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General

Teaches
Samoan
Native Language
Samoan
Preferred student age
    Secondary school (12-17),
    Students (17-22),
    Adults (23-40)
Also speaks
Samoan, English
Preferred student level
    Beginner,
    Pre Intermediate

Subjects

Samoan

Samoan lessons for children

Teaching children the basics of Samoan. I focus more on the sounds of letters rather than learning the letters in its order. This includes the sound of letters when paired up with another letter (s).

Conversational Samoan

I have taught others who are not natives to use the conversational language more than the formal way. They interact with native Samoans on a regular basis in an informal setting.

Reading and writing Samoan

I read and write in Samoan fluently

Samoan lifestyle and culture

I have also helped my Samoan students in the past to learn some of the culture and lifestyle of Samoa before travelling. It has helped them gain understanding of the lifestyle before travelling to Samoa. It has also helped those who still live overseas and have interactions with Samoans in their communities.

Marrying a native Samoan

I am married to a native Samoan, so it helps in so many ways for myself to continue speaking the language and teaching our children to speak it as well.

About

Talofa. I am Tali Seluone and I am currently residing in New Zealand. I was born and raised in Samoa and I speak Samoan and English fluently. I work as a remote Samoan interpreter and translator on a part-time basis. I am also homeschooling my 2 children. My native language is something that is very dear to me and I have a deep appreciation to those who want to learn this beautiful language or even perfect it.

    Experience

    I do not have proper qualifications to teach Samoan. But I am very passionate to help others learn it. I have taught about 15 people from all walks of life in a class setting how to speak Samoan. I have worked as a Samoan translator for 12 years and as a Samoan interpreter for 3 years.

Teaching Approach

My teaching approach is a mixture of Inquiry learning and Explicit Instruction. I like to tailor the lessons to the needs of my student and their goals, help each student to gain knowledge or understanding of how and where to use certain words or vocabulary. I also like to do Practice Sessions where we will apply what we have learnt.

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