Blogger Prompt Wk

  1. How do you celebrate Maori Language Week in your class/school? Every day of the week we get a Maori word we have to translate.
  2. Why is this an important week to New Zealand? It celebrates New Zealand culture and past.
  3. How does New Zealand celebrate Maori Language Week? On the news, the news reporters
  4. Can you name any local places of significance that have a Maori name? Why are they significant?
  5. What is your favourite Maori phrase or a saying you have heard this week?
  6. What other languages are a part of your school and are these celebrated? Esol is a program students go to in school time to learn English, if they are not fluent.
  7. What are the three official languages of New Zealand? Sign language, Maori and English.
  8. If New Zealand was to officially celebrate another language what language do you think that should be? Why? I think we should learn and speak Chinese because it is the most widely spoken language in the world and more than 1 billion people of the worlds population are Chinese speakers.
  9. Do you know of other countries that celebrate a second language in their country? What country and how do they celebrate? Belgium (Dutch and French) by eating croissants.

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