CUHK Chinese Language Summer School
Chinese Language Courses (Cantonese)

For regular summer term courses description, please refer to www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/e_cantonese.htm

Short courses description
Placement test for non-beginners

[Cantonese Level 1, for total beginners]

CAN 1113                Application of Vocabulary & Grammar I                            
An elementary course designed to familiarize students with the use of basic vocabulary and grammar points.  Vocabulary introduced based on everyday conversations and daily usage. Focus will be on appropriateness in application.

CAN 1123                Oral Skills Practice I                                                            
An elementary course focused on students’ fluency in communication with basic vocabulary and grammar points through various kinds of speaking practice.  Real life settings are introduced such as shopping, introducing family members, asking directions etc.

C-S1003 (Integrated course) Elementary Cantonese                                                              Fundamental pronunciation in Cantonese through activities such as basic greetings and introducing oneself, asking directions or locations, asking prices, talking about time, making appointments with friends. By the end of the course, students are expected to use Cantonese to solve daily problems in a limited way.

[Cantonese Level 2, for learners with less than 500 hours of study]

CAN 2213               Application of Vocabulary & Grammar II                           
An intermediate course designed to familiarize students with the use of more vocabulary and grammar points.  Vocabulary introduced based on everyday conversations and daily usage.  Focus will be on appropriateness in application.

CAN 2223               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.

C-S2003                  Communicative Cantonese I                                                              
An intensive course for students of Cantonese with emphasis on oral and aural proficiency. Students will improve their Cantonese pronunciation and communicative ability in using Cantonese through well-designed tasks.

Note:

1. Students not taking level one language course will be invited for a written and/ or spoken placement test (www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/placement.htm). According to placement result, students will be placed to a class suitable to them which may be different from the course/ level one had applied for.

 2. Students are strongly encouraged not to study Cantonese and Putonghua at the same time unless one dialect is at least 2 levels higher than the others. Otherwise, language interference will be seriously experienced.