Ta'iala mo le Gagana Sāmoa - Pasifika Education Community

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 that allowthem to:90• recognise and express fa‘aaloalo andtautua in a variety of contexts;• explore how the use of gagana Sāmoaconveys cultural meanings.• express fa‘aaloalo in various contexts by using the followingkinds of language appropriately:Fa‘aaloalo e ala i le tautua – ‘O le ala i le pule o le tautuaFa‘atino ma mālamalama i tautua ‘ese‘ese (understanding andpractising different ways of serving):Tautua tuāvae – ‘o le fai o fe‘au i totonu o le ‘āigaTautua matavela – o le fa‘atino o le gāseseina ma le kukainao mea‘aiTautua ‘upu – ‘o le fai o tautalaga po ‘o lāuga mo le ‘āiga (forexample, as a matai who is an orator – tulāfale)Tautua mamao – ‘o le lafo o tupe, mea‘ai, lāvalava i ‘āiga iSāmoaTautua toto – ‘o le oti, po ‘o le masa‘a ‘o le toto mo lou ‘āiga/atunu‘u (for example, as a soldier – fitafita)Tautua e lē lelei (serving in the wrong way):Tautua pa‘ō – e fa‘ali‘i ma pa‘ō le fa‘atinoga o fe‘auTautua gutuā – ‘o le tomumu ma fai fe‘auTautua fia matai – e ala ona fai le tautua ‘ona ‘o le fia matai.• discuss titles, for example, explore the concept of a mataiand interview a family or community member using languagesuch as:‘O ā igoa matai ‘o lou ‘āiga? Tamā/tinā.E matai lou tamā?‘O se ali‘i po‘o se tulāfale?‘O fea le nu‘u e matai ai?;• identify matai titles that are linked to specific villages;• explore literal and figurative meanings of sayings, for example:Mālō le soifua maua ma le lagi e mamā (formal greeting inspecific contexts)‘Ua tātou feiloa‘i i luma ‘o le nu‘u ‘ae lē o tua o le nu‘u (part ofa speech that conveys the idea of meeting on good terms withgood intentions)‘Ua ta fia Faleālili fua (an expression of pride and happinessfor what someone has achieved).