SAMN200
This course requires 2 options.

Level 2 Samoan

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms B. Tasele Lafaele.

Further development and understanding of Samoan cultural perspectives.  Students to enhance confidence in their cultural identity, improve social connections and civic participation, and the benefits of being bilingual cognitively.

  • Language Knowledge
  • Cultural Knowledge
  • Key Competencies

This course is leading to level 3 for those wanting to go on to further tertiary education at Victoria University.  This course offered three internals and two externals, which are all endorsement papers. This emphasis on producing a spoken presentation, interaction focusing on part-time interviews, hosting another group (sports, school community) writing on different text types, and expressing their responses in a structured formal way using Samoan Language

Course Overview

Term 1
Learn the Samoan ways and terms of interacting with another person
Learn strategies and different techniques of communication in Samoan.
Learn the differences between formal and informal words.
The different relationships between people and their status
Different types of careers and terminology are used is different sectors of careers.

Term 2
Learn different types of language used on different occasions
For example:
To be a maid of honor/ or a best man at a friend's wedding
Different types of speeches:
Welcome, greeting, acknowledgment, farewell, Orator speeches in the 'ava ceremony, etc.

Term 3
Learn different ways of creating a variety of text types in writing:
* Narrative story,
* Letter writing
* Invitation letter or card
* File. movie, book review
* History

Revisions for DGA school exams end of the term

Term 4
Preparation and revision for external exams
* AS 91143 V2.1 Oral/ spoken exams 5 credits
* AS 91146 V2.4 Written exams 5 credits

Recommended Prior Learning

                   Internals:

1. AS 91144 V2.3 Interview/ Interaction:  4 C   

            Interact using spoken Samoan to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations.  

2. AS 91145 V2.2 Speech/ Tautalaga          5 C

           Give a spoken presentation in Samoa that communicates information, ideas, and opinions.

3 As 91147  V2.5  Written/ Tusigatala       5 C

          Write a variety text types in Samoa to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts.


Externals

3 Week 4—7: Prep for DGA School exams

(Su’ega a le Kolisi i le fa’ai’uga o le tausaga)


4  Preparation for external exams           

4 AS 91143 V2.1 Oral/ spoken exams           5 credits

        AS 91146  V2.4  Written exams                5 credits


Total credits offered:             24

Achievement Standards offered (codes only)

14 Internal Credits – Course endorsement offered

10 External Credits -  Exam endorsements

Pathway

Demonstrate understanding of language and cultural knowledge to convey information, ideas and opinions in genuine contexts.
Making notes from listening comprehension texts
Writing answers and responses in a formal & structured way

Course Skills

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 24
Internal Assessed Credits: 14
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91143 v3
NZQA Info

Samoan 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Samoan texts on familiar matters


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91144 v2
NZQA Info

Samoan 2.3 - Interact using spoken Samoan to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91145 v2
NZQA Info

Samoan 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in Samoan that communicates information, ideas and opinions


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91146 v3
NZQA Info

Samoan 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Samoan text(s) on familiar matters


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91147 v2
NZQA Info

Samoan 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in Samoan to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 24
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Pathway Possibilities

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