Megan Ellison
Dip Tch Primary (Otago),
B.Ed (Otago),
MEd (Canterbury)
Pūkenga, Lecturer (Appointed 2010)
(Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Te Āti Awa)
Contact details
Room Richardson South Tower, Rm 3S5
Phone 64 3 479 7219
Fax 64 3 479 8525
Email megan.ellison@otago.ac.nz
Research
Megan's research interests have been in second language acquisition and the reconstruction of identity. More recently her research has include demystifying traditional Kai Tahu waiata, writing stories for children using whakapapa and traditional knowledge and the development of graded reading texts available for children in Māori language immersion settings.
Teaching
Distinctions
- Te Huanui - Distinction (Te Mātauranga Māori, Christchurch Polytechnic)
- Kā Moteatea – Distinction (Te Mātauranga Māori, Christchurch Polytechnic)
- Finalist in Huia Publishers Short Story awards (te reo Māori)
Major Research Outputs
Book Chapter
Ellison, M. 'E kore a muri e hokia' in Ngā Pakiwaitara a Huia 4. Huia Publishers
Conference Presentation
Ellison, M. 2005. Polishing Precious Jade: The Challenge of Returning Language to the people: A view on Second Language Acquisition and the reconstruction of identity. A paper presented at a Linguistics Conference at the University of Mexico in 2005
