CURRICULUM AND LANGUAGE IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: FROM SCIENCE TO PUTAIAO

dc.creator	PETER J. KEEGAN
dc.creator	ELIZABETH MCKINLEY
dc.date	2008-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:19:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:19:48Z
dc.identifier	1567-6617
dc.identifier	1573-1731
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/bd66bc1089d849cf8e6edbd356c5bb31
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19882
dc.description	What becomes of knowledge when a language has been displaced through colonisation and is being recovered and revitalized? In the 1970s in Aotearoa (the Maori name for New Zealand), Maori began teaching their children through the medium of te reo Maori [Maori language] (L1) in an attempt to save it from extinction. This paper explores the translation work in relation to a new technical language development (L3) based on the language of instruction (L2) for a new Maori language science curriculum [putaiao]. We argue that the development of new terminology, no matter how culturally sensitive the process is, creates new problems. First, the new words can be perceived as representing traditional knowledge and, secondly, traditional Maori knowledge will be erased with the new language. The chal-lenge presented to all concerned is how students will develop a more authentic experience of Maori lan-guage, knowledge and culture. The paper argues that the journey between science and putaiao is an ongo-ing transformation based on language and the epistemology held within and is made more complex by the relationships that exist between L1 (home), L2 (school), and L3 (discipline specific) in a language revi-talization context.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IAIMTE
dc.relation	http://l1.publication-archive.com/public?fn=enter&repository=1&article=219
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1567-6617
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1573-1731
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 135-147 (2008)
dc.subject	curriculum
dc.subject	indigenous L2 education
dc.subject	Maori-medium education
dc.subject	Maori science
dc.subject	putaiao
dc.subject	science education
dc.subject	Philology. Linguistics
dc.subject	P1-1091
dc.subject	Language and Literature
dc.subject	P
dc.subject	DOAJ:Linguistics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Languages and Literatures
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Philology. Linguistics
dc.subject	P1-1091
dc.subject	Language and Literature
dc.subject	P
dc.subject	DOAJ:Linguistics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Languages and Literatures
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Philology. Linguistics
dc.subject	P1-1091
dc.subject	Language and Literature
dc.subject	P
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Philology. Linguistics
dc.subject	P1-1091
dc.subject	Language and Literature
dc.subject	P
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Philology. Linguistics
dc.subject	P1-1091
dc.subject	Language and Literature
dc.subject	P
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	CURRICULUM AND LANGUAGE IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: FROM SCIENCE TO PUTAIAO
dc.type	article