SAMOAN 201

Samoan Language 2

Description

Extension of SAMOAN 101 in which more complex sentences will be studied through exposure to reading material and spoken texts such as conversations, speeches, letters, articles, songs and poems.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2026 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2026

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s)  Neil Tapu

Reading/Texts

Mosel, LU and A. So'o (1999) Say it in Samoan, Pacific Linguistics, ANU, Canberra.

Recommended Reading

Tavale, Tanuvasa T. (1994) Fatufatuga – Solo Faasamoa, CPS, The University of Auckland, Auckland 2001.

Milner, GB (1993) Samoan Dictionary.

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

SAMOAN 201: 15 points

Prerequisites

SAMOAN 101

Restrictions

May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed