About New Zealand Sign Language (off the NZSL website)
- New Zealand Sign Language became an official language of New Zealand in 2006, alongside English and Te Reo Māori. NZSL is a visual-gestural language with its own grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. People use the hands, the body, and facial expressions (including lip patterns) to express meaning and the eyes to perceive meaning. For many Deaf people, NZSL is essential for communication and interaction. More than twenty thousand New Zealanders use NZSL daily.
New Zealand Sign Language Week provides an opportunity for schools to
reflect on the inclusion principle and explore the values of diversity
and respect. This special week enables students to make use of key
competencies, especially using language, symbols, and text and relating
to others. By learning NZSL students will achieve learning outcomes
described in the learning languages learning area.
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