Te Pōkaitahi Reo Level 2
Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Rumaki, Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 2)
Learn basic te reo Māori with this level 2 Māori language course for beginners.
This level 2 programme is for learners who have a basic understanding and ability in the use of te reo Māori and want to communicate with little support in familiar everyday contexts, and in Māori environments where they feel comfortable.
Learners will study basic Te Reo Māori vocabulary and grammatical structures at a foundational level which will consist of the following:
- Māori alphabet
- Foundation level language command
- Dialectal difference
- Language etiquette
- Foundational level Karakia, waiata, mihi
- Kīwaha – idioms
- Whakataukī / whakatauāki – proverbs
Dates
20-week programme: Sem 1: 10 Feb - 29 Jun 2025, Sem 2: 21 Jul to 07 Dec 2025 (semester 2 enrolments opening soon). 40-week programme: 17 Feb to 30 Nov 2025Duration
20-week and 40-week optionsCommitment
Blended learning including noho, wānanga, online learning and self-directed learningApplications close
Sem 1 & 40 week programme: Feb 2025, Sem 2: Jul 2025Locations
Whakatāne Campus, Manukau Campus, Papatūanuku Marae, Online (Te Ika a Māui - North Island and Te Waka a Māui - South Island)Requirements
Open entryPathway to
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Tuition fees freeREO201 Mana Tangata 2
Course Type: Core
Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to use te reo Māori vocabulary and grammatical structures at a foundation level as an expression of mana tangata. The content areas are:
- Language structures to communicate genealogical links (pakeke, kaumātua, tīpuna, mātua tīpuna)
REO202 Mana Whenua 2
Course Type: Core
Description:From this paper, tauira will be able to use foundation level reo Māori to express connections to the land and the environment, prominent places and people of the area, as an expression of mana whenua. The content areas are:
- Language structures to communicate origins and links to (whenua, moana, awa, waka)
- Language structures to communicate stories of a particular (whenua, moana, awa, waka)
REO203 Mana Reo 2
Course Type: Core
Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to apply technical knowledge of foundation level reo Māori in selected contexts and develop an emerging respect for te reo as an expression of mana reo. The content areas are:
- Deliver karakia in accordance with tikanga practice
REO204 Mana Ao Tūroa 2
Course Type: Core
Description: From this paper, tauira will be able to use foundation level te reo Māori to achieve tasks in specified contexts as an expression of mana ao tūroa. The content areas are:
- Instructional language (family, work, and community context), relevant vocabulary (family, work, and community context)
- Relevant language structures (family, work, and community context)
Ngā korero a ngā tauira
Student voice
Desmond Harawira Te Pōkaitahi Reo graduate
Parminder Singh Te Pōkaitahi Reo Graduate
Danae Lee Te Pōkaitahi Reo and Environment Studies graduate
Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae
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Experience Awanuiārangi
School of Undergraduate Studies
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Whakapā mai/Contact us
Moerangi Black
- Phone: 07 306 3243 or 027 254 1184
- Email: moerangi.black@wananga.ac.nz
Tamara Hapi
- Phone: 09 260 4368
- Email: tamara.hapi@wananga.ac.nz
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