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Level 1 Gagana Samoa

100SAM
Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

Recommended Prior Learning



This course will involve learning how to form sentence and paragraph structures. You will gain knowledge of Samoan by developing skills in listening, spoken presentation, reading and writing.  An important component of the course is learning about their culture and key events in the history of their nation. Students are expected to understand and produce more complex language. They can communicate using present, past and future tenses and can understand and produce a variety of text types.  There will be 2 Standards assessed as Internal Assessment and 2 standards will be externally assessed in November. Practice exams will be offered to students in Terms 2 and 3. 


Course Overview

Semester 1
In Semester one the emphasis is on producing an interaction and communication in Samoan in relation to a cultural context. In interaction, students are expected to use unrehearsed exchanges, a range of language and interactive strategies to enhance interaction. In communication, breadth of vocabulary, the use of more complex language instead of simple sentences, using present, past and future tenses, sharing and justifying information and ideas are important.

Semester 2
In Semester two, the emphasis is on the external examination, which will be on understanding of reading and spoken Samoan. Learning to write, read and listen to a variety of text types are important components of the preparation. Students will learn to share and justify their ideas and opinions, and to use a range of vocabulary. Skills of reading, listening, making notes from listening texts, ability to interpret information and understand the underlying meaning, and writing winning answers, will be emphasized.

Learning Areas:

Languages


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway

Level 2 Gagana Samoa

Career Pathways

Historian, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Technical Writer, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Occupational Therapist, Private Teacher/Tutor, Probation Officer, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Speech-Language Therapist, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser, Intelligence Officer, Court Registry Officer, Career Consultant, Community Development Worker, Youth Worker


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Contributions
Students will be expected to participate in the Samoan Language Week Celebration and Polyfest (if a group is put together)

Stationery
1 Exercise book
1 Samoan - English dictionary (if possible)
2 Black or Blue and 1 Red pens, pencil and a pack of colored pencil


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