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Lim, Joohee Nam, Yujin Park, Nari Linguistic Issue In New Zealand
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Contents Past Present Future
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Language of New Zealand Official languages Native languages Immigrant languages Multilingual society
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The History of Immigration Polynesian settlement Migration from 1840 Post World War II migration Introduction of points-based system
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Polynesian settlement In the 13 th Century The Polynesian ancestors of the Maori Unique ‘Maori Culture & Language’
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Late of 18 th Cen. 1769, James Cook –The First inflow of English 1792,The First English-speaking settler –From penal colony in Sydney The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi –From Australia and Britain –Maori were outnumbered
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Post World War II migration 1950,Accepted 5,000 refugees A labor shortage –A bilateral agreement for skilled migrants Netherlands End of 1960, a large demand for unskilled labor –From the South Pacific
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points-based system 1987, a new Immigration Act –Classified migrants on their skills, personal qualities and potential contribution to NZ economy and society 1991, Requiring IELTS score
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Maori English English spoken by Maori ethnic dialect and social dialect Representing desire for their solidarity Maori grammar applied to English Ex) ‘plural’ is showed in a definitive
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Languages of NZ The number of languages listed for New Zealand is 4. Of those, 3 are living languages and 1 is a second language without mother-tongue speakers. www.ethnologue.com
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Languages of NZ 1)Living languages ① English : Spoken by 95.9% of people ② Maori : Spoken by 4.1% of people ③ New Zealand Sign Language(24,090) 2) Second language ① Pitcairn-Norfolk www.ethnologue.com
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Languages of NZ Afrikaans, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Fijian, Hakka Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Niue, Pukapuka, Samoan, Tahitian, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tuvaluan, Yue Chinese, Arabic… www.ethnologue.com
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New Zealanders vs. other ethnic groups
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Ethnic groups in NZ 2006 census
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Percentage of population born overseas 2006 census
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Rankings of Nine Most Common Overseas Birthplaces in the 2006 Census, Compared with 2001 census
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New Zealand English Close to Australian English But has several subtle differences - more affinity with southern England English - influence of Maori speech - the flattened I www.en.wikipedia.com
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Dialects within NZ English One group of speakers is recognised as having a distinct way of talking → the south of the South Island (Murihiku) harbours a "Celtic fringe" of people Because this southern area formed a traditional repository of immigration from Scotland www.en.wikipedia.com
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Immigration Regulation First restriction were imposed in 1881 The prejudice against Asians, especially Chinese Since 1986, the policy has broken discrimination against non-British www.teara.govt.nz
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Immigration Regulation Money and English ability are required - Immigration Amendment Act 1991 : A modest level of English was required. Business immigrants were expected to transfer at least NZ$150,000 to New Zealand. Ability in English language was assessed at interviews www.teara.govt.nz
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Education in New Zealand www.minedu.gont.nz
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1.Early childhood education – culturally appropriate 2.Primary and Secondary schools – free for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents 3. Tertiary education – equitable and affordable access The provision of flexible pathways for study
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Early child hood Education education and care for young children and infants from birth to six A wide range of early childhood services is available English – the medium language Maori, Pacific island or other language
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Birth – 5 years old : 60% 3 years old : 90% 4 years old : 98% * Participation rates for different ethnicities vary In New Zealand early childhood education services are not state-owned, provided or managed www.minedu.gont.nz
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Primary and secondary school Education Schooling is available to children from age 5 and is compulsory from ages 6to 16 1.Primary school start at year 1 and continues until year 8 2. Secondary school covers years 9 to 13 ( during which students are aged 13 to 17)
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Most schools are English language medium, but some schools teach in the Maori medium. Kura Kaupapa Maori- based on Maori culture and value www.minedu.gont.nz
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NCEA The National Certificate of Educational Achievement the national senior secondary school qualification. NCEA level 1 is comparable overall to these qualification. - the British General certificate of secondary education - Canada or The U.S. grade 10 - year 10 awards in a number of Australian states. http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/index.html
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Tertiary education All aspects of post-school education and training 36 public tertiary - 8 universities - 21 institutes of technology and polytechnics - 4 college of education - 3 wanaga (maori tertiary education institutions)
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Bachelor’s degrees from New Zealand tertiary education providers are comparable overall to: British Bachelor’s degrees Australia bachelor’s degrees
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895 private training establishments, - which include private English language school, registered by the NZ qualification Authority. - Preparation programs for the IELTS and TOEFL www.minedu.gont.nz English language provision
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conclusion
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