2 Couple to Kōrero
by Vincent Olsen-Reeder & Ariana Johnson-Perez
Follow Ari and Vini, a regular urban millenial couple on their quest to become a Māori-speaking whānau (family) at home. What are the pain points and hard parts? What do other families do? What should couples talk about? Follow Ari (who was raised with other languages in the home) and Vini (a Māori language specialist) Are they 2 Couple to Kōrero? Let's find out!
Episodes
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Epi 10 - The Finale!
Well team - it's Epi 10 which means it's time to close Season 1. What are Ari and Vini's takeaways from our time so far, and 'what is it that we are all looking for...?' Vini dives into a quote from his buddy X̱'unei Twitchell's podcast, The Tongue Unbroken. Support the show Me mihi ka tika ki…
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Epi 9 - Languages don't have to compete
In epi 9 Vini puts his academic hat on, and takes us through some of the research behind language revival and bilingualism. We often hear things like 'people can't learn multiple languages because they'lll get confused' and 'kids should learn English first.' Do these myths hold any weight? Find…
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Epi 8 - Guest epi: Carthi & Thu
Many of the beautiful migrant languages we have here in Aotearoa are safely maintained in homes around the motu. In this epi we leave our couch and take a seat with some friends Harthiga Gnanam & Thuvaraka Poobalu, two cousins who share ancestry to Sri Lanka and a language, Tamil. What's new,...
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Epi 7 - Who wears the pants?
In this week's episode we're talking power dynamics and communication as a couple. How can we foster great language conversations as two people who share decision-making power in the home? In this episode we talk about a book by Professor Ingrid Piller, Bilingual Couples Talk. We recommend giving...
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Epi 6 - Planning to fail
Ari & Vini dive into the remedy for our language woes - language planning. A boring name that packs a lot of punch. Why is it important we all do it, and why should we fail at it? In this episode we mention a couple of links: Te Mātāwai's free language planning template, and Vini's short course…
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Epi 5 - Language Trauma: The new kid on the block
CW: Language trauma This week we tackle a pretty massive kaupapa, language trauma. We don't reckon we'll get to the bottom of it in one episode - but we do want to float some thoughts. Where does it come from, how do we get rid of it, and does it ever go away? Support the show Me mihi ka tika ki...
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Epi 4 - Guest epi: Hollie and Liki
Hollie and Liki are friends raising their tamaiti principally in te reo Māori and Lea Faka-tonga, Tongan. Working with three languages (e.g. Māori, Tongan and English) is not something we talk about a lot in language chats, but it's reasonably common as a life dynamic. Let's chat about it! People...
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Epi 3 - A student and a teacher swipe right on each other... It's not what you think!
Nau mai anō ki te whare o Ari & Vini! Welcome back to our whare with another epi of 2CTK! In epi 3, we pick up where we left off last week, and dive a bit more into our relationship, and our language dreams, as we have some reckons about whether they can make or break a relationship. We jump into...
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Epi 2 - Ko wai māua? Who are we?
In episode 2, we let you into a little about our life. The life and times of Ari and Vini! Who are we, what kind of life do we live? What are our language backgrounds? The 'stuff' of life will be different for us all, but we reckon the success of our language change will depend on how we take…
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Epi 1 - Are we 2 Couple to Kōrero?
Join Ari & Vini - two millenial Māori - as we explore life, love & our language dreams for te reo Māori within the home. We'll dive deep into the many things that help and hinder our ability to speak our languages at home, as well as how those things can affect, or be affected by, the…
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About this show
Follow Ari and Vini, a regular urban millenial couple on their quest to become a Māori-speaking whānau (family) at home.
What are the pain points and hard parts? What do other families do? What should couples talk about? Follow Ari (who was raised with other languages in the home) and Vini (a Māori language specialist)
Are they 2 Couple to Kōrero? Let's find out!
Hosted by
Vincent Olsen-Reeder & Ariana Johnson-Perez