TREO111-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Te Reo: Te Kakano - Introductory Language 1

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

An entry level course for those who already have some background in Te Reo Maori and who wish to develop better writing and speaking skills. Students learn a wider array of informal and formal greetings, songs and karakia, sentence constructions and vocabulary that will enable them to talk and write in several contexts about a wide variety of relationships and events in the present and the past. Some background such as secondary school Maori language or a suitable equivalent is advised.

An entry level course for those who have either completed TREO110 or who already have some background in Te Reo Maori and who wish to develop better writing and speaking skills. Students learn an array of informal and formal greetings, songs and karakia, sentence constructions and vocabulary that will enable them to talk and write in several contexts about a wide variety of relationships and events in the present and the past.

The course blends academic study of the language with a range of teaching techniques including language games, waiata and group activities.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course students will be:
  • familiar with basic conversational elements
  • able to use and understand basic sentence structures
  • familiar with basic vocabulary
  • able to recite appropriate karakia, hīmene and waiata

Prerequisites

Students wishing to enter TREO111 must have a basic knowledge of te reo Maori including an understanding of correct pronunciation, basic greetings, days of the week, parts of the body etc (i.e. knowledge that can be gained through successfully completing TREO110). Students that are more competent in te reo Maori may be asked to complete an oral test to assess their level appropriate course for the student. In some instances this may mean that a student enters the TREO Programme at a higher level.

Restrictions

MAOR105, MAOR110, MAOR111, MAOR115, MAOR124, MAOR125

Lecturer

Teena Henderson

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Moorfield, John C; Te aka : Māori-English, English-Māori dictionary and index ; Pearson Longman, 2005.

Moorfield, John C; Te kākano : pukapuka tātaki = study guide ; Longman, 2002.

Moorfield, John C; Te kakano ; 2nd ed; Longman, 2001.

Moorfield, John C; Te aka : Māori-English, English-Māori dictionary and index; Pearson Longman, 2005.
Moorfield, John C; Te kākano : pukapuka tātaki = study guide; Longman, 2002.
Moorfield, John C; Te kakano; 2nd ed; Longman, 2001.

In addition, a course workbook will be provided to students. Supplementary learning material will also be available on LEARN.

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 .

All TREO111 Occurrences

  • TREO111-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013