L3 Samoan (KA) - Full Year

Course Overview

In this Samoan course you will gain knowledge of Samoan by developing skills in listening, spoken presentation, reading and writing. Students will sit both internally and externally assessed standards. External standards will be assessed at the end of the year as an examination. Internal assessments in Samoan will be assessed in School according to the course outline your teacher will be giving you at the beginning of the year. This course will lead to Tertiary Education levels.

Throughout the year there will be an opportunity of sitting three internal assessment standards and three external achievement standards.  The course offers 24 credits, but most students will complete 19 - 24 credits

Topics covered include:

• Faafeiloaiga – Formal greetings

• Aiga lautele ma o latou mataifaioi: Extended family and responsibilities

• Lauga Fa`asamoa- Speech – Lauga faafetai- Samoan Oratory/Traditional Speech

• Faafiafiaga Faasamoa - Samoan Performance.

• Mau movement – How Samoa became independence

• Religious events and history - Tala`aga ole Lotu ma Tala`aga o Samoa mai Anamua

• Other Traditional cultural events eg; Ava ceremony - Aganuu Fa`asamoa

• Tala i mea o Tutupu - Current events