9SAM

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 test
2) Tautalaga - Spoken presentation
3) Talanoaga - Conversation
4) Suega faitau - Reading Comprehension
5) Suega tusitusi - Essay writing
6) Fa'afiafiaga - Performance