MĀORI 101G Introduction to Written Māori

MĀORI 101G | Open | Semester One 2024 | City Campus | 15 points

Description

An introduction to listening, reading, writing and translation techniques used in the composition, reading and understanding of basic Māori. Designed for students with little or no knowledge of the language, and for those with some fluency wishing to understand simple sentence structure and composition.

Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyse Maori texts, interpret and accurately translate their meaning.

Student Feedback

'This course has been the most well–organised course I took this semester. The course work is organised well and presented at the perfect pace. I am at this point very confident in my ability to write and read te reo Māori.'

'Our lecturer is unfalteringly inclusive and encouraging. Her approach drastically minimises barriers to participation.'

'The lecturer was super engaging. This meant that I really wanted to be present for the lectures and I found it easy to stay focused.'

'The lecturer was great. Extremely admirable considering that the bulk of this course was done online and during an extremely unsettling time that is Covid.'

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