[lg policy] New Zealand: Te Waka Reo: National Language Policy > 2011 > August

[Harold Schiffman]

 Te Waka Reo: National Language Policy > 2011 > August
ISSN 1178-0967 August, 2011

News & Issues


After the Christchurch Earthquakes: Communicating with Diverse Communities
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Following the February earthquake, a group of people came together to
support efforts to communicate earthquake messages to people whose
first language is not English.

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Invitation to the NZ Diversity Forum: Revitalising Pacific languages
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Helping New Zealanders of Pacific descent speak in their mother tongue
is not just a feel-good initiative, the Ministry of Pacific Island
Affairs says.

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A growing trend: Tongan Language Week 2011
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

More and more communities are organising to promote their language
through an annual language week, the latest being the Tongan community
who will have their first Tongan Language Week from 4-10 September in
the lead-up to the Tonga-New Zealand opening match of the Rugby World
Cup on 9 September.

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International Language Week
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

International Languages Week (14 – 20 August 2011) will be celebrated
in schools and communities across New Zealand.

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Celebrating Māori Signs in New Zealand Sign Language
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Ongoing commitment to the Waikato region’s Deaf community has seen
Bonnie Ormsby recognised in Deaf Aotearoa’s 2011 New Zealand Sign
Language (NZSL) in Action awards.

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Samoan Speech Competition Winners
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Fa’amalo (congratulations) to the winners of the Wellington Samoan
speech competition.

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Epsom Girls’ Grammar School leader joins China Delegation
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Led by Auckland’s Confucius Institute, 13 leaders from schools around
the country are taking part in an eleven-day NZ Principals’ Delegation
to China beginning on 27 August.

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2011 Mā te Reo Funding Round opens
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori hope to support the establishment of
more iwi based kura reo, wānanga reo, Māori language resources,
language planning and Māori langauge events through a further Mā te
Reo round of funding.

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Language opportunities for teachers and students
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

International Languages Exchanges and Pathways (ILEP) programmes
provide professional learning pathways for language teachers, foreign
language assistants and exchange and scholarship programmes for
students.

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Pacific languages petition presented to Parliament
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

A petition supporting Pacific language and literacy programmes was
presented to Parliament on 4 August, having gained over 5000
signatures.

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Building Capability in the Community Languages Sector
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

CLANZ (Community Language Association of New Zealand) is seeking
comments on a discussion paper about Building Capability in the
Community Languages Sector.

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New and carefully chosen picture book collection
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

A Waikato University linguist has put together a New Zealand picture
book collection that reflects New Zealand’s national identity.

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Refugee Education Conference AUT 2011
Thursday, August 11th, 2011

The Refugee Education Conference 2011 will take place on 28-29
November, with the theme “Learning and Living in NZ”.

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http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2011/08/

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