Wananga Reo
Ngati Moki Marae, Taumuti, April 1998
These wananga have been held since 1979 in Te Ika a Maui on various marae and kaiako from these wananga are invited to assist kaiako from Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha, to run our wananga. These people are all volunteers in that they give up their own time to support this kaupapa.
Aims
- to increase the numbers of fluent and competent speakers of te Reo Māori
- to experience and learn tribal tikanga
- to reinforce Māori self-identity
- to reinforce the validity of Māori teaching methods
Rules (Nga tikanga o te noho tahi)
- Kia mau ki te kaupapa kōrero Māori ANAKE i ngā wā katoa.
- Kia mau ki ngā tikanga me te kawa o te iwi kāinga.
- Kia ngākau mahaki, kia tautoko tētahi ki tētahi.
- Kia mau ki nnā haora kua whakaritea i te rataka.
- Kia mau ki ngā whakarite o te rōpū whakahaere.
- I te Wānanga Reo Rumaki, kua rahuitia te kai waipiro me te kai tarukino.
- Me noho tahi mai i te tīmatatanga ki te whakamutunga. Kaua e neke atu i te wānanga.
Levels of Learning
Students must be of a level where they can cope with a weekend of total immersion. This could perhaps be equated with fifth form level in secondary school.
The Wananga Reo Rumaki use three or four group levels of proficiency in the language. The recommended ratio of tauira to kaiako is no more than ten to one.
Teaching Methods
These will be varied and incorporate communicative cognitive activities, i.e.,
- working in pairs
- group activities
- listening and speaking skills
- writing skills
The recommended break-down is ten minutes writing to every 50 minutes of spoken and listening activities. Role plays, word games will be included.
Assessment
The Wananga Reo Rumaki does not use formal assessment, but it is important that students have progress reports and feedback from their kaiako. Movement up a level is evidence of both progress and confidence.
Kaiako
It is important that kaiako facilitate learning rather than continually speaking to groups. They must be supportive and encouraging. At previous wananga kaiako have shared different teaching strategies with each other at wananga and have adapted them to suit specific levels. Kaiako who have used Ataarangi and other communicative group activities have been particularly successful.
Evaluation
An evaluation sheet has been formulated for tauira to fill out at the end of the week. This is used by kaiako and the ropu whakahaere to assist in the improvement of future wananga.
Nō reira, he whakaaro noa iho nei. Mehemea he paku āwhina kei roto, hei whakatinana i te kaupapa, ka nui te mihi. Heoi anō rā, tēnei matou, te rōpū whakahaere o te Wānanga Reo Rumaki e mihi ana ki a koutou i raro i ngā ahuatanga o te wā. Nō reira, rātou kua wheturangitia ki a rātou, tātou ngā kanohi ora e kaingakau ana ki tō tātou taonga, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.
Recent Wananga
We have held the following Wananga over recent years:
2011
Ngāti Moki, Taumutu (August)
2005
Taumutu Marae, Lake Ellesmere (August)
2004
Takahanga Marae (August)
2003
Onuku Marae (April);
Takahanga Marae (August)
2002
Uenuku Marae, Moeraki (June)
2001
Taumutu Marae (April);
Te Whare Akonga (August)
2000
Onuku Marae (March);
Takahanga Marae (June)
1999
Hakatere Marae (June);
Onuku Marae (August)
1998
Taumutu Marae, Lake Ellesmere (April);
Tuahiwi Marae (July);
Takahanga Marae (August-September recess)
Caleb and Ricky, Tuahiwi, 1998
Painted stones by Deidre, Quentin and Ranui, Tuahiwi, 1998
1997
Te Rau Oriwa Marae, Otautahi (Queen's Birthday Weekend);
Takahanga Marae, Kaikoura (September recess)
1996
Te Rau Oriwa Marae, Otautahi (Queens Birthday Weekend);
Takahanga Marae, Kaikoura (September recess)
1996
Tuahiwi Marae, Rangiora (Queen's Birthday Weekend)
1995
Taumutu Marae, Lake Ellesmere (April recess);
Takahanga Marae, Kaikoura (August recess)
1994
Taumutu Marae, Lake Ellesmere (May recess)
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