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Learning Cantonese with Fun (For Putonghua Speaking Students) - Elementary Level

  • To understand the general usage of Cantonese.
    理解粵語一般用語。
  • To make simple phrases and sentences.
    組織簡單短語及句子。
  • To introduce yourself and make friends.
    介紹自己、交友聯誼。
  • To express your opinions and views in situations.
    在情境對話中表達自己的意見和看法。

Session

Contents

1

Introduction to Cantonese pronunciation and its sound system; Greetings, Basic useful expressions

粵語語音與粵拼簡介,介紹、問候、寒暄

2

Numbers, time, placesBasic word formations/Cantonese-Putonghua translation

數字、時間、地點基本構詞/粵普對譯

3

Phone calls, dating; Grammatical structures

打電話、約會,語法結構(一)

4

Directions, transportation, shopping; Grammatical structures

問路、交通、購物,語法結構(二)

5

Dine & drink, entertainment

飲食、娛樂消遣

6

Hong Kong attractions and night scenes

香港景點及夜景

7

Cantonese role-play

粵語情境短劇

8

Cantonese idioms, slangs, songs

地道俗語、流行用語、網路用語、流行曲

Contents may be adjusted according to the Cantonese ability of students after the first lesson.
課程內容可能會根據第一課向學生了解其粤語能力後再稍作調整

Schedule:

Session

Date

Time

Venue

1

8 Oct 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

Z210

2

15 Oct 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

3

22 Oct 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

4

29 Oct 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

5

5 Nov 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

6

12 Nov 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

7

19 Nov 2024(Tue)

9.30 - 11.30

8

26 Nov 2024 (Tue)

9.30 - 11.30


Schedule:

Session

Date

Time

Venue

1

8 Oct 2024 (Tue)

11.30 - 13.30

V313

2

15 Oct 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

3

22 Oct 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

4

29 Oct 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

5

5 Nov 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

6

12 Nov 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

7

19 Nov 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

8

26 Nov 2024 (Tue) 11.30 - 13.30

Schedule:

Session

Date

Time

Venue

1

8 Oct 2024 (Tue)

18.30 - 20.30

DE402

2

15 Oct 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

3

22 Oct 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

4

29 Oct 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

5

5 Nov 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

6

12 Nov 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

7

19 Nov 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

8

26 Nov 2024 (Tue) 18.30 - 20.30

Schedule:

Session

Date

Time

Venue

1

2 Oct 2024 (Wed)

9.30 - 11.30

R501

2

9 Oct 2024 (Wed) 9.30 - 11.30

3

16 Oct 2024 (Wed) 9.30 - 11.30

4

23 Oct 2024 (Wed) 9.30 - 11.30

5

30 Oct 2024 (Wed) 9.30 - 11.30 R602

6

6 Nov 2024 (Wed) 9.30 - 11.30 R501

7

13 Nov 2024 (Wed)

9.30 - 11.30

8

20 Nov 2024 (Wed) 9.30 - 11.30 V304 

Schedule:

Session

Date

Time

Venue

1

2 Oct 2024 (Wed)

11.30 - 13.30

R407

2

9 Oct 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

3

16 Oct 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

4

23 Oct 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

5

30 Oct 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

6

6 Nov 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

7

13 Nov 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

8

20 Nov 2024 (Wed) 11.30 - 13.30

Ms Carol Wong

Ms Wong is an experienced teacher of Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese for over a decade. She has been teaching students, including non-Chinese primary students in Hong Kong, university students who are majoring in Chinese in the Czech Republic, non-Chinese adult students and adult students with Chinese language backgrounds. She is enthusiastic about joining hands with other devoted educators to provide high-quality language instruction.


黃就紅女士

在過去十多年來,黃老師非常熱愛教學工作,用英語教授來自世界各地的非華語人士,並用普通話教授母語為普通話的學生。在國内外不同院校教過不同背景的學生,都使她更加熱愛自己的教學工作,課餘亦總結自己的教學經驗做與語言相關的研究。

Apart from the EXCELL programme, PolyU offers a wide array of resources for non-local students to learn Cantonese. These resources include the following:

  1. Credit-bearing Cantonese courses offered by the Chinese Language Centre (For UG students only)

  2. Consultation on learning Cantonese (For UG students only)

  3. A Flipped Classroom for Cantonese Learning (For all students)

  4. An online course namely “Cantonese Language and Culture for Beginners” offered by HKPolyUx (For all students)

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