Beschreibung
To ensure the survival of the Maori language, and the cognitive advantages associated with bilingualism, Maori medium students need to reach a high level of proficiency in both the English and Maori languages over their time at school. As well as academic success, Maori medium whanau expect their students to gain a level of competence in te reo Maori that enables them to actively engage in authentic Maori cultural contexts. This is crucial as the historical interruption to the intergenerational transfer of te reo Maori means that today Maori medium graduates make up the main pool of speakers who can transmit our language into the future. This book describes an action research project in which a group of Maori medium students used a newly developed language matrix of writing outcomes to self and peer assess their learning in their literacy programme. The results of the study revealed that the confluence of self and peer assessment practices and the new language scaffolds raised the students academic oral and written language competency significantly beyond what was normally expected in a Maori medium programme.
Autorenporträt
Rosina Shandley is of Ngati Porou and Irish descent. She is currently a Primary School Principal on the East Coast of New Zealand. Rosina was awarded a Master of Education degree with First Class Honours in 2013, for her thesis on effective second language pedagogies in Maori medium education. Her current PhD research builds on that Masters work.
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