Year 10 Gagana Sāmoa
10SAM Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr S. Nofoaiga.
Recommended Prior LearningThe course develops students’ abilities to communicate in interactive, dialogic Samoan through speaking, reading and writing. Therefore a key generic expectation for learners taking Gagana Samoa at year 10 level is the basic and shared understanding of what Samoan language is about and the basis of Samoan culture known as Faasamoa that encompasses this treasured gagana or language.
Learners at year 10 must at least have the basic knowledge of the following
- Samoan alphabet
- Samoan phonics and phonetics especially with syllables/syllabic sounds
- differentiating between Samoan sounding of vowels as opposed to English.
- basic counting in Samoan
O lēnei matā’upu e tatau ona aveina e alo ma fanau ua iai sina malamalamaaga ma se silafia i le uiga o le olaga o tagata Samoa aemaise i le gagana ma le aganuu. O le iloa lea e mafai ona faalauteleina i lenei tausaga. E aoaoina lenei gagana o se gagana lua ae le faatusatusaina i le gagana Samoa o loo aoaoina ai alo ma fanau o loo aooga ma aumau i Samoa.
Talofa lava! This course is for students who want to begin learning Samoan or who already speak Samoan.
The course develops students’ abilities to communicate in interactive, dialogic Samoan through speaking, reading and writing. The course revolves mainly around the language of songs, food preparation as well as daily nuances, both formal “t” and informal “k” used at home, school and or church.
O lēnei matā’upu e atia’e ai le tomai ma le iloa o le fānau e fa’asoa i le gagana tautala, o le gagana o aso uma e ala i le fa’alogo, tautala, faitau ma le tusitusi. E patino le taga’i i le gagana e fa’aaogā i pese ma fatuga, gasesega o taumafa, fa’apea ai le gagana ma vaogagana e aofia ai le tautala lelei i le “t” po’o le gagana o aso uma e fa’aogā ai le gagana “k”. O le ‘a su’esu’eina ai le gagana e fa’aaogā i le ‘āiga, ā’oga ma le lotu.
The topics are:
•Aiga - Family
•Describing People
•Celebrations
•Times and Daily Routines
•A'oga -School
•Mea'ai ma mea'inu taumafa - Food and Drink
Successful completion of this course will lead to NCEA Level 1,2,3 Gagana Samoa
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Course Overview
Term 1
WHO AM I?
Students should be able to:
1. interpret meaning from spoken or written texts, identify key details, and respond appropriately;
2. interact in everyday conversation, using variations of learnt words and phrases;
3. apply their knowledge of vocabulary and structures to produce and manipulate learnt phrases and sentences;
4. make connections between visual features of gagana Sāmoa and cultural values;
5. make comparisons between language(s).
Term 2
CULTURAL EVENTS
Students should be able to:
1. use forms of language, gesture, and movement that are appropriate to special events and situations;
2. assist with preparations for particular cultural events;
3. understand family roles and relationships within wider contexts;
4. recognise and express fa‘aaloalo and tautua in a range of situations and contexts;
5. make comparisons between cultures.
Term 3
READING AND VOCAB BUILDING
Learning Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
1. recognise and respond to information and ideas in oral, written, and visual texts;
2. initiate and maintain short conversations;
3. interpret and create texts using appropriate language conventions;
4. respond to and present ideas, using visual and verbal features in a range of media and a variety of text types;
5. make comparisons between languages.
Term 4
LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS IN CONVERSATIONAL SAMOA
Students should be able to:
1. recognise and respond to information and ideas in oral, written, and visual texts;
2. initiate and maintain short conversations;
3. interpret and create texts using appropriate language conventions;
4. respond to and present ideas, using visual and verbal features in a range of media and a variety of text types;
5. make comparisons between languages.
Year 10 options subjects, Languages
Assessment Policy & Procedures Pathway
Level 1 Gagana Sāmoa (SAM101), Level 2 and 3 Gagana Sāmoa (SAM203)
Learning languages like Samoan will lead to many different career pathways including teaching, translating and interpreting which is a massive need in numerous workplaces and environments and opportunities to work in multi-ethnic workspaces where an understanding and openness to Pasifika cultures and languages are a requirement.
Career PathwaysHotel/Motel Manager, Deckhand, Workplace Relations Adviser, Travel Agent/Adviser, Acupuncturist, Receptionist, Advertising Specialist, Author, Journalist, Communications Professional, Technical Writer, Personal Assistant, Marketing Specialist, Counsellor, Trainer, Interpreter, Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Primary School Teacher, Translator, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery2 x 1B5 exercise books, 1 x notebook