessments in Samoan will be assessed in School according to the course outline your teacher will be giving you at the start of the year. There will be 4-5 sets of formative assessments during the year. Speaking test, listening test and the examination at the end of the year.

Specific skills learned  

Communication

In selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will:

Understand and produce information and ideas

Express and respond to personal needs and interests

Use cultural knowledge to communicate appropriately

Language Knowledge 

Students will:

Recognise and describe ways in which the Samoan language is organised. Compare and contrast languages

Cultural Knowledge

Students will:

Recognise and describe ways in which the Samoan culture(s) is (are) organised. Compare and contrast cultural practices.


Course Overview

Term 1
Kuata 1: Week 1- 11
1) Kalama/ Review Year 9 Samoan - Samoan Grammar
- Faamamafa ma Komaliliu / macron and glottal stop
- Tense Indicators
- Pronouns
- Singular/plural
- Noun phrases
- Verb Phrases and Sentence structures
2) Aso o le Vaiaso - Days and Months
3) O a’u /Myself
4) O lo`u Aiga - My family

Term 2
KUATA LONALUA - TERM 2
Week 1 - Week 10
1) O la’u Ekalesia/Lotu
2) Faamatalaina o le taimi /TheTime of the day
Year 10 Essay Writing Assessment 3 – Due week 5 VAIASO OLE GAGANA SAMOA
3) O lo’u atunu’u Samoa/Niu Sila
My country Samoa/NZ
O le fa`amanatuina ole Tutoatasi
Samoan Geography
4) O le Nu`u
Assessment 4: Talanoaga 1/ Conversation
Assessment/ Feedback


Term 3
Kuata lonatolu - Week 1 - 10
1) O TALATU’U/ Myths
2) O meaai Samoa/ Traditional Samoan food.
3) Talanoaga / Conversation
- E faatatau ile faiga o meataumafa Samoa.
- Students research how to make a Samoan food Item
4) O AGANU’U Samoa: Folafolaga - Samoan Cultural events

Term 4
Kuata lonafa : Week 1 - 7
1) Aganu`u Samoa - Cultural activities
2) Tusigatala/tusigasolo :/Essay and poem writing
3) O a`u moemitiga/ My My future Career
4) Kilikiti tournament
Wider Living Week
Review- O au fuafuaga mo le lumana`i.

Recommended Prior Learning

Students must take our Year 9 Samoan classes or the authority from our HOD.

- Listening, Reading, Writing, Debating and Speaking skills

- Able to communicate and interact in simple Gagana Samoa with their peers

Pathway

Assessment Information

1) Suega faalogo -Listening test
2) Tautalaga - Spoken presentation
3) Talanoaga - Conversation
4) Suega faitau - Reading Comprehension
5) Suega tusitusi - Essay writing