TREO111-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018

Te Reo: Te Kakano - Introductory Language 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

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 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. Students are exposed to cultural elements such as mihi, whakatauki and kiwaha, including a variety specific to Ngai Tahu. The course blends academic study of the language with a range of teaching techniques including language games, waiata and group activities.

Ko Te Reo te tāhuhu o tēnei whare – The language is the ridgepole of this house.

Language revitalisation is an important focus for Aotahi and this paper continues that initiative by teaching language skills transferable across all of our Te Reo papers.  Simple lessons around sentence structure and basic conversation will help you to broaden your understanding and familiarity with using the Māori language.

TREO111 is an ideal course for people who want to be able to hold a basic conversation and understand simple Te Reo phrases in everyday environments like work and school. This paper is perfect for people who might be considering an academic future in Te Reo or need to develop beginner level communication skills for use in a Māori environment like a classroom or a pōwhiri.  Pathways for this paper can include any possible career option. Beginner level Te Reo Māori can be useful for teachers who wish to better understand Māori curriculum, government or social workers who regularly interact with a range of ethnic groups and people working in media roles that have to speak or write Te Reo Māori on a limited basis.  

Since you have the basics, this course will take you further on your Te Reo Māori journey to help you gain confidence in
• Creating basic sentences and then expanding these
• Gaining and expanding a broad base knowledge of Māori words
• Clarify and practise pronunciation.
• Basic writing in Māori
• Kiwaha or Māori colloquialisms
• Whakatauki or Māori proverbs and sayings
• Application and protocol

Course Goals
• Expand upon Te Reo 110 towards more advanced, yet still introductory, language
• Learn Basic applications of Te Reo in formal and informal introductions and conversation
• Gain confidence to have basic conversations in Te Reo
• Begin to write and translate Te Reo
• Expand Vocabulary

Learning Outcomes
Students will
• Become more confident speaking basic Te Reo.
• Enhance their Maori vocabulary
• Competently recite a mihimihi and whakapapa
• Better understand Māori protocol and applications of Te Reo
• Write basic Māori sentences
• Translate basic Māori sentences
• Listen to and comprehend basic Maori sentences
• Be ready for the follow-on paper TREO112

Why this Paper?
Learning Te Reo supports students towards near unlimited pathways in New Zealand:
• All government agencies
• Community roles especially in Māori and Iwi sectors
• Professional social services
• Health sector roles
• Kaupapa Māori research
• Criminal Justice sector
• Teaching
• Journalism
• Law
• Translation
• Sales and marketing
• Media

Transferrable Skills
This course contributes to the development of the following transferable skills:
• Language learning techniques
• Pronunciation techniques
• Cultural awareness
• Listening
• Tautoko (support)

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

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

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Teena Henderson

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Written Test 2 20% Written Test 2
Oral Test 1 15%
Oral Test 2 25%
Kupu Tests x 4 20%
Written Test 1 20%


Assessment
1 Kupu tests x 4    20%
2 Written test 1    20%
3 Oral test 1            15%
4 Oral test 2            25%
5 Written test 2    20%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $746.00

International fee $3,038.00

* 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

  • TREO111-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018