LING222-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Te Matai Reo Maori: The Grammar and Linguistics of Te Reo Maori

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course will explore the grammar and linguistics of Te Reo Maori. We will be studying Maori phonology (sound system), morphology (word structure), and syntax (sentence structure), and also learning more about the history of the language, alongside its social context in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course, students will:
  • Understand the sound system, word structure, and sentence structure of Te Reo Māori.
  • Understand the language history and socio-linguistic context of Te Reo Māori.
  • Be able to apply their knowledge of Te Reo Māori linguistics and grammar to linguistic material.
  • Understand the relationship between Te Reo Māori and other Polynesian languages.
  • Understand and analyse different approaches to understanding the grammar of Te Reo Māori.

Prerequisites

15 points in Linguistics, or
30 points in Te Reo Maori

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 101 Lectorial
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 111
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 25 May
02 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Rehua 529
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 25 May

Course Coordinator

Forrest Panther

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
LEARN Quizzes x 5 30%
Assessment One 30%
Assessment Two 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All LING222 Occurrences

  • LING222-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025