Mangere College
10 Tongan
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs F. Bloomfield.
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 Tongan 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.
Course Overview
Term 1
1. Reading Comprehension
-Able to read and understand/ able to answer
questions
3. Writing
-Able to Write in Lea Faka-Tonga
Term 2
1. Writing
Email, Poem paragraph in Lea Faka-Tonga
2. Speech
Familiar topics/ Tongan Celebrations/ Family
Term 3
1. Interaction
Family / Tongan Celebration
2. Tongan Language week. Writing Poem/ Dancing
Term 4
1. Writing
2. Reading assessment
3. Listening Assessment
Recommended Prior Learning
Students must take our Year 9 Tongan classes or the approval from HOD.
- Listening, Reading, Writing, Debating and Speaking skills
- Able to communicate and interact in simple Lea Faka-Tonga with their peers
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
1. 2 x 2 B4 or 2B5 hard cover Exercise Book
2. 15-20 leaf Clear folder
Pathway
Looking Ahead:
• Level 1 Tongan
• Tertiary level study - Languages, Pacific Studies
• A diverse range of careers stem from language study - e.g. journalist, politician, police, teacher, social work, Court interpreter, lawyer, doctor,
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