Tongan
If you are of Tongan ethnicity, courses in Tongan will be of special value if you have lost or are losing your native language.
Tongan is also useful if you want to master communication skills for a deeper understanding of Tongan culture or interaction with the Tongan community. Tongan will enrich the study of Anthropology and Pacific Studies, and language-related fields such as Linguistics.
Tongan and your career
Knowledge of Tongan can be useful for careers in education, public and social services, social welfare, business, marketing, journalism, language teaching, interpreting and translation.
Study options in Tongan
Tongan is available for undergraduate programmes and is taught by the Centre for Pacific Studies.
From 2013 Tongan may not be available as a BA minor. Courses in Tongan would be available as part of the BA major or minor in Pacific Studies
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