Ko te uara o tēnei pepa ko te whakawhanake i te hiranga me te hōhonutanga o ngā pūkenga whitiwhiti tuakiri i roto i ngā horopaki rerenga kē ahurea, horopaki mātauranga hoki. He mea whakaute te whakahaere ahurea tōtika; otirā, i te tuatahi me mōhio tonu te tangata ki tōna anō tūnga ahurea. Ko te pūmau ki te tikanga ruatanga ki te iwi taketake, te iwi Māori te tūāpapa o Aotearoa New Zealand. Ko te reo Māori te pūtake o te tikanga ruatanga.

This paper aims to develop awareness of the importance and complexity of effective, personal communicative competency in culturally diverse, intentionally educational contexts. Working in culturally appropriate ways requires respect; but first it calls upon the individual to recognise their own cultural positioning. Aotearoa New Zealand was founded on the basis of a bicultural commitment to partnership with the Indigenous people, Māori. Thus, this paper will begin with a discussion of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi and its implications for both sides. Students will be required to learn and understand elements of Mātauranga Māori, including te reo and tikanga Māori, recognising that some will already have relevant skills and understandings. The notions of kaupapa Māori and Indigeneity will be discussed in relation to students' own cultural identities. The aim of this paper is to prepare students to recognise local and global cultural diversity and to work in culturally appropriate ways with diverse others in contexts where educational outcomes are sought. This competency is well recognised globally as an essential attribute of a global citizen, and in educational contexts.

The paper is taught across 12 weeks and comprises of weekly lectures and weekly face to face tutorials.

The lectures will be delivered online and made available for viewing from midday Monday. The expectation is that the lectures are viewed before the scheduled tutorials.

Please see the timetable below for tutorial times.

All assignments must be handed in in order to be eligible to pass the paper. Please take the opportunity to ask questions about assessment tasks in tutorial briefings. If you need additional help with assignments, please contact the Learner Facilitator, Student Support and Studiosity

This is a 15 point paper. University regulations stipulate an expected total student workload for the paper of 150 hours. The paper involves 24 hours of face to face classes across the semester, and 12 hours online learning. The remaining hours, accumulated at different times across the whole semester, are to be used for completing readings, preparing for class and assignments.