Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 9, 2020 3:34:45 GMT 12
TE REO MĀORI ON A 'PATHWAY TOWARDS EXTINCTION'
Te reo Māori is on a "pathway towards extinction" unless resources are put into teaching young Māori, researchers have found.
But while te reo was on a downward trajectory based on 2013 Census data, there were strategies - hopefully some under way already - which could help restore its future.
Making te reo compulsory in schools would help, he said......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/118654781/te-reo-mori-on-a-pathway-towards-extinction
Te reo Māori is on a "pathway towards extinction" unless resources are put into teaching young Māori, researchers have found.
But while te reo was on a downward trajectory based on 2013 Census data, there were strategies - hopefully some under way already - which could help restore its future.
Making te reo compulsory in schools would help, he said......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/118654781/te-reo-mori-on-a-pathway-towards-extinction