This report examines the success factors that enhance Māori adults learning Māori as a second language, identifies how to best support adults learning te reo, and also inform efforts to revitalise the Māori language in Aotearoa.
Download the report:
Kia matatau ki te reo: Factors influencing the development of proficiency in te reo Māori with adult learners (PDF, 2.5Mb)
Background:
A thesis, completed in 2013, by Matiu Rātima from University of Waikato, to investigate the factors that help or hinder adult Māori second language learners to become proficient speakers of te reo Māori.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)