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Southern Institute of Technology

Auckland , North Island ,New Zealand

New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Immersion) (Level 5)

Start to learn about regional variations of language and how you'll understand different dialects. Continue in our fun and inclusive learning environment and make te reo M?ori a language you can confidently function in from day to day.

Do you want to make a meaningful commitment to your M?ori language development? Go well past the basics and focus on your grammar and conversational ability.

Start to learn about regional variations of language and how you'll understand different dialects. Continue in our fun and inclusive learning environment and make te reo M?ori a language you can confidently function in from day to day.

Check out the voice!

You will learn:

intermediate level conversational te reo M?ori
asking and answering questions
comparing and contrasting
idioms and proverbs
passive and stative sentence structures.
You will know how to:

use te reo M?ori as your language of choice
use a wide range of sentence structures
hold meaningful conversations
use sentence structures which reflect M?ori thinking 
When you pass this programme, you'll get this qualification:

Te Hauptanga o Reo (Environment of Language Excellence) Level 5 - New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Immersion) Level 5

Campus Information

Queenstown Campus

Level 2, Dart House Remarkables Park Town Centre Hawthorne Drive Queenstown

Gore Campus

Freepost 62686 PO Box 232 Kakapo Street Gore 9710

Invercargill Campus

Freepost SIT2LRN Private Bag 90114 133 Tay Street Invercargill, 9840

Intakes

  • Feb

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

With skills at this level you could provide cultural advice in your workplace or organisation.

Graudates will be able to:

Provide akonga with the knowledge and skills to use te reo M?ori vocabulary, grammatical structures and technical skills at an advanced level
Provide akonga with the opportunity to undertake an analysis of alternative perspective as an expression of mana tangata
Provide akonga with the opportunity to use advanced language and expressions in te reo M?ori to show a broad understanding of their connections to the land and the environment, prominent places, people, histories, stories, local proverbs and colloquial sayings as an expression of mana whenua
Provide akonga with the opportunity to apply advanced level te reo M?ori and technical skills to use te reo creatively with detail in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, as an expression of mana reo
Provide akonga with the opportunity to demonstrate observance of tikanga to independently lead tasks and guide people in a range of prescribed, and some unfamiliar contexts, as an expression of mana ao turoa
Provide akonga with the opportunity to use broad theoretical and technical knowledge to research a topic of interest relating to te reo, ona tikanga me ona ahuatanga
Contribute positively to the development of te reo kia tika, kia rere, kia M?ori or have a personal and/or professional interest in te reo M?ori 
Provide a pathway for entry to higher level qualifications either internally with TWoA or externally with other providers
Provide an employment pathway to the diverse spaces within te ao M?ori 

PSW Opportunity

  • During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
  • After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
  • After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

India 60% average across 4 academic subjects (excluding Hindi or local language). English mark should be a minimum of 60%
 
75% average across 4 academic subjects (excluding Hindi or local language). 
  • IELTS test - Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)
  • Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (General) or (Workplace) b) Level 4 (General) or (Employment)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36
  • Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) HIGH PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
  • Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than merit in any band