9 Te Reo Māori
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Year 13 (2025) students are required to attend Subject Confirmation on Thursday 23 January to finalise their timetable.
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs M. Povey.
MYP Language Acquisition
Optional Subject
Kaupapa/Topics
Tōku Whānau/My Family, and Tōku Kura, Tōku Wāhi Ako/My School, My Place of Learning.
Objectives
This course is for students who have studied little or no Te Reo Māori at Intermediate school.
The students learn to communicate in Māori about themselves, introducing family members, pets, and likes and dislikes. The second topic is about Kura/school, and learners will develop basic conversation skills around the timetable, favourite classes, and reading the school timetable.
Tikanga Maōri/Māori customs are taught in unison with the language.
Subject Overview
Term 1
Tōku Whānau - My Family.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about their whānau, describing where they are in the whānau (oldest, youngest etc), female, male, and their likes and dislikes. Ākonga will compare each member of the whānau with another member.
Term 2
Tōku Kura, tōku wāhi ako - My School, My Place of Learning.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about the kura, school numbers, principal, teachers, subjects, and classrooms. Ākonga will also share own opinion on the subjects they find good, so-so and challenging, adding reasons why.
Term 3
Tōku Whānau - My Family.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about their whānau, describing where they are in the whānau (oldest, youngest etc), female, male, and their likes and dislikes. Ākonga will compare each member of the whānau with another member.
Term 4
Tōku Kura, tōku wāhi ako - My School, My Place of Learning.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about the kura, school numbers, principal, teachers, subjects, and classrooms. Ākonga will also share own opinion on the subjects they find good, so-so and challenging, adding reasons why.
Semester A
Tōku Whānau - My Family.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about their whānau, describing where they are in the whānau (oldest, youngest etc), female, male, and their likes and dislikes. Ākonga will compare each member of the whānau with another member.
Tōku Kura, tōku wāhi ako - My School, My Place of Learning.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about the kura, school numbers, principal, teachers, subjects, and classrooms. Ākonga will also share own opinion on the subjects they find good, so-so and challenging, adding reasons why.
Semester B
Tōku Whānau - My Family.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about their whānau, describing where they are in the whānau (oldest, youngest etc), female, male, and their likes and dislikes. Ākonga will compare each member of the whānau with another member.
Tōku Kura, tōku wāhi ako - My School, My Place of Learning.
Ākonga will learn how to talk about the kura, school numbers, principal, teachers, subjects, and classrooms. Ākonga will also share own opinion on the subjects they find good, so-so and challenging, adding reasons why.
Recommended Prior Learning
No prior knowledge is required.
Subject and Associated Costs
Course Costs: Nil.
Associated Costs: Nil.
Pathway
Assessment Information
Criteria A: Listening Comprehension.Criteria B: Reading Comprehension.
Criteria C: Speaking.
Criteria D: Writing.
Pathway Tags
Historian, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Occupational Therapist, Private Teacher/Tutor, Probation Officer, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Speech-Language Therapist, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser, Intelligence Officer, Court Registry Officer, Career Consultant,
Disclaimer
It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.