Your chance to learn Vietnamese

Many New Zealanders first encounter Vietnam as a tourist destination and as a major exporter of coffee. While it is renowned for beaches and good coffee, Vietnam is also a culturally rich society that counts its history in the thousands of years. Today, the country has a youthful population profile, a dynamic tech industry and an increasingly central role in global value chains in digital technologies and manufacturing.

The New Zealand Asia Institute is offering an introductory Vietnamese language course for those with no or very little prior exposure to the language. The course will be held over eight weeks, with 1.5-hour evening classes.

Course details

Course duration: 1.5 hours per week over eight weeks

Dates: Wednesday evenings, 28 July to 15 September 2021

Times: 5pm to 6.30pm

Venue: University of Auckland Business School, Room 317, Level 3, Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland

Cost: $275 including textbook (non-refundable after the course starts)

Instructor: Ha Nguyen

The course will provide an introduction to spoken Vietnamese, with an emphasis on communicating everyday needs and understanding Vietnamese culture. Topics covered include:

• Greetings and introductions

• Telling the time and numbers

• Travel and transport

• Shopping and eating

The course will be taught by a native speaker of Vietnamese, educated in Vietnam and New Zealand. The core course book used will be ‘Spoken Vietnamese for Beginners’ by Nguyen Long, Marybeth Clark and Nguyen Thuan, supplemented by other teaching materials, which are included in the course fee.

For further information please email Dinah Towle [email protected] or call 09 923 1636.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of Nicholas Tarling Charitable Trust.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sir Owen G Glenn Building, Level 3, room 317, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand