9MAO

9 Te Reo Māori

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Whaea M. Chase.

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. 

Pathway

Career Pathways

Assessment Information

Criteria A: Listening Comprehension.
Criteria B: Reading Comprehension.
Criteria C: Speaking.
Criteria D: Writing.