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

  • Understand and use the daily expressions frequently used in various contexts
    理解及使用不同場合的常用用語。
  • Understand the similarities and differences between Cantonese and Putonghua regarding pronunciation, vocabulary and syntax
    了解粵語與普通話的語音、詞匯和句法的異同。
  • Practise Cantonese for interviews and work
    在面試和工作中使用粵語的實踐。
  • Study the Cantonese used in songs and movies
    嘗試聽懂歌曲和電影中的粵語。
  • Explore the writing of Hong Kong Cantonese
    初步認識港粵書寫。
  • Explore the Cantonese slangs and idioms in the past and nowadays
    掌握傳統及時下流行的港粵俗語。

Session

Contents

1

粵拼練習及自我介紹

Practices on Cantonese Romanization System and self-introduction

2

常用用語

Frequently used expressions

3

粵語與普通話的詞匯和語法比較

Comparison of vocabulary and grammar between Cantonese and Mandarin

4

流行文化中的粵語

Cantonese in pop culture

e.g. 生活品味 [時尚打扮、汽車、品酒]

e.g. Savour life [Fashion dress, cars and wine tasting]

5

應酬語 [司儀、主席、嘉賓、獲獎者]

Expressions for social intercourse [MC, Chairperson, guest and award winner]

6

句末助詞

Sentence final particles

粵語電影對白 [我係男/女主角]

Cantonese movie dialogue [I’m the actor/ actress]

7

初級遊說技巧

與某人 [老闆/售貨員/老師]

Elementary lobbying skills [boss, sales, teacher]

8

面試及工作情景

Interviews and work scenarios

Remarks:

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

17 Feb 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

Z513

2

24 Feb 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

3

3 Mar 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

4

10 Mar 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

5

17 Mar 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

6

24 Mar 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

7

31 Mar 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

8

7 Apr 2025 (Mon)

11.30 – 13.30

 

 

Schedule:

Session

Date

Time

Venue

1

19 Feb 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

R401

2

26 Feb 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

3

5 Mar 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

4

12 Mar 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

5

19 Mar 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

6

26 Mar 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

7

2 Apr 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

8

9 Apr 2025 (Wed)

16.30-18.30

 

 


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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