TREO110-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Conversational Maori for Absolute Beginners

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

A beginner's paper in Maori language for those with no previous background in Te Reo Maori. Students will learn basic informal and formal greetings, marae protocols, introductory songs and vocabulary, how to introduce themselves, express family relationships and converse about basic day-to-day events. This is a highly recommended language option for those who might work with Maori people or who just wish to familiarise themselves with the language in a relaxed, mutually respectful and entertaining manner.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course students will be:
  • familiar with basic conversational sentences
  • confident in using Māori words and phrases
  • able to deliver a simple mihi.
  • aware of and understand some Māori cultural practices

Restrictions

MAOR105, MAOR110, MAOR111, MAOR112, MAOR115, MAOR124, MAOR125, TREO111, TREO112

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Wiri, Kingi Robert J; Te reo taketake : ko te pū : a Māori language course for beginners ; Raupo Pub, 2008.

Notes

Māori language and culture is becoming an increasingly important aspect of New Zealand society – we frequently use phrases like ‘Kia kaha Christchurch’ to convey our feelings and sentiments. Words like ‘whānau’ and ‘kaupapa’ are also commonly used by non-Maori in New Zealand English. This course gives you an introduction to basic sentence forms, pronunciation and cultural elements such as mihi which will allow you to participate with more confidence in Māori situations. TREO110, which can be studied either in semester 1, semester 2, or as a summer school option, leads on to courses in our main language acquisition programme.

The aim of the course is for students to understand the fundamentals of the language, greetings and everyday conversation, to be able to pronounce Māori words, phrases and sentences with accuracy, and to use and apply the Māori language in social situations as a communicative language.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $644.00

International fee $2,800.00

* 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 Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies .

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