LI: To identify the history of Maori Language Week.
This week me and my group have completed another Te Wiki o te reo maori challenge. For this challenge Juel, Sulia, Heavenly and I created a google slide deck explaining the importance and history of Maori language Week. In 1975, Maori Language week was marked an official language week in Aotearoa ( New Zealand ). Although there was a language week, the people from the Maori community protested to have Maori language taught in schools to keep the culture going. This was acknowledged in the 1980s. In 1985 Maori Language was one of the official languages of NZ.
Kia ora Fau,
ReplyDeleteI really liked to read your blog post today. I liked the way you have added all the information in a detailed way. What fact did you find interesting while completing this task? Next time try to attribute your pictures as it is very important to give the credit to the creators. I am looking forward to read your other blog posts as well.
Keep up the great work!
Hi Sakshi!
DeleteThank you for taking time to comment on my blog post today. In my opinion the most interesting fact I found was just finding out the the Maori language wasn't always an official language in NZ despite the fact that they are one of the founders. What was your most interesting fact you found?
Hi Fau,
ReplyDeleteIt was really nice of you to reply. That fact is really interesting. I didn't really know much on this topic so I found everything new. I found interesting that earlier the students didn't learn maori in schools. I always thought that it is a native language and almost every person in Aotearoa knows who to speak it. What facts did you know earlier about this topic?
Hi Sakshi,
DeleteEven though you are new to Aotearoa you must've found lots! I also thought Maori language was something that was always included in subjects in school and around NZ. Before I learnt about the history of the Maori Language week, I never really knew much about it. I learnt more and more as I found out. How about you? Did you know anything before learning about Maori Language Week?
Hi Fau!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for replying. Yes, I am so glad that I got a chance to learn about Maori Language Week with you guys! I really learnt a lot from completing this task and would love to learn more such facts on the topic. I just knew that the coming week is Maori Language Week and we will do many fun tasks. Which task did you enjoy the most for this week?
Hi Sakshi,
DeleteI am glad you could learn new things! I also geniuinely enjoyed Maori Language Week. In my opinion the most fun task was creating the Maori Language Week app. That activity was really fun and interactive.
Thank you!
Fau