9MAO - Te Reo Maori

9MAO - 9 Te Reo Maori

This option course introduces students to the basics of the Māori language. Students will learn basic sentence structures, grammar and vocabulary. Students will be exposed to and learn language features such as commands, basic greetings, how to introduce themselves and others, and how to explain who they are and where they come from. 

Students will deepen their cultural understanding through an introduction to aspects of te ao Māori, the Māori world. Students will learn karakia and tikanga appropriate for the classroom, as well as some key Māori practices - including presenting pepeha/mihi. 

• Toku Ao                      My World                    
• Te Akomanga             The classroom
• Taku Kāinga                My home
• Haerenga ki te tāone    A trip to the city