Education, language decline and language revitalisation: The case of Maori in New Zealand. Benton, N. Language and Education, 3(2):65–82, January, 1989. ![Education, language decline and language revitalisation: The case of Maori in New Zealand [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex There is still some controversy in New Zealand as to the role schools have had in discouraging people from speaking Maori, and what influence schools might have on the revitalisation of Maori. This article overviews the present language situation and the development of the kohanga reo (language nests) and bilingual schooling. The empirical data were obtained from families included in the NZCER sociolinguistic surveys of communities throughout the North Island (1973–9) and some later follow‐up studies (1984–5; 1988). Particular attention is paid to information gathered on language preferences, the linguistic experiences of parents at home and at school, and the extent to which Maori was used in their households. The participation of these families in the kohanga reo and the attitudes of parents to bilingual education in English and Maori is also discussed. The reactions to and interpretations of the linguistic aspects of their own schooling as well as of their children's schooling are discussed and related to other factors which have encouraged or discouraged the continued use of Maori within their present families. This report is NZCER's cocio-linguistic survey.
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title = {Education, language decline and language revitalisation: {The} case of {Maori} in {New} {Zealand}},
volume = {3},
issn = {0950-0782, 1747-7581},
shorttitle = {Education, language decline and language revitalisation},
url = {http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09500788909541252},
doi = {10.1080/09500788909541252},
abstract = {There is still some controversy in New Zealand as to the role schools have had in discouraging people from speaking Maori, and what influence schools might have on the revitalisation of Maori. This article overviews the present language situation and the development of the kohanga reo (language nests) and bilingual schooling. The empirical data were obtained from families included in the NZCER sociolinguistic surveys of communities throughout the North Island (1973–9) and some later follow‐up studies (1984–5; 1988). Particular attention is paid to information gathered on language preferences, the linguistic experiences of parents at home and at school, and the extent to which Maori was used in their households. The participation of these families in the kohanga reo and the attitudes of parents to bilingual education in English and Maori is also discussed. The reactions to and interpretations of the linguistic aspects of their own schooling as well as of their children's schooling are discussed and related to other factors which have encouraged or discouraged the continued use of Maori within their present families. This report is NZCER's cocio-linguistic survey.},
language = {en},
number = {2},
urldate = {2015-12-22},
journal = {Language and Education},
author = {Benton, Nena},
month = jan,
year = {1989},
keywords = {Applied Linguistics, Austronesian Languages, Bilingual Education, Bilingual schooling, Bilingualism, Communities, Education, Encourage or discouraged the continued use of Māori, Formal Education System Policies, Interviews, Kōhanga Reo, Language Decline, Language Policy (La5), Language in the home, Language revitalisation, Linguistic aspects, Maori Language Use, Maori-/English-Speaking Families, NZCER sociolinguistic survey, New Zealand, Parents education, Role of Schools, The case of Māori in New Zealand},
pages = {65--82},
}
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