Vietnamese language class
Your chance to learn Vietnamese.
2026 registrations now open for Level 3!
Vietnam is a thriving, resilient country in Southeast Asia, home to more than 97 million people with close connections across Pacific and beyond. 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 and dynamic tech industry and plays an increasingly central role in global value chains in digital technologies and manufacturing.
The New Zealand Asia Institute is offering a Level 3 Vietnamese language course for those who already have a basic foundation in Vietnamese, includin elementary vocabularly, simple sentence structures and confidence with essential greetings and expressions.
This course will run for eight weeks, with 1.5-hour evening classes held each Thursday, 5-6.30pm.
Topics include:
- Health matters
- At the bank
- Email and texting
- Colloquial language and slang
Further courses will be available according to demand.
The course will be taught by a native Vietnamese speaker, educated in Vietnam and New Zealand. The core course book used will be Learning Vietnamese by Bac Hoai Tran, supplemented by other teaching materials (included in the course fee).
Dates and time: 19 February to 9 April, 6-7.30pm (8 Thursday evenings, 6-7.30pm)
Instructor: Thy Le
Cost: $295 (including a textbook).
$250 (excluding a textbook).
Venue: University of Auckland Business School, Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland
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