Nock, Sophie2026-03-182026-03-182006-021175-3099https://hdl.handle.net/10289/18089I report here on a comparison of the course grades of Bachelors degree students who are following two different pathways towards a major in te reo Māori - a traditional pathway in which language courses at different levels are spread over three or four years, and an intensive, fast-track, language immersion pathway in which courses in te reo Māori are concentrated into the first year of the degree programme. My findings are that, overall, in terms of course grades at level three, students following the intensive, fast-track, language-immersion pathway out-perform other students in te reo Māori course assessments. Thus, so far as course grades are concerned, many students appear to benefit from the fast track pathway. Whether course grades can be related to proficiency achievements and whether immediate gains are reflected in long-term gains is something that remains to be investigated.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/grading of studentscollege studentsMāori languagelanguage and languagescurriculumte reo MāoriMāori language revitalizationwhakarauora reo Maōrihōtaka rumaki reo Māorikaupapa rumaki reo MāoriJournal Article10.15663/K10.141143021-5668