Language is culture and culture is language
We are so lucky in our school because we learn from each other as we share our cultures.
Lei shared a lot about her culture and made a duality map about Tonga and New Zealand.
When Lei is in Tonga she wears summer clothes nearly all the time because it is hotter than it is in Dunedin.
Lei showed us what the Tongan flag looks like.
She also told us about the fruit that she eats in Tonga.
Lei showed us about Tongan dancing and told us how, when she is in Tonga, she loves to sing songs with her Grandma. her Grandma also tells her lots of stories.
Dual culture and dual language learners always have at least two perspectives on life.
They have two languages and two ways of expressing words and ideas.
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