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Putonghua for

Local Students

Cantonese for

Non-local Chinese Students

Chinese for

International Students

General Education Course

Non-credit-bearing  Courses

Taster Courses

Chinese Language (Cantonese) as a Second Language
Course Descriptions 

Cantonese Courses

 

CLCC2213 Application of Vocabulary and Grammar II

An intermediate course designed to familiarise students with the use of more vocabulary and sentence structure. Vocabulary introduced based on everyday conversations and daily usage. Focus will be on appropriateness in application.

 

 

CLCC2223 Oral Skills Practice II

An intermediate course focused on students' fluency in speaking practice in real life settings, such as going to the airport, attending a wedding party, going to see movies, discussing travel plans, talking about hobbies etc.

 

 

CLCC2243 Listening Comprehension and Communication Skills II

An intermediate course focused on building up students' listening ability. Real life settings are introduced such as going to the airport, attending a wedding party, going to see movies, discussing travel plans, talking about hobbies etc.

 

 

CLCC3313 Application of Vocabulary and Grammar III

An upper intermediate course designed to familiarise students with the use of newly acquired vocabulary and sentence structure. The focus will be on appropriateness in language use. Real-life settings are introduced such as buying a computer, going to the doctor, renting a flat, moving to a new home, etc.

 

 

CLCC3323 Oral Skills Practice III

An upper intermediate course focused on students' fluency in speaking practice with newly acquired vocabulary and sentence structure. Real-life settings are introduced such as buying a computer, going to the doctor, renting a flat, moving to a new home, etc.

 

 

CLCC3343 Listening Comprehension and Communication Skills III

An upper intermediate course focused on building up students' listening ability. Real life settings are introduced such as buying a computer, going to the doctor, renting a flat, moving to a new home etc.

 

 

CLCC4413 Communication in Professional Settings

An advanced course designed to help students communicate with extended vocabulary in advanced settings through real life language tasks/activities and contextualized exercises. Topics include social issues in Hong Kong, environmental issues, Chinese custom and religion etc.

 

 

CLCC4423 Colloquial Cantonese and Local Culture

An advanced course designed to improve students' fluency in real life communication settings through various language activities and discussion practice. Topics for discussion include comparative studies between formal and informal discourses, Cantonese colloquialism and culture.

 

 

CLCC4513 Discussion Topics on Hong Kong Issues

An advanced course designed to build up the students' confidence in using a variety of vocabulary in formal settings through specific topics and contextualized exercises. Topics include various local news and issues related to our society, such as education system, economy and immigration.

Linguistics Courses

Please refer to the Course list of major programme in Linguistics.

Minor Programmes

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