SAMOAN 101

Samoan Language 1

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 for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

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

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.