- What challenges can you see for yourself as an educator moving forward with your learning today?
- I would like to introduce basic Maori and Pacific phrases in my day to day learning and teaching practices. I get challenged when I deal with the learners who are already struggling to understand English because most of them speak English as their second language. Maybe I will introduce Maori and Pacifica greetings, some waiata and numbers. Display days of the week, month and numbers on the wall so that the learners can see and grasp it. Add some Maori phrases and waiata in my planning, so that I could keep track of them.
My next challenge is pronouncing the words correctly. Even though I hear it for so many times, I do make a mistake. I am wondering how do I say it correctly. Maybe I could play the recorded phrases or waiata might be helpful to teach the learners.
Sunday, 19 March 2017
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I have the same issues Sudha, I am always wondering if I have got the right sounds. Someone wise once told me that the first time you say something in a new language it sounds funny, but each time after that it gets less and less 'funny' and turns into everyday language use. This helped me tremendously, maybe this helps you too?
ReplyDeleteSudha I understand what you mean about wondering if you're saying it correctly. I think the first challenge is using Māori and and Pacifika languages and then changing my pronunciation (If I don't start using it I think I never will!). I was thinking about adding some signs to the habitat to be visual reminders - maybe this would help both of us?
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