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 level 2 Vietnamese language course for those who have taken the introductory class or who have already gained some familiarity with the language. The class will run for eight weeks, with 1.5-hour evening classes held each Thursday, 6-7.30 pm. The class times may be flexible dependent on the attendees’ preferences.

The in-person course will concentrate on spoken Vietnamese, with an emphasis on extending participants’ ability to communicate in everyday settings. Topics include:

Visiting a Vietnamese home
Sightseeing
Daily activities
Making phone calls

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 (which are included in the course fee).

Event details

Each course runs for eight weeks, with 1.5 hour evening classes held once a week.

Course duration: 1.5 hours
Date and times: 2 September to 23 October 2025 ( 8 x Thursday evenings), 6-7.30 pm
Instructor: Thy Le
Course cost: $295 (including a textbook). $250 (excluding a textbook).
Venue: Room 317, Level 3, Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, City Campus, Auckland (Pay parking is available beneath the building)

Refunds will not be given after the start of the course.

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

We wish to acknowledge the generous support of the Nicholas Tarling Charitable Trust.

Your chance to learn Vietnamese Level 2