SAMOAN 101
Samoan Language 1
Please note: this is archived course information from 2024 for SAMOAN 101.
Description
Gives students an introduction to the structure of Samoan as well as allowing them to develop basic language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Designed for students with little or no knowledge of the language, and for those with some fluency wishing to understand simple sentence structure and composition.
For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.
Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.
Availability 2024
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Lemoa Henry Fesuluai
Reading/Texts
Mosel, LU and A. So'o (1999) Say it in Samoan, Pacific Linguistics, ANU, Canberra.
Recommended Reading
Hunkin, GAL (1988) Samoan Language Coursebook, Pasifika Press, Auckland 2001.
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
SAMOAN 101: 15 points
Restrictions
Not open to students who have studied NCEA Level 2 & 3 Samoan. Fluent speakers should opt instead for Samoan 201.