Te Reo Māori Continuation
This course is offered online via Zoom. Continue your Te Reo and Te Ao studies. This is a continuation course for those who have successfully completed (with strong attendance) our Intro Level 1 and Beginners Level 2 courses. If you have not previously studied Te Reo at Selwyn Community Education, please contact the office and we will arrange an enrolment telephone interview with our Te Reo tutor.
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Description
Continue your learning journey of Te Reo and Te Ao Māori.
Your commitment
Learning a new language can be difficult and requires effort. Please enrol in this course only when you have the time resources to attend at least seven of the eight classes and to complete homework and practice. If you've already registered and you can no longer meet these obligations, please contact the office at least five days before the course starts and we'll do our best to transfer your registration to a future date.
Our Te Reo pathway
- Te Reo Māori Introduction (Level 1) - for total or relative beginners
- Te Reo Māori Beginners (Level 2) - for those who have successfully completed our introductory course
- Te Reo Continuation - for those who have successfully completed our first two courses
Eligibility
All are welcome to enrol. The course fee subsidy is available to NZ citizen or permanent resident adults, and young people aged 16+ who are not currently enrolled in a NZ secondary school. We need to collect information about age, gender, ethnicity and education for statistical purposes. A condition of accepting this subsidised course fee is attending at least 80% of classes.
About our tutor David Ratū
Tēnā koutou, Ko David (Rāwiri) Ratū taku ingoa, nō te iwi o Ngaati Te Ata, Te Waiohua, Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Maniapoto. Greetings, David (Rāwiri) Ratū is my name. I am a descendant of the Ngaati Te Ata, Te Waiohua, Waikato-Tainui and Ngaati Maniapoto Tribes. Paimārire – goodness and peace.
I need to indicate that the tikanga I will be using throughout the course will be that of my iwi, Waikato. The only time I will reference another iwi, is when there is a difference in dialect.
Prerequisites
Have successfully attended Level 1 and Level 2 courses here at Selwyn Community Education. If you are new to Te Reo at Selwyn Community Education, or your attendance at previous courses was incomplete, please contact the office and we will arrange an enrolment telephone interview with our Te Reo tutor to ascertain the best course for you to attend.
