These are my micro-lesson plans for teaching Cook Islands Maori to Language one speakers and Language two speakers.
1st language acquisition (L1) - REO TA'I
Ko te reo Maori Kuki Airani te reo tai. Ko te reo mua teia mei toou kapua'anga mai ki roto i teia nei ao. E tuatua ana te reo tai ki roto i te ngutuare e pera katoa i te katoa'anga o toou ora'anga (daily). Ko te au tamariki reo tai i roto nei i te Kuki Airani koia oki ko te au tamariki no Pa Enua Tonga e te Pa Enua Tokerau.
2nd Language acquisition (L2) - REO RUA
Ko te reo papaa te reo rua. Inara e au tu kaui te tai kia tuatua tatou e ko te reo papaa te reo rua, no te mea, te maata nei te au tamariki o teia tuatau e reo papaa to ratou reo mua. Ko te reo teia e ka apii ia ki te au tamariki.
Here is a simple way to differentiate L1 and L2:
The first language is 'acquired' and the second language is 'learned'.
https://www.basic-concept.com/c/difference-between-first-language-second-language
Ko te tumu tapura o teia parani apii Maori, no runga te reira i te au Tiare tuketuke. Kua 'anga ia teia parani kia tano ki te turanga o te tamariki reo Maori ta'i (L1), apii pupu 4.
Ko te rua o te parani apii reo Maori, kua 'anga ia te reira kia rauka te au tamariki reo rua (L2) i te aru ma te tamou i te aereanga o te Apii 'Geography'. E parani roa roa teia e kua kite na ia e, penei kua teima'a te au apii no te tamariki reo rua.
The task was to construct and present a simple lesson plan for L2 learners. This plan achieved most of the content about the topics but I needed to focus more on how it could be made simple for L2 speakers to learn and how well does it convey the language.
Ko te toru, koia oki kia 'anga au i te tai parani apii reo Maori, ma te ta'anga'anga i te ta'i kapi me kore purua tei tata ia ki roto i te reo papa'a (English writte text).
E kapi akaariari'anga teia. Te akakite nei teia kapi ki te tai uatu tangata e ka akape'ea aia i te tuatua reo papa'a me aere ki ko i te toa oko kakau.
This is the English written text that I have chosen to go with the lesson of Plan three.
I roto i te parani apii Maori 4, kua akaoki mai au i te tai tu'anga apii no runga i te au kupu takiato nomena. Ko te kupu TEI'EA, e kupu uianga ma te akakite i te nga'i o te nomena. Pera katoa te kupu TEA'A, e ui ma ra i te 'anga'anga o te nomena.
Te tai 'anga'anga tamataora no te tamariki:
Ka ta'anga'anga ua te kupu TEA'A ki roto i te takiato verepa!