Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 17, 2017 16:38:16 GMT 12
CHINESE TRUMPS TE REO IN SCHOOL LANGUAGE SURVEY
A group representing Māori economic interests is concerned about a poll showing a preference for schoolchildren to learn Chinese.
The Asia New Zealand Foundation survey, released today (PDF, 5.1MB), found eight out of 10 people thought New Zealand students should learn a language other than English, and more than half of those chose Chinese - ahead of te reo Māori.
Fifty-three percent of those who backed another language said Chinese should be taught. Forty-one percent picked te reo Māori, and about 20 percent selected French, Japanese and Spanish.
The Ministry of Education spent $1.5 million supporting the teaching of Asian languages including Chinese in English-medium schools in 2015.
In comparison, it spent $4.2m to support te reo Māori in English-medium schools that year....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/326785/chinese-trumps-te-reo-in-school-language-survey
A group representing Māori economic interests is concerned about a poll showing a preference for schoolchildren to learn Chinese.
The Asia New Zealand Foundation survey, released today (PDF, 5.1MB), found eight out of 10 people thought New Zealand students should learn a language other than English, and more than half of those chose Chinese - ahead of te reo Māori.
Fifty-three percent of those who backed another language said Chinese should be taught. Forty-one percent picked te reo Māori, and about 20 percent selected French, Japanese and Spanish.
The Ministry of Education spent $1.5 million supporting the teaching of Asian languages including Chinese in English-medium schools in 2015.
In comparison, it spent $4.2m to support te reo Māori in English-medium schools that year....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/326785/chinese-trumps-te-reo-in-school-language-survey