Putonghua (Mandarin)  part-time programmes

​普通話兼讀課程

A wise choice for busy professionals to learn Chinese language progressively.

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These programmes were first launched in 2007 with less than 30 students in CUHK. They have then flourished to attract more than 250 students per school term to study in different locations. They are less intensive and possess a longer duration than the full-time programmes to achieve a similar level of proficiency.

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Weekday evening new class in January, April, July and October.

Saturday class in January, May and September.

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Course load: 2 to 3 sessions a day, 1 to 2 days per week, 40 sessions per quarter, lessons on weekday evenings or weekend daytime.

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Class location: CUHK Shatin campus.

Foundation Certificate Programme in Chinese (Putonghua) for Non-Chinese Speakers

非華語人士普通話基礎證書課程

 

Part-time mode: 4-12 months. Minimum 80 study hours.

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Expected learning outcome (depends on entry level): 

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Speaking & Listening: Ability to understand and reply to utterances containing selected vocabulary items and grammar points at the sentence level in daily conversations; Ability to apply selected vocabulary items and grammatical patterns at the sentence level in daily conversations with appropriate usage.

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Reading: Ability to read individual words and short phrases in real life contexts and understand the formation of Chinese characters (e.g. stroke order, etc); Ability to recognize and read Chinese characters and readings at the sentence level in real life contexts

 

Writing: Ability to copy and reproduce from memory a modest number of isolated words or phrases in context.