Faufaua! An introduction to Tongan
Resources for teachers to plan their lea faka-Tonga language programmes.
About this resource
This multi-media resource supports the teaching and learning of lea faka-Tonga as an additional language at years 7 and 8, providing a language-teaching programme that can be used by all teachers, including those who do not speak lea faka-Tonga or know how to teach languages.
Faufaua! An introduction to Tongan
Faufaua! is a resource in the Learning Languages Series. Faufaua! includes:
- 20 units of three lessons each
- a range of language suitable for years 7–10 at levels 1 and 2 of the curriculum
- video and audio support to engage learners and demonstrate how fluent speakers use the language
- lesson plans that could be used to encourage learners to enjoy reading lea faka-Tonga texts.
Unfortunately, hard copy versions of Faufaua! are out of print.
Faufaua! Storybooks and teacher support materials
Six storybooks support the Learning Languages Series resource Faufaua! An Introduction to Tongan. Each story gives students opportunities to extend their language and cultural knowledge and to practise reading the target language in Faufaua!
Schools, ECE centres, and education providers can order the set of six storybooks from Down the Back of the Chair. Enter item number MOE11626 into the search box.
Teacher support materials accompany the six storybooks. Each story gives students opportunities to extend their language and cultural knowledge and to practise reading the target language in Faufaua! The teacher support materials suggest how teachers can use the storybooks to foster lea faka-Tonga learning at levels 1 and 2, particularly in the context of the Faufaua! programme.
Fakataha Faka‘osita‘u
It’s New Year’s Eve, and Vili is at Taniela’s family gathering. He really wants to meet Taniela’s cousin ‘Aisea, who is a great skateboarder, but where is ‘Aisea? Vili asks everyone as he searches for his hero.
- Unit 1 Mālō e Lelei / Greetings
- Unit 2 Fakafe‘iloaki / Introductions
- Unit 3 Fāmili / Family
See Materials that come with this resource to download Fakataha Faka‘osita‘u teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e Fono'
Nena is going to the fono at the school hall, and ‘Alipete decides to join her. He watches in wonder as the hall begins to fill.
- Unit 5 Lau Mata‘ifika' / Counting
- Unit 6 Fakamatala‘i ‘o ha Fa‘ahinga Me‘a / Describing Things
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e Fono' teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e Ta‘u Taha ‘o Tomi'
Liki promises to dance at his nephew’s first birthday party, but it’s a big event, and Liki gets nervous. Everyone will be watching. Can he dance well enough?
- Unit 7 Ko e Taimi' / Time
- Unit 8 Kātoanga‘i / Celebrating
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e Ta‘u Taha ‘o Tomi' teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e hā ‘a e Hikingaua?
Sokopeti invites her French friend Madeleine to join her family for their Tongan gathering on Sunday, and Madeleine learns how to prepare Tongan food.
- Unit 11 Kāinga / Extended Family
- Unit 12 Feime‘akai / Preparing Food
- Unit 13 Kai Fakataha / Sharing Food
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e hā ‘a e Hikingaua teacher support materials (.doc).
Ko e Kahoa Fai‘aho
A young girl visiting relatives in Lapaha, Tonga, helps make heilala garlands for her cousin’s twenty-first birthday.
- Unit 15 Ko e Taimi' mo e ngaahi Feitu‘u' / Time and Places
- Unit 17 Ko e Ngaohi ha ‘ū Me‘a / Making Things
See Materials that come with this resource to download Ko e Kahoa Fai‘aho Teacher support materials (.doc).
Tau Koka‘anga Faka-Nu‘u Sila
A young girl living in New Zealand describes going with her family to school on a Saturday morning to join members of her community in making a ngatu cloth as a gift for the school’s fiftieth anniversary.
- Unit 17 Ko e Ngaohi ha ‘ū Me‘a / Making Things
- Unit 18 Ko Hono Fua' / Measuring
See Materials that come with this resource to download Tau Koka‘anga Faka-Nu‘u Sila Teacher support materials (.doc).
