Te Reo Māori – He Reo Kura? (Māori Language – A School Language?)
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Margie Kahukura Hōhepa
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the positioning of the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, in schooling. The introduction of Western forms of schooling impacted negatively on te reo Māori (the Māori language). Now schooling is one of the major strategies in its regeneration. Recently the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal released a chapter that highlights the downward trend in student numbers in Māori-medium education and questions the effectiveness of schooling as a major strategy of te reo Māori regeneration. A review was also carried out by the Minister of Māori Affairs, which recommends re-establishing te reo Māori in homes as the major focus of regeneration efforts. Both sets of findings and recommendations have significant implications for Māori-medium schooling.
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the positioning of the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, in schooling. The introduction of Western forms of schooling impacted negatively on te reo Māori (the Māori language). Now schooling is one of the major strategies in its regeneration. Recently the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal released a chapter that highlights the downward trend in student numbers in Māori-medium education and questions the effectiveness of schooling as a major strategy of te reo Māori regeneration. A review was also carried out by the Minister of Māori Affairs, which recommends re-establishing te reo Māori in homes as the major focus of regeneration efforts. Both sets of findings and recommendations have significant implications for Māori-medium schooling.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Dedication v
- Table of contents vii
- Preface xi
- Foreword xiii
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Introduction
- The diversity of Asia-Pacific language ecologies 1
- Education, power and sociolinguistic mobility 13
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East Asia
- A Yami language teacher’s journey in Taiwan 33
- Power and other issues in minority language education in China 49
- Forming a Korean identity in Japan 65
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Southeast Asia
- Patani Malay in Thai education 91
- Language in schooling in Timor-Leste 111
- Bidayuh as a subject at pre-school and primary levels 131
- Sustaining and maintaining a minority language 153
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Oceania
- UNESCO’s action in culture and the importance of language maintenance in the Pacific 175
- State versus community approaches to language revival 185
- Vernacular education in Papua New Guinea 205
- From despised jargon to language of education 223
- Te Reo Māori – He Reo Kura? (Māori Language – A School Language?) 243
- A study of bilingual education using Samoan language in New Zealand 261
- Index 293
- Authors 289
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Dedication v
- Table of contents vii
- Preface xi
- Foreword xiii
-
Introduction
- The diversity of Asia-Pacific language ecologies 1
- Education, power and sociolinguistic mobility 13
-
East Asia
- A Yami language teacher’s journey in Taiwan 33
- Power and other issues in minority language education in China 49
- Forming a Korean identity in Japan 65
-
Southeast Asia
- Patani Malay in Thai education 91
- Language in schooling in Timor-Leste 111
- Bidayuh as a subject at pre-school and primary levels 131
- Sustaining and maintaining a minority language 153
-
Oceania
- UNESCO’s action in culture and the importance of language maintenance in the Pacific 175
- State versus community approaches to language revival 185
- Vernacular education in Papua New Guinea 205
- From despised jargon to language of education 223
- Te Reo Māori – He Reo Kura? (Māori Language – A School Language?) 243
- A study of bilingual education using Samoan language in New Zealand 261
- Index 293
- Authors 289
