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Sub Question 3: ‘Oku kau fakakū e fānaú he talanoá? (When do children join in
talanoa?) .............................................................................................................. 51
Sub Question 4: Ko e hā e talanoa ‘oku mālie’ia ai e fanaú? (What are the
talanoa that you consider to be meaningful and interesting to the children?) ..... 55
Sub-Question 5: Ko e hā e lea ‘oku mou talanoa’aki ‘i ‘apí? ‘Uhingá? (What
language do you use to talanoa at home? Why?) ................................................ 59
Summary .................................................................................................................. 60
Chapter 6: Discussion and analysis of the findings ................................................ 61
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 61
Koloa as a metaphor............................................................................................. 61
The social constructional koloa of talanoa ............................................................... 63
The educational koloa of talanoa ............................................................................. 67
Talanoa fakaoli (amusing talanoa):..................................................................... 67
Talanoa fakamamahi (sad talanoa): .................................................................... 68
Talanoa fakamaatoato (serious talanoa): ............................................................ 68
Talanoa faka’ofa (sympathetic talanoa):............................................................. 69
Talanoa fakalaumālie (spiritual talanoa): ........................................................... 70
Talanoa mālie and māfana (energetic and inward warm feeling talanoa) .......... 70
A teaching and learning approach ........................................................................ 72
The cultural values of talanoa .................................................................................. 74
Language of talanoa ............................................................................................ 74
The participation of children in talanoa .............................................................. 75
Talatalaifale (talanoa within the house).............................................................. 78
Talanoa opens the mind ....................................................................................... 79
Summary .................................................................................................................. 79
Talanoa is koloa ................................................................................................... 80
Tongan children becoming koloa......................................................................... 80
Chapter 7: CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 82
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 82
Summary of findings ................................................................................................ 82
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