The course is designed for the students who have completed the Cantonese course offered in Term 2 or who can demonstrate equivalent competence through the placement test. It aims to enhance students’ speaking and listening skills through ample practice and refinement of sentence patterns, natural expressions, and storytelling techniques. By participating in thought-provoking discussions on various special topics, students will deepen their understanding of Chinese language and culture, and improve their fluency and confidence in expressing their ideas. The course includes an intensive study of modern written texts, enabling students to acquire new vocabulary and phrases, and master sentence structure and grammar in Cantonese to communicate more effectively and accurately.

Programme Features:

1. Outcomes-Based Approaches to Student Learning (OBASL): an approach to programme and course design, and to teaching and learning, that is focused upon what the students are expected to learn and to do, rather than what the teacher expects to teach and do.

2. Learn with Chinese experts: Receiving instruction, guidance, and insights from our well-experienced Chinese teachers who possess expertise in Chinese language, culture, or other related fields.

3. Teaching method: Employing diverse teaching approaches promotes cultural awareness and accommodates the students from diverse language and cultural backgrounds.

4. Learning mode: Providing various learning modes (in-person/online/hybrid) that are specifically designed to meet the needs of the students.

5. Community immersion and cultural enhancement:

5.1 developing an in-depth understanding of the community's traditions, values, and history by linking the curriculum to various in-class as well as outside-classroom activities as lectures on Chinese culture, exploring heritage sites in Hong Kong and etc.

5.2 40-minute Evening Social before class every Wednesday: Building strong and positive relationships with teachers and classmates.

5.3 Incorporating Student-Staff Partnership (SSP) approach into designing and/or organizing learning-support activities.