SAMOAN 101

Samoan Language 1


Please note: this is archived course information from 2023 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 for SAMOAN 101.

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.

This course is not available for students studying remotely, outside Auckland or offshore in 2023.

Availability 2023

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.