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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
PEC Language Programme Team
Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale
O Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale o ia o se faia'oga pasi mai le Kolisi Fa'afaia'oga o Samoa i Sisifo i le 1958. O ona matua o Tanuvasa Saofa'imatumua Tofaeono ma Fia'ese Tafilipepe. Sa avea o ia ma faia'oga o le Gagana Samoa ma le Aganu'u i le Kolisi o Samoa mai le 1973 e o'o le 1984.
O lo'o umia e le ali'i tusitala ni isi o suafa matai se tolu lai le afio'aga o Nofoali'i, e aofia ai le suafa Tanuvasa, Tutuila me le 'Ai'i. O le suafa Ugapo mai le afio'aga o Le'auvaa fa'apea le suafa Fa'aso'otauloa mai le nu'u o Sale'aula. I le nu'u o Si'umu o lo'o is umia le suafa Tofaeono ma le suafa Uta'ile'uo atoa ai ma le igoa Falana'i.
Ina ua tu'ua Samoa ae malaga mai i Niu Sila i le tausaga e 1984, sa faia'oga o ia i le Manukau Polytechnic fa'apea le Kolisi o Hillary, Ngatapuwae 'atoa foi ma le AIT i Aukilani. E le gata ai i lena ao le tele o isi fa'alapotopotoga e pei o le Social Welfare, Lavea'i, a o'o lava i totonu o falepuipui. Sa avea o ia ma faia'oga o le aganu'u ma le gagana Samoa i le Iunivesete o Aukilani mai le 1992 e o'o i le 1994. O ia o se tasi o le to'afa o faia'oga na tusia le Ta'iala (Samoan Curriculum) o le gagana Samoa ua fa'aaoga nei i totonu o a'ogai Niu Sila.
O le "Fa'afaigofieina o Fa'alupega" o se tasi o tusi na tusia a Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale. E aofia ai le Fatufatuga, Matimati, o lo'o fa'aaoga i a'oga i totonu o le Iunivesete. O le Ala i le Pule o le Tautua, Fuelavelave, Fesoasoani mo Faia'oga Gagana ma Aganu'u Fa'aaloalo, Auala i Maota ma Laoa, Si'osi'omaga, Fa'asoa, O le Pi Faitau, Tofa Manusina ma isi. O lo'o taufa'amae'a nei ni isi o tsi e pei o le Foafoaga o Samoa ma le Matimati Vaega (ii) fa'apea le Gagana ma Aganu'u Fa'aaloalo vaega(ii)
(Extracted from Tavale, T. 2005, Fa'afaigofieina o Fa'alupega o Samoa, PIERC EDUCATION, Auckland, New Zealand.)
Afioga Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale tutors the learners in advanced Samoan and culture. He recently coordinated the ‘ava ceremony for Hon Fiame Naomi Mataafa, the Minister of Women, Community and Social Development when she was a keynote speaker at the ACE sector national conference hosted by ACE Aotearoa at Manukau Institute of Technology, July 2008.
Afioga Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale has been bestowed with eight matai titles and is of high standing in the Samoan and Catholic communities. Tofaeono has a long association with the Pasifika Education Centre as a Samoan Language Tutor and author of numerous books published in collaboration with on Samoan language and culture. He has 46 years of experience in teaching at all levels and is an expert in the teaching of the Samoan language. Tofaeono is the President of the FAGASA Association (Faalapotopotoga e A'oa'oina le Gagana Samoa ma le Aganu'u i Aukilani) in Auckland and is the current President of the Auckland Samoan Catholic Community. He is also a member of the Toa Pacific Reference Group [Treasuring Adults and Pacific Aiga Carers].
Mele Fakatali Nemaia
Mele is the Head Tutor for the Vagahau Niue Niuean language programme offered by the Pasifika Education Centre in South Auckland. She captures her students with Niuean song and dance and a very intensive language class with up to 30 students in one session! Born, raised and educated in Niue, Mele has taught for 23 years in schools throughout Auckland.
Mele’s qualifications include a BEd, Higher Diploma of Education, National Diploma of TESSOL, and a Post-Graduate Diploma towards a Master of Education.
She is also:
Member of the Pasifika Advisory Group to the Ministry of Education
Member of the Language Learning Serials with Learning Media – Niue Language
Teacher of the ATPL class at Favona School – Niue Language – Ministry of Education Project
Secretary to the NZEI – Auckland Komiti Pasifika Education Centre
Lolohea Tupouniua
Lolohea teaches the Lea Faka-Tonga for Pasifika Education Centre. She has a long history as an educator having taught at all levels of the Tongan Education System including the Teachers Training College of Tonga. Lolohea's voice was heard across Tonga's airwaves as she used to teach ESOL lessons over radio. When Lolohea arrived in New Zealand in 2003 she continued her on-air style of language teaching, this time teaching the Tongan language on Planet FM's "Maile 'o Telusa" Tongan Radio Program. Listeners are still able to tune into Planet FM's 104.6 FM frequency to catch her Tongan Language lessons at the following times: Mondays 12:15 - 12:30pm and Fridays 6:30 - 6:45 am. Lolohea is also a skilled producer of Tapa-cloths and has facilitated many workshops demonstrating this traditional Tongan art. She has been a Tutor for Pasifika Education Centre since 2007 teaching the Tongan language at Beginners and Intermediate level.
Tarisi Sorovi Vunidilo
Tarisi is one of our Fijian Language Tutors. With an extensive background in Education including Post Grad qualifications in Archaeology (ANU), Maori and Pacific Development (Waikato) and currently completing a Masters in Social Science at Waikato, Tarisi works as a Pacific Arts Program Advisor for Creative NZ. She spent 6 years at the Museum of Fiji, including 8 months as the director before she moved to New Zealand where she has also worked for Te Papa Museum and Waikato Museum. Having published numerous articles in journals and presented papers at various conferences Tarisi has also written and translated a bilingual book on Lapita Pottery aimed at children and learners of the Fijian Language. A very busy community worker Tarisi has also held the following positions: Fijian dance Choreographer, Social Worker, Dance Judge, University lecturer and TV presenter.