In researching how to write Tuesday in "Chinese" I was aware there are at least 3 languages including Shanghainese, Cantonese and Mandarin. It's not as straight forward as that. Earlier, I chose a translation that I thought was dragon in a class activity today. The fluent Cantonese and Mandarin speakers in my class did not recognise the symbol. I was embarrassed that I had made a mistake which is one of the pitfalls of cross-cultural analysis. There are always positive outcomes for every situation and we were able to have a discussion about where the symbol may have originated. Another positive outcome is that I am extremely aware of my cultural limitations. So this will result in me asking more questions, seeking more input from experts in our class and in the community. As you can see, I was not confident enough in what I found on the internet to use it in my blog title. An opportunity for further learning. One of the challenges this week is to; LEARN - the signs o...
Kia Ora Miss Corbett,
ReplyDeleteI also really like the Pepeha video.And I was happy I was in it,but I feel sorry for the people that wanted to be in but the couldn't
Ka Kite Ano!
Ka pia Faisal. You were awesome. I was very proud of you.
ReplyDeleteNga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa mo tenei mahi oro. Whakamana whakamiharo. ( Congratulations to all on such a polished performance.Fantastic effort.)
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Amazing work Ms Corbett and Room 21! The amount of love that went into this is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOh, Ms Corbett and Room21, I have watched it several times now and still crying every time, as it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for giving us such a wonderful gift.
ReplyDeleteKa pai Room 21 and everyone involved in the video. What a great taonga to remember this difficult time. And how reassuring to know that you are such an awesome team and have people who are thinking of you. Maybe those people who didn't get to be in the video could make their own version?
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