This course is offered at various times throughout the year. It is currently offered in 2023 Term 2 (May -June 2023), and will be offered again in 2023 Term 3 (pending sufficient enrollment).
Our 2023 Term 2 Tamil 102 course meets on Fridays from 6:00-7:30pm and begins 5 May 2023. It runs for 8 consecutive weeks. The last class of the Term is held on Friday 23 June 2023.
for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually the next day.
Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Thu 4 May 2023, 8:00-9:30 pm
US Pacific: begins Thu 4 may 2023, 11:00 pm -12:30 am
US Eastern: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 2:00 - 3:30am
London, UK: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 7:00-8:30am
Paris, France: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 8:00-9:30am
New Delhi, India: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Bangkok, Thailand: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Singapore & Shanghai: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 2:00-3:30pm
Tokyo, Japan: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 3:00-4:30pm
Sydney, Australia: begins Fri 5 May 2023, 4:00-5:30pm
Our Introductory Tamil 102 course is specifically designed for adults (and children over 10 yrs) with only basic knowledge of the Tamil script, who are just learning how to read and write, and for those who have taken our Tamil 101 course.
Introductory Tamil 102 continues with learning the Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி), writing and reading practice, and includes basic introductory grammar, vocabulary and conversation. Subsequent Terms reinforce both reading and writing, and focus on grammar, conversation and vocabulary. Adults and teens who already know the Tamil script, have a basic ability to read and write, but who do not know how to speak, may chose to enrol in our Tamil 102 course.
Please note that this course is only offered if sufficient numbers register. Please contact us if you are unsure about registering. If you do register, and this course is cancelled due to low enrolment, please be advised that we will refund your tuition in full.
EarthDiverse Centre, 401 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton
This course is offered as a Zoom-only course. Students have two options for attending our courses once they have registered:
Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.
In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.
Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.
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Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are posted within 24 hours of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning session on a day and time of your choosing.
All materials are included in the course fees. These are developed by our instructors and distributed as PDF files as the course progresses.
You will only require a pen or pencil, a notebook for taking your own class notes, and a loose-leaf binder. Any notes that our instructor writes on the class digital whiteboard will be posted as a PDF file on the course webpage so that you can print these out at home and add them to your own notebook.
Tamil 102, or adults or children (over the age of 10) who are able to read and write basic Tamil but do not know how to speak.
