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 test2) Tautalaga - Spoken presentation
3) Talanoaga - Conversation
4) Suega faitau - Reading Comprehension
5) Suega tusitusi - Essay writing
Pathway Possibilities
Game Developer, Hairdresser/Barber, Photographer, Baker, Counsellor, Trainer, Interpreter, Musician, Driving Instructor, Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Nanny/Child Carer, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Recreation Co-ordinator, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide,