This is a Conversational Samoan language course at the elementary level. The focus is on enunciation, vocabulary building and the correct use of words in directed fundamental dialoguing, which should transit to more student oriented conversation. Upon completion, students should become comfortably fluent enough to continue with further training in SAM 101B and SAM 111 at ASCC or learning on their own. This course is intended for non-speakers; beginning speakers of the Samoan Language, and can be taken as an elective. (Note: 3 lecture credits)

E mafuli le tele o felafolafoa’iga i le faatautaiga o talanoaga Faasamoa ma e tā’ua lenei mataupu o le vasega muamua. E a’oa’o le faaleoga sa’o o upu, fauga o upu, o le faaaogaga sa’o o upu i totonu o se talanoaga ma i’u ai ina agavaa le tagata e faaaoga le gagana Samoa e feso’ota’i ai. O le a faaosofia le lagona fiafia i le tagata ā’oga e fia a’oa’o pea le gagana Samoa ma faaauau atu ai i le isi vasega e tā’ua o le SAM 101B po o le SAM 111 i le Kolisi Tuufaatasi o Amerika Samoa, po o le faia fo’i o ni sailiiliga. O lenei vasega e mo tagata e lē iloa Faasamoa; tagata fa’ato’ā tau a’o le Faasamoa, ae maise ai le aogā o lenei vasega e faaatoa ai togi o polokalama. (Faaaliga: 3 togi)