Chinese

September 26 - Oct 2 is New Zealand Chinese Language Week - a chance to celebrate the learning of Chinese in Aotearoa and perhaps give it a go yourself.

New Zealand Chinese Language Week (NZCLW) is a Kiwi-driven initiative designed to increase Chinese language learning in New Zealand.

Mandarin is the 'standard' dialect and most commonly spoken. Cantonese is also a well-known dialect. There are around 200 different dialects. The 10 main Chinese languages are:

  • Mandarin

  • Cantonese

  • Min

  • Wu

  • Jin

  • Yue

  • GanHakka

  • Xiang

  • Huizhou

  • Pinghu


Chinese Language Week 2021

学习

Learn

说话

Speak

读

Read

听

Listen

唱

Sing

玩

Play

Teacher Resources

Asia New Zealand Foundation

NZCLW seeks to bridge the cultural and linguistic knowledge gap between China and New Zealand by delivering fun and practical initiatives that assist Kiwis to learn Chinese.

New Zealand Chinese Language Week

New Zealand Chinese Language Week is a Kiwi-driven initiative launched in 2014 by Chair Jo Coughlan and Raymond Huo. NZCLW is designed to increase Chinese language learning in New Zealand.

CHINESE


Your adventure begins here

Chinese New Year.pdf

Chinese new year

Learning the story and how to make a lantern

RTR-Chinese New Year-Online.pdf

chinese new year

Book packed with information about the significance of this celebration.

Y1-2-Plan-Chinese-Lantern-Festival.docx

Chinese lantern festival

Targeted for Year 1 - 2 but could be used for any level.