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Course List - Advanced Putonghua Courses
CLCP4713
Current Affairs and Discussion
An advanced course on special topics designed for students who have completed CLCP2703, CPTH2001, CPTH2703 or CPTH3001.
Course contents cover news reporting and discussions on current affairs. Students will take the initiative to collect news for reporting. Their speaking ability in both formal and informal situations will be enhanced through extracting, combining, and reproducing news contents. Discussion sessions on current affairs will enable students to learn a wide range of vocabulary on different topics and introduce the difference between Putonghua and Cantonese words and phrases which meet the ultimate goal of the course (i.e. to equip students with the ability to discuss current affairs happening around the world).
CLCP4723
Academic Presentation and Discussion
An advanced course on special topics designed for students who have completed CLCP2703, CPTH2001, CPTH2703 or CPTH3001.
Course contents include thematic speaking and presentations. Through different formal and informal real-life settings, students will expand their vocabulary in professional fields, enabling them to use Putonghua to conduct special reports and present academic speeches. Students will understand Putonghua with relatively strong accents.
CLCP4733
Special Topics in Putonghua (Arts)
An advanced course on special topics designed for students whose major subjects are literature, arts (painting, music, etc.), history, religious studies, or any other arts-related subjects. The course is targeted at those who want to master professional terms in Putonghua and elevate their communicative ability under different circumstances in the above fields. The course is offered to students who have completed CLCP2703, CPTH2001, CPTH2703 or CPTH3001.
Course contents include speaking topics based on various themes. Through different formal and informal real-life settings, the course will increase students’ vocabulary in arts-related fields, enabling them to competently use Putonghua in a work environment. Students will also understand Putonghua with relatively strong accents.
CLCP4743
Special Topics in Putonghua (Science)
An advanced course on special topics designed for students whose major subjects are mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, environmental science or any other science-related subjects. The course is targeted at those who want to master professional terms in Putonghua and increases their Putonghua communicative ability in the science fields. The course is offered to students who have completed CLCP2703, CPTH2001, CPTH2703 or CPTH3001.
Course contents include speaking topics based on various themes. Through different formal and informal real-life settings, the course will increase students’ vocabulary in science-related fields, enabling them to competently use Putonghua in a work environment. Students will also understand Putonghua with relatively strong accents.
CLCP4753
Special Topics in Putonghua (Engineering)
An advanced course on special topics designed for students whose major subjects are civil engineering and architecture, electronic engineering, information engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering or any other engineering-related subjects. The course is targeted at those who want to master professional terms in Putonghua and enable their communicative ability in different circumstances with the use of Putonghua in the above fields. It is offered to students who have completed CLCP2703, CPTH2001, CPTH2703 or CPTH3001.
Course contents include speaking topics based on various themes. Through different formal and informal real-life settings, the course will increase students’ vocabulary in engineering-related fields, enabling them to competently use Putonghua in a work environment. Students will also understand Putonghua with relatively strong accents.
CLCP4763
Special Topics in Putonghua (Business)
An advanced course on special topics designed for students whose major subjects are business administration, accountancy, finance or any other business-related subjects. The course is targeted at those who want to master professional terms in Putonghua and enable their communicative ability in different circumstances with the use of Putonghua in the above fields. It is offered to students who have completed CLCP2703, CPTH2001, CPTH2703 or CPTH3001.
Course contents include speaking topics based on various themes. Through different formal and informal real-life settings, the course will increase students’ vocabulary in business-related fields, enabling them to competently use Putonghua in a work environment. Students will also understand Putonghua with relatively strong accents.
CLCP4773
Putonghua Speech Training (Presentation Skills and Test Preparation)
An advanced course on Putonghua examination preparation. The course is targeted at those who have completed intermediate Putonghua or higher and who aim to sit for a public examination in Putonghua, such as the Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (PSC), the Computerized Oral Proficiency Assessment (COPA), etc. This course is offered to students who have completed CLCP3703, CPTH3703 or CPTH4001.
Course contents include training on passage reading, various topics on vocabulary, grammar, and test-taking skills. A series of practice on different real-life settings will be provided.