Year 10 Samoan
10SAM Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms Lemalu.
Recommended Prior LearningStudents who have studied Tongan in years 7-9 or have prior knowledge of the language.
This course is in line with level 4 of the Learning Languages Curriculum. Students will continue to build on what they have learned in Year 9. In addition, students will learn to construct simple texts, and describe aspects of their own background and immediate environment and to express and respond to personal needs and interests. Topics like Extended Family, Food preparation, Weather, Directions, Myths and Legends are just some of the topics students will be studying and talk about using Samoan language. The skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing will be an integral part of their learning and students will be assessed on these skills. It is hoped that students of Samoan, at the completion of this course will learn to appreciate their culture, values and its relevance to their everyday life. Gagana Samoa in this level is a Semester course.
Course Overview
Semester 1
Gagana Samoa is a Semester course in Year 10. This course is a continuation of what they have learnt in Year 9 Samoan. There is a set of vocabulary for Level 1 to learn, and this list will be taught in year 10 to ensure that students will be able to know their meaning and how to use them in sentences or writing and speaking in Level 1. Apart from that, students will learn to write simple, structured paragraphs, and be able to proof read their work. They will also learn to write and orally present simple presentation in gift giving or how to cook a traditional dish, and learn to carrying out conversations and interviews, and describing aspects of their own background and immediate environment.
Semester 2
Gagana Samoa is a Semester course in Year 10 and new cohorts will start in Gagana Samoa in Semester 2. This course is a continuation of what they have learnt in Year 9 Samoan. There is a set of vocabulary for Level 1 to learn, and this list will be taught in year 10 to ensure that students will be able to know their meaning and how to use them in sentences or writing and speaking in Level 1. Apart from that, students will learn to write simple, structured paragraphs, and be able to proof read their work. They will also learn to write and orally present simple presentation in gift giving or how to cook a traditional dish, and learn to carry out conversations and interviews, and describing aspects of their own background and immediate environment. Two internal assessments will be done in this level.
Assessment Policy & Procedures Pathway Career Pathways
Historian, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, 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
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery1 x Exercise book
blue, black, and red pens and pencil
eraser, ruler, 1 glue stick, coloured pencils.
Chrome books / Samoan dictionary