| Description | (May 2009) (Curriculum Level 1) This unit is for learners who are new to Te Reo Maori. It is normally the fifth unit I do. I start with my Introductory unit on key concepts and values in Maori. Then I do an introduction to pronunciation which includes such themes as issues of dialect, transliterations, use of macrons, etc. I then do my unit on Mihimihi, in which students learn to do basic greetings and responses. I then follow this with a unit on Whakapapa in which students learn to korero about themselves: their awa, maunga, waka, etc. This unit on Te Whanau follows well on these two units, as it deals with a fundamental aspect of Maori, i.e. Whanaungatanga. It addresses concepts of tuakana/teina, matua/tupuna, etc. is embedded in the language study, as it is with the preceding Mihimihi unit. Author: Tihi Puanaki |
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