Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 6, 2022 4:32:17 GMT 12
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING COURSE IN TE REO MĀORI: A FIRST IN NEW ZEALAND
Ara Institute of Canterbury will provide all learning materials and assessments for a trades course in te reo Māori, a first for any non-Māori tertiary institution. To enable fluent Māori language speakers to learn and be assessed in their native tongue, Ara is currently translating workbooks, marking guides and assessments for its Level 3 Automotive Engineering course, ready for delivery in early 2023.
How to treat the translation of automotive terms like ‘carburettor’ and ‘camshaft’ was an important decision for Ara and part of the kaupapa for the project.
In the end, they decided to use the English terms for any object or activity that does not yet exist in the Māori language. Tūtengaehe noted,.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2208/S00007/automotive-engineering-course-in-te-reo-maori-a-first-in-new-zealand.htm
Ara Institute of Canterbury will provide all learning materials and assessments for a trades course in te reo Māori, a first for any non-Māori tertiary institution. To enable fluent Māori language speakers to learn and be assessed in their native tongue, Ara is currently translating workbooks, marking guides and assessments for its Level 3 Automotive Engineering course, ready for delivery in early 2023.
How to treat the translation of automotive terms like ‘carburettor’ and ‘camshaft’ was an important decision for Ara and part of the kaupapa for the project.
In the end, they decided to use the English terms for any object or activity that does not yet exist in the Māori language. Tūtengaehe noted,.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2208/S00007/automotive-engineering-course-in-te-reo-maori-a-first-in-new-zealand.htm