Level 1 Gagana Samoa
100SAM Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms Lemalu, Mrs Langi.
Recommended Prior Learning- Learning Samoan in the junior Year 9 & 10.
- Have prior knowledge of the Samoan language
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
This course will involve learning to write, to speak, to read and to converse in Gagama Samoa relatively well. 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. Students can understand and produce a variety of text types. Skills of reading, speaking, listening, writing, conversing, presenting, expressing and justifying own opinions will all be taught. There will be 2 Standards assessed as Internal Assessment and 2 standards will be externally assessed in November. After Semester 1, an option will be given to students to take other new subjects and we may have new learners of the language in class who will repeat what was offered in Semester 1. Those who will opt to take new subjects are still given the opportunity to take the Externals in Gagana Samoa provided they do attend the revision sessions in Term 4.
Course Overview
Semester 1
In Semester One, students will continue their learning of Gagana Samoa which will enable them to gain skills and knowledge that can lead to, and support, a variety of personal and career pathways. In Semester 1, Two Internal assessments will be offered to students. The first one AS 92032 focuses on developing student ability to interact in spoken Gagana Samoa to share and respond to information, ideas, and opinions. The second Internal assessment AS 92033 is intended for students to demonstrate their ability to communicate in Gagana Samoa in relation to a cultural context. Both standards are 5 credits each. Two External standards (92034 & 92035) will also be offered, and these are examined in November and students who will opt to do these externals will prepare for it in Term 4.
If students choose to continue with learning Gagana Samoa in Semester 2, you are allowed to do that. But if you choose to change to another option, but still wants to do the externals, you can do that too, but you must come back in Term 4 and attend the revision sessions for the External Exams.
Semester 2
In Semester One, students will continue their learning of Gagana Samoa which will enable them to gain skills and knowledge that can lead to, and support, a variety of personal and career pathways. In Semester 1, two Internal assessments will be offered to students. The first one AS 92032 focuses on developing student ability to interact in spoken Gagana Samoa to share and respond to information, ideas, and opinions. The second Internal assessment AS 92033 is intended for students to demonstrate their ability to communicate in Gagana Samoa in relation to a cultural context. Both standards are 5 credits each. Two External standards (92034 & 92035) will also be offered, and these are examined in November and students who will opt to do these externals will prepare for it in Term 4. The total credits for the two externals are 10 credits.
Assessment Policy & Procedures Pathway
There are a variety of personal and career pathways that students can pursue with the skills and knowledge gained in studying Gagana Samoa. Those career pathways include being a:
A secondary teacher of language, Presenter at Radio stations or TV, work in the Media, a musician, interpreter & translator, Foreign policy officer, Law, technicians, Data entry operators, Immigrations officer, Police officer, Tour guide, Air hostess, travel consultant, etc.
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/StationeryContributions
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