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Filipino Language Survey
Filipino Language Survey
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- "Develop and design differentiated classes, content and
assessment" to "support the three major language learners" groups
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Scoping Questions:
Asian is the third largest ethnic group in New Zealand based on the 2013 census, the
first being those of European descent, followed by Mori. It is estimated that the
number of Asian population will likely to exceed Mori population by mid 2020s.
There will be an increased interest in learning more about this second biggest ethnic
grouping. Learning more about the Asian language will be a key area of interest.
In regard to the Filipino language, demand for language learning will be more culture
focused rather than business and government driven. This is because Filipinos have
a good command of the English language. The demand will likely be coming from the
parents of the Filipino migrants who wanted their children to maintain their ability to
speak their native language.
Demand is unknown, there is a need to gather data for this i.e. Filipino language survey among the FIlipino community
Auckland
It will most likely be in the biggest 3 cities.
Christchurch has been showing a lot of interest in learning about the Filipino culture language, customs and traditions. The central library has already taken initial steps to
connect with secondary schools.
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We may need to request from the Ministry of Education a list of primary and
secondary schools with big Filipino populations.
Are there other providers (eg Te Kura, Hindi school, Gujarati school), who could
meet this demand or work in collaboration with NetNZ (using ALUS funding ) to
develop and deliver ALL programmes to NZ schools?
Depends on the learning/ curricular goals of the programme and the ability/age of
target students. i.e. if the goal is to teach basic Filipino language - this is best taught
in Junior primary schools or preschools. The program can be in the form of an
elective in school that is run for an hour/afternoon per week. It can be provided as an
after-school care program where a variety of language rich cultural activities are
taught ie. songs, storytelling, poems, games, even cooking.
teacher supply?
Clarify whether teachers need to have teaching qualification for this type of program.
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