# Chinese Language Classes (online/physical)

Cantonese Class -online restarts August 2024
Mandarin Class restarts 12th January, 2024

# Cantonese Classes

# Virtual

Please contact the Secretary, Helen South, if you wish to join the online Cantonese classes for beginners

Virtual classes are held using Google Meet at https://meet.google.com/zjp-aicd-gcv with

• Beginnger's class 6:30 pm Tuesdays
• Intermediate class 7:30 pm Tuesdays
• Class materials are on a shared google drive
• Online basis for the class follows Mangolabs online Cantonese - Wellington City Library users have free access to this resource. Those living outside Wellington can ask a family member in Wellington to add them to their family group to access this service.
• Introduction to the 6 tones of Cantonese with Brittany Chan
• Tone practice with Mrs Ng Cantonese

# Physical

Nil at present

# Mandarin Classes

Beginner's class is online on Fridays at 7:30 pm. Contact Graham Chiu for the details. Classes are limited to 3 students.

# Language Learning

Attending classes helps you learn some grammar, tones, and vocabulary. However, the bulk of your learning needs to be done via a mechanism called language acquisition via the consumption of comprehensible input. Most of this needs to be pitched at a level just slightly higher than your current level so you keep increasing your acquisition.

How to learn a new language with Dr Jeff McQuillan

# Poll Tax Fund Support

As of November 2024 this class is now being partially funded by a grant (R-CPTHT-2025-283854) from the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Fund.