Languages (Ngā reo)

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Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīhei nakonako. Your language and my language are expressions of identity. May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

1TRM - Level 1 Te Reo Māori

Building on language learned in Years 9 and 10, NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Māori teaches students to use written and spoken Te Reo Māori flexibly in a variety of routine situations. Students are expected to demonstrate that they can communicate personal information, facts, and opinions.

Credits: 10 Internal credits and 10 External credits.

Leads to: Level 2 Te Reo Māori

Approx cost: $55 - Workbook and Education Perfect Subscription.

Contact: Whaea Niki Medhurst (nm@darfield.school.nz)

1JAP - Level 1 Japanese

NCEA Level 1 Japanese teaches students to use written and spoken Japanese flexibly in a variety of routine situations.

Credits: 10 Internal credits and 10 External credits.

Leads to: Level 2 Japanese

Approx cost: $65.00 Workbook and subscription to Education Perfect. Two outings: UC NCEA Trip and Japanese Language camp.

Contact: Sensei Sumi Hayakawa-Buist (sh@darfield.school.nz)

2TRM - Level 2 Te Reo Māori

This course is designed to build on the foundation knowledge developed in L1 Te Reo Māori.

  • Te Ao o ngā tīpuna / Deeds of the ancestors
  • Te Pōwhiri / The formal welcome
  • Ngā Tūmanakotanga / Aspirations and goals for the future
  • Tangihanga / Funeral rites

Credits: Up to 16 Internal credits and up to 12 External credits.

Leads to: Level 3 Te Reo Māori

Approx cost: TBC

Equipment: Laptop

Contact: Whaea Niki Medhurst (nm@darfield.school.nz)

2JAP - Level 2 Japanese

Learn to initiate a conversation that may have some unpredictable content.

Credits: 14 Internal credits and 10 External credits.

Leads to: Level 3 Japanese

Approx cost: $85 Workbook and Education Perfect Subscription. Two outings: UC NCEA Trip and Japanese Language camp.

Contact: Sensei Sumi Hayakawa-Buist (sh@darfield.school.nz)

3TRM - Level 3 Te Reo Māori

This course is designed to extend the student so they are capable of achieving personal independence in the skills of Whakarongo, Kōrero, Mātakitaki, Pānui, Tuhituhi and Whakaatu.

  • Te Whakarauoratanga o Te Reo. Language Revitalisation Schemes.
  • He Kaupapa Tōrangapū. A Political Issue.
  • Waiata/Haka.

Credits: Up to 16 Internal credits and up to 12 External credits.

Leads to: Tertiary Level Te Reo Māori

Approx cost: $55 - Workbook and Education Perfect Subscription.

Contact: Whaea Niki Medhurst (nm@darfield.school.nz)

3JAP - Level 3 Japanese

NCEA Level 3 Japanese teaches students to use language patterns spontaneously and to develop and support their points of view in Japanese.

University Approved.

Credits: 14 Internal credits and 10 External credits.

Leads to: Tertiary Level Japanese.

Approx cost: $20 Workbook (if you don't have it from Year 12, it will cost $65 to buy a workbook and Education Perfect Subscription).

Contact: Sensei Sumi Hayakawa-Buist (sh@darfield.school.nz)

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