21DSG43
Doctoral Thesis
Project commenced:Roma Simmons-Donaldson (Ngāti Porou, Taranaki, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kauwhata), University of Otago
The aim of this research is to investigate the re-establishment of intergenerational language transmission in Wellington whānau who have experienced language loss, by analysing the intersection between second language-speaking parents and their first language-speaking children.
The overarching research question I aim to address is: how do whānau who have experienced language loss reclaim their language and re-establish intergenerational language transmission in an urban environment?
The primary objectives of this research are to highlight critical factors that contribute to raising children to be bilingual in an urban setting, and present strategies that can inform and support whānau on similar journeys. The overarching purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the revitalisation of te reo Māori at the whānau level.