Summary of the main focus throughout the classes: 

 

Classes 1-3:  

• building a basis of the language 

• establishing a love of language 

• build basic vocabulary 

• any grammatical structures unconsciously practised  

• basic communication 

 

 

Classes 4-6: 

• raising everything learnt to consciousness 

• writing down what has been orally learnt in Classes 1-3 

• extending what has been established 

 

 

Classes 7-9:  

• learning new, self-directed learning methods 

• enjoy reading literature 

• awaken an awareness for comparative language studies 

• discovering the culture of Māori 

 

 

Classes 10-12:  

• work with the spirit of the language 

• work with the folk soul of Māori