Mangere College
9 Samoan
Course Description
Teacher in Charge:
In this course we aim to develop understanding in 9 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:
1) O a`u - Myself
2) Kalama- Grammar
3) O lo`u Aiga - My family
4) O lo`u Aiga potopoto - My extended family
Term 2
Kuata 2 - Week 1 - 10
1) O la`u a'oga - My School
2) Fa'afiafiaga - Samoan Performance
3) O lo`u atunuu Samoa - My Island Samoa
4) Vaiaso ole Gagana Samoa - Samoan Language week and Samoan Independence
Term 3
Kuata 3: Week 1- 10
1) O la`u Tuuaga - My Holidays
2) O lo`u si'osi'omaga - My environment
3) Talatu`u - Myths and Legends
4) Research Assessments
Term 4
Kuata 4: Week 1 - 7
1) Tu ma aga faaaloalo - Cultural activities
2) Tusigatala - Essay writings
3) O la`u taleni - My talents
Recommended Prior Learning
Reading simple Samoan sentences and phrases or stories from the Bible
- Able to converse with their peers in class in Simple Samoan Language
- Able to count numbers/months in Gagana Samoa and introduce themselves in Samoan.
Pathway
Assessment Information
1) Suega faalogo -Listening test2) Tautalaga - Spoken presentation
3) Talanoaga - Conversation
4) Suega faitau - Reading Comprehension
5) Suega tusitusi - Essay writing
6) Fa'afiafiaga - Performance
Pathway Possibilities
Baker, Counsellor, Trainer, Interpreter, Musician, Driving Instructor, Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Game Developer, Hairdresser/Barber, Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Nanny/Child Carer, Photographer, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Recreation Co-ordinator, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide,
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