Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition

Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition

Gagana Samoa is a modern Samoan language resource. Designed for both classroom and personal use, it features a methodical approach suitable for all ages; an emphasis on patterns of speech and communication through practice and examples; 10 practical dialogues covering everyday social situations; an introduction to the wider culture of fa‘asamoa through photographs; more than 150 exercises to reinforce comprehension; a glossary of all Samoan words used in the coursebook; and oral skills supplemented with audio files available on a separate CD or for download or streaming on the web. Author: Hunkin, Galumalemana Afeleti; Galumalemana Afeleti Hunkin was born in Fale‘ula, Western Samoa, in 1945. He became the foundation tutor of Samoan language and culture at the Pacific Islanders’ Educational Resource Centre, Auckland, in 1977. Four years later he was appointed director of the Wellington Multicultural Educational Resource Centre. He is now a senior lecturer in Samoan studies at Victoria University.