Number
AS90587
Version
3
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Achievement Standard
Subject Reference
Languages 3.7
Title
Engage in a less familiar cultural situation using complex visual and
specialised Samoan language
Level
3
Subfield
Languages
Domain
Samoan
Status
Credits
3
Expiring
Assessment
Internal
Status date
4 December 2012
This achievement standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take
place before the expiry date set out below.
Expiry date
31 December 2013
Date version published
4 December 2012
This achievement standard involves participation in a less familiar Samoan cultural
situation, interpreting, using and responding to complex visual and specialised language
appropriately.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with
Excellence
 Participate in a less
familiar Samoan cultural
situation, with generally
appropriate use of
protocol, interpreting,
using and responding to
complex visual and
specialised language.
Communication is
achieved overall, despite
hesitations in protocol or
errors in language.
 Participate in a less
familiar Samoan cultural
situation, with appropriate
use of protocol,
interpreting, using and
responding to complex
visual and specialised
language. Any errors in
language do not
significantly hinder the
communication.
 Participate in a less
familiar Samoan cultural
situation, with correct use
of the protocol,
interpreting, using and
responding to complex
visual and specialised
language. Any errors in
language do not hinder
communication.
Explanatory Notes
1
This achievement standard is derived from the achievement objectives in the Visual
Language strand of Samoan in the New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media,
Ministry of Education, 2004, up to and including Level 8.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Number
AS90587
Version
3
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Communication functions, structures, vocabulary and socio-cultural aspects will be
consistent with levels up to and including Level 8 of the Samoan curriculum
guidelines, or equivalent.
3
Assessment activities and student responses will reflect socio-cultural aspects as
appropriate.
4
Definitions:

Complex refers to the use and/or comprehension of language corresponding to
communication functions, language structures, vocabulary and socio-cultural
aspects in accordance with the strands and achievement objectives up to and
including Level 8 of the Samoan curriculum, or equivalent.

Less familiar refers to communicative situations/settings which provide an
opportunity to go beyond the personal experience of the learner and are
appropriate to the language functions and culture up to and including Level 8 of
the Samoan curriculum guidelines, or equivalent.

Protocol refers to cultural procedure, etiquette, or customary actions relating to
ceremonies or other formal occasions, such as speaking order, seating
arrangements, gestures, prayers.

Specialised language refers to use of vocabulary and language structures as
appropriate to cultural situations.

Visual language refers to the non-verbal signs, symbols, objects, body language
or actions associated with cultural situations.

Cultural situations could include ceremonial events, presentations, etc.

Participate refers to involvement within a less familiar cultural situation,
interpreting, using and responding to visual and specialised language, both
verbal and non-verbal.

Errors in language refers to errors occurring in the use of vocabulary and
language structures, as well as pronunciation, intonation and tones, as
appropriate to Samoan. Any hesitation should be natural (appropriate pausing)
and should not detract from the fluency of the conversation.

Significantly hinder refers to the extent to which the errors compromise the
communication of the whole speech, rather than a few isolated incidences.

Hinder refers to fewer errors, but there may still be isolated incidences.
Quality Assurance
1
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must have been granted consent to
assess by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against
achievement standards.
2
Organisations with consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing
against achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies
to those achievement standards.
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016