Ta'iala mo le Gagana Sāmoa - Pasifika Education Community

Feso‘ota‘igaCommunication‘O ni fa‘ata‘ita‘iga i le gagana SāmoaSuggested aspects of gagana Sāmoa3.6 Use appropriate non-verbalfeatures in interactions,presentations, and performancesLearn appropriate actions and simple claps (for example, pō, pati)for simple sāsā and siva.Learn the actions for songs like “Tasi le Tama na Alu” and rhymeslike “Tasi Tasi Tasi Tātou Patipati”.Learn non-verbal ways of communicating in gagana Sāmoa,for example:• raising eyebrows to say hello;• nodding the head to signal “come here”;• walking behind visitors at an appropriate distance.Vāega 3: ‘O ni fa‘ata‘ita‘iga i le aganu‘u fa‘asāmoaLevel 3: Suggested aspects of fa‘asāmoaBy the time they have reached this level, students are beginning to understand that the way peopleuse language is closely related to their culture. They may be able to incorporate appropriate gaganaSāmoa verbal and non-verbal forms of expression into their own language use. Students of Samoanheritage may do this intuitively. Students who do not share Samoan heritage may be less comfortableattempting some of the body language outside the classroom unless they are interacting in gaganaSāmoa contexts and are supported in their efforts.62The table below suggests possible aspects of aganu‘u fa‘asāmoa for the Cultural Knowledge strandat level 3.Atamai i le Aganu‘uCultural KnowledgeStudents will:‘O ni fa‘ata‘ita‘iga i le aganu‘u fa‘asāmoaSuggested aspects of fa‘asāmoaStudents could be learning through experiences thatallow them to:• use forms of language, gesture, and movementthat are appropriate to special events andsituations;• use polite expressions like Tālofa lau susuga i lefaiā‘oga, Tālofa lau susuga i le fa‘afeagaiga, andMālō le soifua i lau susuga;• greet visitors and look after them appropriately,for example, using expressions like Susū mai i lefale nei (Please come into the house) and E ‘aumaise ipu tī (Would you like a cup of tea);• do faiga o fe‘au (appropriate chores) atmealtimes when serving food, for example, ‘apafafano/solo fafano (getting the bowl of water/getting the towel);• thank a special guest, using appropriate respectfullanguage, for example: Fa‘afetai i lau susugamo le …;