Level 1 Te Reo Māori
Course Description
Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge:
Te Reo Māori – Level 1 is a course designed for beginners eager to continue the exploration of the Māori language. This course offers a welcoming and supportive environment for students to embrace their journey in learning Te Reo Māori, a language rich in cultural significance and heritage to Aotearoa, New Zealand. This course builds on the fluency of Te Reo Māori using the learning acquisition modes that are aligned with assessment structure:
Whakarongo - Listening
Pānui - Reading comprehension
Tuhituhi - Writing
Kōrero - Speaking
Whakaatu - Presentation
A combination of interactive exercises alongside a balance of structure and routine in this course offer the skills at Level 1 for basic communication, pronunciation and vocabulary, grammar and structure, while growing cultural awareness to gain an appreciation and understanding of the Māori culture and traditions, including common customs and values.
Teaching Methods will include:
- Interactive lessons with a focus on practical language use
- Engaging activities such as role-playing, group work, and language games
- Multimedia resources including audio and visual aids
- Regular feedback and opportunities for individual practice
Course Overview
What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
Whakarongo: students will make use of context and familiar language to understand instructions and information in formal and informal contexts, understand specific details in contexts that may contain some unfamiliar language, distinguish between past and present actions and states.
Kōrero: students will initiate and sustain more extended conversations in both formal and informal contexts, discuss tasks in pairs or groups, for example, when sharing peer feedback on writing, give short talks in familiar contexts on familiar topics that relate to the past and present, use appropriate pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation.
Pānui: students will make use of context and familiar language to understand written instructions and information in formal and informal contexts, understand specific details in contexts that may contain some unfamiliar language, distinguish between past and present actions and states.
Tuhituhi: students use resources such as dictionaries and glossaries to experiment with new language and to review writing for accuracy, write information on familiar topics, referring to past, present and future time, write a range of text types and more extended texts, for example, formal letters, personal letters, blogs, longer essays, descriptions and narratives, use a range of written planning tools, such as graphic organisers, mind maps and use appropriate writing conventions.
Students will aim to achieve at Levels 4 & 5 of Te Aho Arataki Marau mo te ako o Te Reo Māori Curriculum for Kura Auraki (English medium Mainstream schools)
Recommended Prior Learning
This course has no prerequisites; open entry for all. Previous study of Te Reo Māori at Years 9 and 10 is recommended, but not essential.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
1B8
Pens + Highlighters
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Assessment Information
Assessment Activities will vary between:Tuhi - Written
Panui - Reading and comprehension
Kōrero - Spoken
Whakarongo - Listening
Waihanga Tuhinga - Portfolio of writing
There are requirements for students to submit recordings and written drafts.
If a combination of both is chosen, the spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other, not only reading out what has been written.
This course includes 6 reading credits and 12 writing credits toward University Entrance Literacy. This course meets the literacy requirements for University Entrance.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Te Reo Māori 1.1 - Te korerorero i nga parongo, i nga aria me nga whakaaro
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Te Reo Māori 1.2 - Te whakapuaki whakaaro e pa ana ki tetahi horopaki e ora nei te reo
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Te Reo Māori 1.3 - Te whakaatu i te maramatanga ki te reo Māori me ona matapono i tetahi horopaki e taunga ana
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Te Reo Māori 1.4 - Te tuhi e pa ana ki tetahi horopaki e taunga ana
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Disclaimer
Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it. Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.
Costs
The Board of Trustees has again asked to opt into the Ministry of Education donation scheme. Doing so resulted in the ability to waive student fee donations. Kaiapoi High School aims to deliver quality educational courses over and above those that which is funded by the Ministry. It is likely the School will opt into the donation scheme for 2025, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant, may be requested. We appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.