Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 25, 2016 17:30:45 GMT 12
WIDE TE REO EXPOSURE KEY TO FLUENCY, SAYS RESEARCHER
Children must be exposed to te reo Māori outside the home if it is to become their preferred language, a Māori language specialist says.
For three years Victoria University of Wellington researcher, Maraea Hunia, monitored the language acquisition of her baby granddaughter who was brought up surrounded by te reo and another child whose mother was the only one who spoke to her in the language...
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/309405/wide-te-reo-exposure-key-to-fluency,-says-researcher
Children must be exposed to te reo Māori outside the home if it is to become their preferred language, a Māori language specialist says.
For three years Victoria University of Wellington researcher, Maraea Hunia, monitored the language acquisition of her baby granddaughter who was brought up surrounded by te reo and another child whose mother was the only one who spoke to her in the language...
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/309405/wide-te-reo-exposure-key-to-fluency,-says-researcher