This exit course aims to examine theoretical and practical issues of Samoan language. It focuses on academic literacy discourses and practices in a Samoan classroom. This course also covers research and the understanding of the needs of heritage learners in the community and creates language materials accordingly. Furthermore, this last class sums up the series of Samoan language courses slated for the Samoan Language Certification program. Students are required to complete the first capstone component for the SAM 299A Research Paper, and in due time, finish the semester by passing the SAM 299B Final Comprehensive Test. (Note: 4 lecture credits)

O le sini autu o lenei vasega ulufafo e lauliliu ai mataupu faasikola ma faiga tau a’oa’oga o le gagana Samoa. O le a tulituliloa mataupu tau tusitusi ma le gagana fofogaina i totonu o le potu aoga Samoa. O le a sailiili fo’i i su’esu’ega ma le lauliliuga o mana’oga o sikola o le Faasamoa i nuu ma alaalafaga ma ātīna’e tamaoaiga faalemafaufau tau gagana. E lē gata i lea, o lenei vasega mulimuli e taualuga ai le faasologa o vasega o le gagana Samoa na faatulaga mo le polokalama o le Tusi Tomai Aloa’ia i le A’oina o le Gagana Samoa poo le “Samoan Language Certification.” E lua vaega tūpito o lenei vasega e tatau ona tulimata’i, o le SAM 299A e fai ai le Pepa o Su’esu’ega, ona faauma ai lea o le vaituuaga faaleaoaoga i le su’eina o le SAM 299B Su’ega Fa’ai’u Aoaotetele. (Faaaliga: 4 togi)