At Marist College we offer three languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French and Te Reo Maori. You learn the basics of each of these languages for one term in Years 7-9. From Year 10 you choose them as your options and learn them more thoroughly during the year. Learning a language in Year 10 is a pre-requisite for the Level 1 Chinese, French and Te Reo Maori courses.
Language learning helps you enhance your knowledge and appreciation of traditions, customs, and issues while building your proficiency in the four core skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Outside the classroom, there are numerous activities to promote language practice, such as competitions, lunchtime language clubs, visits from native speakers, penfriend correspondence, trips to restaurants, international film festivals, marae visits and overseas trips to China and New Caledonia (every second year). Senior language students are able to take part in exchange programs to China and to French speaking countries.