Exploring te ao Māori with Japanese
Discover the unique connections between te ao Māori and Japanese cultures, uncover the underlying values and thoughts shaping cultural events, and let's explore together how to integrate Māori concepts into your teaching. Enrich your classes with fresh insights!
Languages
Workshops
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Teacher
1 hour
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Online
Nationwide
Ministry funded
Overview
In this workshop, participants will explore similarities between te ao Māori and Japanese cultures by comparing the creation myths and language aspects. The session aims to provide insights into the thoughts and values that underlie cultural events. Additionally, we will discuss how these insights can be applied in a classroom setting.
About the course
When: Wednesday 10 April 2024, 4pm - 5pm
Where: Online - Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.
Registrations open on 18 March and close on 8 April 2024
This workshop is going to be delivered mainly in English. Participants of this workshop are required to watch this video in advance.
With the theme 'Exploring te ao Māori with Japanese', we are privileged to welcome Yoshimi Fujikawa, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Canterbury School of Māori, as our special presenter, who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise on Japanese and Māori cultures to our discussion.
Message from the presenter:
Kia ora / こんにちは! My name is Yoshimi Fujikawa. I moved to Aotearoa from Wakayama, Japan with my kiwi husband and my sons in 2005, and I have been studying in Māori and Indigenous studies since2008. I have a BA in Te Reo Māori and a HA Hons in Māori and indigenous studies.
My PhD research is based on the reasons behind why I (as Japanese) feel that Māori language and culture is so close to Japanese language and culture. Many people share a perception that there is similarity, but my interest lies less in the forms the similarities take, such as similar words, patterns, similar pronunciation, etc, but instead in the concepts and perceptions behind them. I feel that similar forms, while interesting, are not always indicative of true similarity.
I hope I can share a valuable part of my interest with the participants for this workshop this time and the participants can apply new ideas to their practical work in class through this workshop opportunity. I also hope this will be useful in giving some insights on how Māori concepts can be applied not only in line with the new curriculum refresh Te Mātaiaho or in the field of 'learning languages' as well.
At no cost for NZ registered teachers.
Tui Tuia | Learning Circle Languages is funded to provide professional learning for provisionally and fully registered Primary, Intermediate and Secondary teachers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
External facilitator: Yoshimi Fujikawa, Ph.D. candidate, University of Canterbury School of Māori, and Guest Associate Professor of Okayama Prefectural University.
