• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Tamil
• Urdu

Our language courses are designed for:

• introductory learners,
• those who do not read, write or speak a foreign language,
• second+ generation migrants who wish to learn to read, write and speak their Heritage Language,
• Pākehā learners who wish to better engage with native speakers.

• Arabic
• Dutch
• German 
• Farsi/Persian
• Italian
• Te Reo Māori
• Mandarin Chinese
• Spanish
• Thai
• Vietnamese

Previous Term courses for these above languages may be available if you are interested in video-only courses as a trial at 50% discount. If you’re interested in live class sessions again let us know and we can arrange a teacher! Please drop us an email at any time using the Contact link in the Menu Bar above.

On language:

At EarthDiverse, we believe that language is culture, and there is no true understanding of other cultures unless we make an effort to learn non-English languages. If we truly wish to engage with others we must begin to learn some of the other spoken languages and written alphabets of our diverse earth. We have the capacity!

Language learning can be fun and engaging, and is a great way to exercise our brains.

Language training can improve brain fitness:

Learning a new language is excellent brain exercise and is an incredibly useful tool for learners of any age to keep our minds working and functioning properly and our cognitive abilities operating at peak performance. If we exercise our bodies, why not add some mental gymnastics to our tool boxes as well?

More information and links to scientific articles coming soon!

Our language teaching methods:

At EarthDiverse, we also know how busy we all are these days, and how much of a commitment learning a new language can be. That’s why we try to make learning a new language as effortless as possible. All we require is for you to commit an hour and a half of your time each week to attend your class sessions, either in-person, live-streaming via Zoom, or watching the recorded video sessions. That’s 12 class hours per term delivered in 8 sessions, or 48 hours a year. The majority of our students who commit to 2 years of class-only language instruction (or 96 hours total over two years), can read, understand and have conversations in their new language! We do not require you to complete extra study in addition to your hour and a half time commitment, nor do we require you to complete any outside-of-class homework. You can always do this if you like, and your instructor will support you 100%. If you’d like to go that extra mile, we provide sets of flashcards for vocabulary learning that you can freely access via the Quizlet app on your phones, tablets and computers. For learning new scripts, we suggest downloading the free Scripts app, which currently supports Hebrew, Hindi and Japanese. For grammar, conversation and comprehension, we suggest downloading the free Drops or Duolinguo apps.

Using Quizlet for vocabulary, Scripts for learning how to write non-Roman letters, and Drops or Duolinguo for grammar and comprehension allows you to reinforce your language learning while you’re waiting in line for your takeaway felafel, sitting in an office waiting for an appointment, or waiting in your car to pick up the kids. You can use any of these tools whenever and wherever you want, in short 5 minute bursts, and as often as you like, including not at all!

In short, EarthDiverse wants to make language learning as simple and easy as possible. And if you’re committed, think long term and we can make language acquisition as painless and passive as if you were a baby learning your first language. While this method is radically different from “intensive study” or “total immersion” methods of most language schools, we feel that our pedagogy actually works for busy adult learners who may not have more time to devote to language learning than the one and a half hour class commitment each week. While you may not be speaking your chosen language after a year of study (8 sessions per Term over 4 terms per year = 32 class sessions of 1.5 hrs = 48 class hours spread out over a year), if you stick with it, you most likely will by the end of your second year, and will have done so with little interruption to your weekly schedule other than setting aside a short period each week during the Term. And if you’re keen to do more or learn faster, our instructors are always ready to help you tailor your language programme to best suit your needs.

The following Language programmes are offered by EarthDiverse. For more detailed information on each language, the different level courses for each, class locations, and the respective days and times for each class, please click on the appropriate tiles below to be taken to the pages for each particular language.

EARTHDIVERSE LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES:

Courses listed below in bolded blue text are currently on offer this Term. Courses listed in blue are not currently offered this Term but are rotated in again in future Terms. New Introductory language cohorts (i.e. beginner 101 courses) are generally offered in Term 1 and Term 3 each year (pending sufficient enrolments). Please note that all language classes are offered pending sufficient student enrollment.

ARABIC COURSES: (live classes not currently offered)

• Arabic 101: Introductory Arabic, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Arabic 102: Introductory Arabic, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Arabic 103: Introductory Arabic, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3)

•Arabic 104: Introductory Arabic, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4)

•Arabic 201: Intermediate Arabic, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Arabic 202: Intermediate Arabic, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4)

•Arabic 203: Intermediate Arabic, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Arabic 204: Intermediate Arabic, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Arabic 301: Intermediate Arabic, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Arabic 500: Conversational Arabic offered pending sufficient enrolment

• Arabic Language and Culture courses for children of members of the Waikato Arab Social Club are currently offered on Sundays. Please contact us for information.

DUTCH COURSES: (live classes not currently offered)

• Dutch 101: Introductory Dutch, Part 1 (Mon & Wed 5:30-6:30pm, beginning 9 Feb 2026) 

• Dutch 102: Introductory Dutch, Part 2  Mon & Thu 7:00-8:00pm, beginning 27 Apr 2026)

• Dutch 103: Introductory Dutch, Part 3(Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00-8:00pm, beginning 21 Jul 2025)

• Dutch 104: Introductory Dutch, Part 4 (to be determined)

• Dutch 201: Introductory Dutch, Part 5 (to be determined)

• Dutch 202: Introductory Dutch, Part 6 (to be determined)

• Dutch 203: Introductory Dutch, Part 7 (to be determined)

• Dutch 204: Introductory Dutch, Part 8 (Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 pm beginning 22 October 2024)

• Dutch 301: Intermediate Dutch, Part 1 (Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm beginning 11 Feb 2025)

• Dutch 302: Intermediate Dutch, Part 2 (Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm beginning 29 Apr 2024)

• Dutch 303: Intermediate Dutch, Part 3 (Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00-8:00pm beginning 22 July 2025)

• Dutch 304: Intermediate Dutch, Part 4 (Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm beginning 7 Oct 2025)

• Dutch 401: Intermediate Dutch, Part 5 (Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm beginning 10 Feb 2026)

• Dutch 402: Intermediate Dutch, Part 6 (Mondays 7:00-8:00pm beginning 27 Apr 2026)

FARSI/PERSIAN COURSES:  (live classes not currently offered)

• Farsi 101: Introductory Farsi, Part 1

• Farsi 102: Introductory Farsi, Part 2

• Farsi 103: Introductory Farsi, Part 3

• Farsi 104: Introductory Farsi, Part 4

• Farsi 201: Intermediate Farsi, Part 1

GERMAN COURSES: (live classes not currently offered)

• German 101: Introductory German, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• German 102: Introductory German, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• German 103: Introductory German, Part 3  (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• German 104: Introductory German, Part 4  (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• German 201: Introductory German, Part 5  (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• German 202: Introductory German, Part 6  (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• German 203: Introductory German, Part 7  (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• German 204: Introductory German, Part 8 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• German 301: Intermediate German, Part 1  (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• German 302: Intermediate German, Part 2  (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

HEBREW COURSES: with Benjamin Tobias

• HEB101: Introductory Hebrew, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year) 

• HEB102: Introductory Hebrew, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HEB103: Introductory Hebrew, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HEB104: Introductory Hebrew, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HEB201: Introductory Hebrew, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HEB202: Introductory Hebrew, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HEB203: Introductory Hebrew, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HEB204: Introductory Hebrew, Part 8  (coming soon)

• HEB301: Intermediate Hebrew, Part 1 (coming soon)

• HEB504: Conversational Hebrew (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HEB601: Conversation Hebrew, (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

HINDI COURSES: with Todd Nachowitz, PhD

• HINDI 1-on-1 TUTORIALS  private lessons (can begin any time of year)

• HIN101: Introductory Hindi, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN102: Introductory Hindi, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN103: Introductory Hindi, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN104: Introductory Hindi, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN201: Introductory Hindi, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN202: Introductory Hindi, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN203: Introductory Hindi, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN204: Introductory Hindi, Part 8 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN301: Intermediate Hindi, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN302: Intermediate Hindi, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN303: Intermediate Hindi, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN304: Intermediate Hindi, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN401: Intermediate Hindi, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN402: Intermediate Hindi, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN403: Intermediate Hindi, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN404: Intermediate Hindi, Part 8 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN501: Advanced Hindi, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN502: Advanced Hindi, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN503: Advanced Hindi, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN504: Advanced Hindi, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN601: Advanced Hindi, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• HIN602: Advanced Hindi, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• HIN603: Advanced Hindi, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

JAPANESE COURSES:  with Yurika Arai, MA and Matt Ferri

• JAPANESE 1-on-1 TUTORIALS  private lessons (can begin any time of the year)

• JPN101: Introductory Japanese, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN102: Introductory Japanese, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN103: Introductory Japanese, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN104: Introductory Japanese, Part 4  (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN201: Introductory Japanese, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN202: Introductory Japanese, Part 6  (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN203: Introductory Japanese, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN204: Introductory Japanese, Part 8  (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN301: Intermediate Japanese, Part 1,  (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN302: Intermediate Japanese, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN303: Intermediate Japanese, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN304: Intermediate Japanese, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN401: Intermediate Japanese, Part 5 (offered Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN402: Intermediate Japanese, Part 6 (offered Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN403: Intermediate Japanese, Part 7 (offered Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN404: Intermediate Japanese, Part 8 (offered Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN501: Advanced Japanese, JLPT Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN502: Advanced Japanese, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN502: Advanced Japanese for JLPT, Part 2 (2026 Term 2)

• JPN503: Advanced Japanese, JLPT Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• JPN503: Advanced Japanese, Part 3 (2026 Term 2 )

• JPN504 – Advanced Japanese, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• JPN601 – Advanced Japanese, JLPT, Part 5 (2025 Term 2)

• JPN602 – Advanced Japanese, JLPT , Part 6 (2025 Term 4)

• JPN603 – Advanced Japanese, JLPT, Part 7 (2026 Term 2)

MANDARIN CHINESE COURSES: with Adam (Xiaoguang) Zhang

• Mandarin 101: Introductory Mandarin, Part 1

• Mandarin 102: Introductory Mandarin, Part 2

• Mandarin 103: Introductory Mandarin, Part 3

PORTUGUESE COURSES: with Danielly Cardosa

• Portuguese 501: Conversational Portuguese, Part 1

• Portuguese 502: Conversational Portuguese, Part 2

• Portuguese 503: Conversational Portuguese, Part 3

• Portuguese 504: Conversational Portuguese, Part 4

SPANISH COURSES:  (not currently offered)

• SPA101: Introductory Spanish, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• SPA102: Introductory Spanish, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• SPA103: Introductory Spanish, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• SPA104: Introductory Spanish, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• SPA201: Introductory Spanish, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• SPA202: Introductory Spanish, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• SPA203: Introductory Spanish, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• SPA204: Introductory Spanish, Part 8 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• SPA301: Intermediate Spanish, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

TAMIL COURSES:  with Kallpanna Gunasakaran

• TML101: Introductory Tamil, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• TML102: Introductory Tamil, Part 2 Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• TML103: Introductory Tamil, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• TML104: Introductory Tamil, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• TML201: Introductory Tamil, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• TML202: Introductory Tamil, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• TML203: Introductory Tamil, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• TML204: Introductory Tamil, Part 8 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• TML301: Intermediate Tamil, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• TML302: Intermediate Tamil, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4 every year)

• Tamil 303: Intermediate Tamil, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

• Tamil 304: Intermediate Tamil, Part 4 (Term 1 & Term 3 every year)

TE REO MĀORI COURSES: with Ariana Stewart (not currently offered)

• Māori 101: Introductory Māori, Part 1 (begins 22 May 2025)

• Māori 102: Introductory Māori, Part 2 (begins 24 Jul 2025)

• Māori 103: Introductory Māori, Part 3 (begins Oct 2025)

URDU COURSES:  with Todd Nachowitz, PhD

• Urdu 1-on-1 Tutorial: private lessons (can begin at any time throughout the year)

• Urdu 101: Introductory Urdu, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 102: Introductory Urdu, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 103: Introductory Urdu, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 104: Introductory Urdu, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 201: Introductory Urdu, Part 5  (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 202: Introductory Urdu, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 203: Introductory Urdu, Part 7  (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 204: Introductory Urdu, Part 8  (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 301: Intermediate Urdu, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 302: Intermediate Urdu, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 303: Intermediate Urdu, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 304: Intermediate Urdu, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 401: Intermediate Urdu, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 402: Intermediate Urdu, Part 6 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 403: Intermediate Urdu, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 404: Intermediate Urdu, Part 8 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 501: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 1 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 502: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 2 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 503: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 3 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 504: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 4 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 601: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 5 (Term 1 & Term 3)

• Urdu 602: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 6 (Term 2 & Term 4)

• Urdu 603: Advanced Urdu: Urdu Literature, Part 7 (Term 1 & Term 3)

For more detailed information on each series or course, when offered, class times and locations, and course fees and registration) click on the appropriate links above.

If the course you are interested in is not currently being taught, rest assured that it will be again in the future as we continuously rotate the courses on offer. We also plan to add additional courses and locations in the future. Please contact us if you are interested in having us teach in your area or through your local group, association or organisation.

2026 TERM DATES:

• Term 1: begins the week of Sun 8 Feb, and ends Fri 3 Apr 2026
• Term 2: begins the week of Sun 26 Apr, and ends Fri 19 Jun 2026
• Term 3: begins the week of Sun 26 Jul, and ends Fri 18 Sep 2026
• Term 4: begins the week of Sun 18 Oct, and ends Fri 11 Dec 2026

DISTANCE-LEARNING OPTIONS: In addition to our regular in-person classes which are offered in Hamilton, we offer ‘Distance Learning’ options for all of our Language courses. Study from anywhere and at any time! Distance-learning options have been added for those living outside the Waikato or for those unable to attend our in-person classes in Hamilton. If you are a Distance-Learner you have the option of joining our regular live classroom sessions via Zoom at the regularly scheduled class time, or you can watch a video-recording of the Zoom classroom session at your leisure and study at your own pace.

TERM COST PER COURSE:

HAMILTON & DISTANCE-LEARNING COURSES (8-week Terms):

• Waged: NZ$225 per person per term (includes GST + online registration fee)
• Unwaged/Student/Senior: NZ$200/person (includes GST + online registration fee)

Above prices are for 1.5 hour courses. Two-hour courses will cost a bit more  and one-hour courses a bit less.

LOCATION: All in-person classes are held at the EarthDiverse Centre located in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Distance-Learning: You choose your location and Zoom in via free Zoom software.

If you are interested in teaching a language that is not usually taught in New Zealand, we are interested in talking with you! Drop us a line by using our Contact page, accessed from the above Menu bar. We plan to continually offer new language courses in the future.

If you are interested in attending any of these classes or would like additional information, please contact us by using the Contact Form on our Contact page.