CUHK Students excel in the first German Language Olympics for Students Hong Kong 2018

CUHK students won major prizes in the finals of the first German Language Olympics that took place on March 17, 2018 at CUHK.

Wong, Hei Nam Ambrose from the Department of Medicine and Surgery was the Gold Medal recipient for Level A1 while Yuen, Hin Sing, a double Major student from the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages and the Department of Music was another Gold Medal recipient for Level B1+, Cheung, Tsz Wun Kitty from the Department of English received the Bronze Medal prize for Level A1.

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages would like to congratulate our students for their outstanding achievements!

The first German Language Olympics for Students in Hong Kong and Macau was organized by the Goethe-Institut Hongkong and local tertiary institutions including the Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Lingnan University, the University of Hong Kong, and the Vocational Training Council. This event was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the consulates of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in Hong Kong, as well as the Lufthansa Group and Presence Switzerland.

E-learning and Flipped Classroom Visit from Professor Handke from the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany

5. March – 9. March 2018  

Invited Guests’ Sharing on Effective Application
Date: 6 March 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 09:30 - 13:00
Venue: MMW707, Mong Man Wai Building, Chinese University of Hong Kong

In this workshop, two renowned guest speakers, Prof. Juergen Handke from Germany and Prof. Dawn Bennett from Germany, will share how they apply flipped classroom in two different domains: student employability and language learning.
(registration is required https://www.flippedclasshk.net/seminars-workshops)

Linguistics Seminar – “Digital Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century”:
Date: 6 March 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Swire Hall 1, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Materials: http://bit.ly/2BAGogf

Flipped Classroom Workshop:
Date: 7 March 2018 (Wednesday)
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Venue: Room 303, Wu Ho Man Yuen Building, CUHK
(registration is required https://www.flippedclasshk.net/seminars-workshops)

Seminar/Workshop – “Teaching Language/Linguistics in the 21st Century’:
Date: 8 March 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 10:30am – 12:15pm
Venue: Room C5, T. C. Cheng Building, CUHK
Materials: http://bit.ly/2o9QBsw

Modern Languages Spring opened with booths on CUHK Cultural Square

Our Modern Languages Spring took off with Korean Food, German Football, French Games, Spanish Dance and Arabic Calligraphy at the Cultural Square on February 1st 2018. Despite the freezing weather, the event was a great success!

Join our further events of the Modern Languages Spring end February and in March!

Details can be found here:

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is looking for a logo for the Modern Languages section. The logo will be used by all language programmes of Modern Languages.

Who can participate
CUHK students and staff members

Prizes
1st prize: HK$3,000 Cash Coupon at University Bookstore
2nd prize: HK$2,000 Cash Coupon at University Bookstore
3rd prize: HK$1,000 Cash Coupon at University Bookstore

How to Enter?
To enter the Modern Languages Logo Design Competition, eligible participants must:

• Create a logo design in the format of JPEG, PSD, AI, PNG or PDF. The entries not in one of the formats listed above will not be considered.
• If your work is selected to be one of the winners, you MUST provide a high resolution vector file (e.g., in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign).
• Submit your completed entry form and the logo design by 11 March 2018 (Sunday) to HERE.
• Late submissions will not be considered.

Online Application Form

Details for the Competition

German Language Olympics at CUHK on 17. 3.2017!

Visit of Mrs. Simone Voigt and Ms. Irene Sin of the Hong Kong Goethe Insitute at CUHK on 11. December 2017 to prepare the German Language Olympics!

Hope to see you there!
https://www.goethe.de/ins/cn/en/sta/hon/ver/oly.html

Leaflets of the Postgraduate programmes in Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages provides interdisciplinary training in theoretical and applied linguistics. We encourage research on diverse language phenomena pertinent to Hong Kong, China and the Asian-Pacific region, with emphasis on general theory and methodology.

EUR1600 Scholarship for Summer courses in Germany!

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides scholarships for students to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities, focusing on German language, as well as literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core learning areas. 

The scholarship is around EUR1600 each. It covers EUR850 for the course, travel allowance (EUR725) and health insurance.

• Who can participate?
  All current CUHK Bachelor or Master students of Level A2 or above
  
  
• How to participate?
• Write a statement in German (300-400 words), explaining why you should obtain this scholarship. Include your name, student ID, phone number and e-mail address on the statement.
• Print out your unofficial transcript.
• Hand in your statement and transcript at the General Office of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Rm G17, G/F, Leung Kau Kui Building, during office hours on or before November 13, 2017.
• Participate in an interview at our department on November 17, 2017.
• Candidates who successfully pass the interview will have to take an online test to confirm their language level.

For questions, please contact german@cuhk.edu.hk

Good luck!
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?detail=50035295

Courses in Modern Languages @ CUHK

Registration on CUSIS All CUHK undergraduate and research postgraduate students are welcome!

Course Selection & On-line Registration:
9-25 August (via CUSIS) (Please check CUSIS for your designated registration period.)

Course E-Add/Drop Period:
11-17 September (via CUSIS)

Please click here for the full banner

Please click the following programmes for the course outline

Arabic, French, German, Hong Kong Sign Language, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai

Summer Courses in Modern Languages @ CUHK

Registration on CUSIS All CUHK undergraduate and research postgraduate students are welcome!

Duration:
15 May - 7 June 2017 (3-unit courses);
15 May - 27 June 2017 (6-unit courses)

Click here for the course list

Leaflets of the Postgraduate programmes in Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages provides interdisciplinary training in theoretical and applied linguistics. We encourage research on diverse language phenomena pertinent to Hong Kong, China and the Asian-Pacific region, with emphasis on general theory and methodology.

CUHK Students TOP IN Inter-University GERMAN Contest!
Two CUHK students won in the 6th Inter-University German Speech Competition 2016

Two students of the German Programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong won the first and second prizes at the Sixth Hong Kong Inter-University German Speech Competition 2016.

Ms. Carol Lee, the champion, was awarded a free package of two-week language course at the Goethe Institute in Germany. Ms. Eleanore Yip, the first runner-up, received a tablet computer for the award. Mr. Gavin Wong, another CUHK student who had also took part in the competition, was awarded a watch.

The German Speech Contest is an annual event organized by the Goethe Institute, the Hong Kong Consulates of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in collaboration with Hong Kong Baptist University, City University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The host university this year was Hong Kong Baptist University.

The topic of the speech contest 2016 was the Olympic motto - "Höher, schneller, weiter?" ('Higher, faster, further?'). In their presentations, CUHK students suggested that Hong Kong citizens make most of their lives by slowing down the pace.

Congratulations to the winners!

Spanish Student Award Ceremony for "Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture"

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages was honoured by the presence of the Consul General of Spain, Mr. Santiago Martínez-Caro at the award presentation ceremony for the “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture” to two outstanding students on 16 June 2016. Mr. Martínez-Caro gave an enthusiastic and grateful speech on the promotion of Spanish in the World and at CUHK. Many students from our Summer Courses attended to this event. During the past 9 years, 26 students of our Spanish programme were granted with these prestigious awards. The awards sponsored by the Consulate General of Spain were intended to support the students’ summer language studies in Spain.

The recipients of the awards are listed below:

• Wai May Lam, Josephine (1st Prize 2016)
  
• Chui Tsz Fung, Anthony (2nd Prize 2016)
  

Our French Minor student won the French Speech Competition 2016

We have much pleasure to announce that Ng Tse Kwan Gordon, a student of the CUHK French programme, was the champion of the 2016 Pearl River Delta French Speech Competition! The event this year was held at the University of Hong Kong on the topic 'How Can I Contribute to the Promotion of the French language in the Pearl River Delta Region?' 

Gordon will enjoy full sponsorship for the French immersion course at Lyon Catholic University in 2016. The sponsorship covers air tickets and course tuition fee. The French team and the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages are very proud of Gordon’s achievement! Bravo to Gordon!

Leaflets of the Postgraduate programmes in Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages provides interdisciplinary training in theoretical and applied linguistics. We encourage research on diverse language phenomena pertinent to Hong Kong, China and the Asian-Pacific region, with emphasis on general theory and methodology.

Spanish Student Award Ceremony for “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture”

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages was honoured by the presence of the Consul General of Spain, Mr. Juan Manuel López Nadal at the award presentation ceremony for the “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture” to three outstanding students on 28 may 2015. Mr. López Nadal gave an enthusiastic and grateful speech on the promotion of Spanish in the World and at CUHK. Many students from our Summer Courses attended to this event. During the past 8 years, 24 students of our Spanish programme were granted with these prestigious awards. The awards sponsored by the Spanish Consulate were intended to support the students’ summer language studies in Spain.

The recipients of the awards are listed below:

• Wong King Tong, Ken (1st Prize 2015)
  
• Chan Ho Shing, Icarus (2nd Prize 2015)
• Lam Pui Yuk, Pui (3rd Prize 2015)
  

The work in a recent *Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews* article by CUHK researchers Mark Antoniou and Patrick Wong on language learning and healthy brain aging is discussed in an Op-Ed in the New York Times. The article quickly became the most emailed article on their website.

Funded by the Research Grants Council (RGC) and Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) of Hong Kong, Prof. Patrick Wong's Laboratory for Language Learning and the Brain is collaborating with Prof. Linda Lam (CUHK Department of Psychiatry) and together they are currently conducting two large-scale intervention studies to test this hypothesis in elderly centres in Hong Kong. The aim of these studies is to use language learning as a tool to promote and maintain cognitive function in healthy older adults (GRF) and to slow down or halt neurodegeneration in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment, a precursor of Alzheimer's disease (HMRF grant).

Spanish Student Award Ceremony for “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture”

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages was honoured by the presence of the Consul General of Spain, Mr. Juan Manuel López Nadal at the award presentation ceremony for the “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture” to three outstanding students on 28 may 2014. Mr. López Nadal gave an enthusiastic and grateful speech on the promotion of Spanish in the World and at CUHK. Many students from our Summer Courses attended to this event. During the past 7 years, 21 students of our Spanish programme were granted with these prestigious awards. The awards sponsored by the Spanish Consulate were intended to support the students’ summer language studies in Spain.

The recipients of the awards are listed below:

• MA, Wing Su Michelle (2nd Prize 2013)
  
  
• WU, Cheuk Ting Shirley (1st Prize 2014)
  
• WONG, Pu Yan Winlia (2nd Prize 2014)
  

Professor Dan Jurafsky, Stanford University gave a talk on “Extracting Social Meaning from the Everyday: The Computational Linguistics of Dating, Food, and the Spread of Innovation” on 25 March 2014.The talk was co-hosted by the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages and Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management.

(From left to right) Prof. Irwin King Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CUHK Prof. Virginia Yip Chairperson, Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, CUHK Prof. Dan Jurafsky Speaker, Standford University Prof. Helen Meng Chairperson, Department of System Engineering and Engineering Management, CUHK Prof. Huang Chu-Ren Dean of Humanities, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Prof. Jiang Ping Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, CUHK

The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Utrecht University Joint Centre for Language, Mind and Brain, an Opening Ceremony and the Symposium on the Neurogenetics of Language and Cognition

• Day2 (14-3-2014)
  
• Day3 (15-3-2014)
• Media coverage
  • Shenzhen Daily
  • Shenzhen Satellite TV
  • Tak Kung Pao (大公報)
    
    

中國社會科學院學者講座系列

The Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong announces the “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture” for CUHK student.

Criteria:

1st Round 
Once collected all the applications, the pannel will consider the following criteria:

• (1) No. of Modern Language courses taken.
  
• (2) Cumulative GPA of Modern Languages courses.
  
• (3) Overall cumulative GPA.

6 candidates will be chosen for the next round.

2nd Round

• The 6 candidates will have an interview at the Consulate General of Spain on the 10th of April. 
  
• The best 3 candidates will be elected based on their Oral language skills and maturity. 

Prizes:

1st Prize:USD 600
2nd Prize: USD 400
3rd Prize: USD 400

Application Form

李宇明教授的講演題目是: 現代語文能力初探 李教授是北京語言大學校務委員會主任，曾任國家語言文字工作委員會副主任、教育部語言文字資訊管理司司長、教育部語言文字應用研究所所長

Prof Li currently serves as the Chair of the University Affairs Committee at Beijing Language and Culture University. He served as Vice President of the National Language Committee in PRC and the Director-General of the Department of Language Information Administration in the Ministry of Education and the Director of the Applied Linguistics Institute in the Ministry of Education.

The Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong announces the ¨Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture¨ for CUHK student.

Criteria:

1. First round: Among all the applications, 6 Short Listed Candidates will be selected for an interview at the Consulate General of Spain.

   The short listed candidates will selected based on the following criteria:
   (1) No. of Modern Language courses taken.
   (2) Cumulative GPA of Modern Languages courses.
   (3) Overall cumulative GPA.

2. Second round:  An interview will be held to select the 3 best Spanish Students. The selection will be based on Language oral skills and their maturity.
   

Prizes:

1st Prize: 6000HK$
2nd Prize: 4500HK$
3rd Prize: 4500HK$

Application Form

On February 22, 2013, Prof. Ovid J.L.Tzeng, Academician and Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan gave a talk sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and co-sponsored by the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages.

Prof William S-Y. Wang gave his inaugural speech at the inauguration of the Taiwan Society for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Academia Sinica on 12 January 2013.

Award Presentation Ceremony for MA Graduates 2012

Here is the link to the photos of the event

Outstanding graduates of MA in Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition, 2011-12:
1st – Ms. WANG Xuan
2nd – Ms SU Dongyun
3rd – Ms. YUAN Ruifang

Outstanding graduates of MA in Linguistics, 2011-12
1st – Ms. ISMA Silva Tenrisara Pertiwi
2nd – Ms. HONG Yanru
3rd – Ms. MA Xiaoyu

Leaflets of the Postgraduate programmes in Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages provides interdisciplinary training in theoretical and applied linguistics. We encourage research on diverse language phenomena pertinent to Hong Kong, China and the Asian-Pacific region, with emphasis on general theory and methodology.

Congratulations to Professor William S-Y. Wang and Dr James Minnet on the award for their top cited paper in Lingua!

Here's the reference:
Minett, J. W. and Wang, W. S-Y. (2008) Modelling endangered languages: The effects of bilingualism and social structure. Lingua 118 (1):19--45.

Award Presentation Ceremony for “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture”

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages was honoured by the presence of the Consul General of Spain, Mr. Juan Manuel López Nadal at the award presentation ceremony for the “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture” to three outstanding students on 17 October 2012. Mr. López Nadal is an expert in Asian Affairs who served as Ambassador to Thailand before serving in Hong Kong. The awards sponsored by the Spanish Consulate were intended to support the students’ summer language studies in Spain. During the past five years, 15 students of our Spanish programme received these prestigious awards. In 2011-12, the Modern Languages Unit of our Department offered 48 Spanish courses for 1000 students. It also offers Arabic, French, German, Hong Kong Sign Language, Italian, Korean and Thai courses for undergraduate and research postgraduate students and is planning to introduce Russian courses in 2013-14.

The recipients of the awards are listed below:

Prof. Tom Perry, Chair of Linguistics Department at Simon Fraser University visited our department on 26 July 2012 to discuss plans for academic exchange.

Xu Bo received the IPA Student Awards to cover the registration fee for student members for TAL 2012 in Nanjing in May. This award is a a newly-established award program by the IPA, and TAL 2012 is the first event supported by this program.

Please click here for details.

Members of our Department joined the Shenzhen visit organized by the Faculty of Arts

For more photos, please visit
https://picasaweb.google.com/117283782039099938919/FOAShenzhenVisit2012629?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Conference and Dialogue on Linguistics in CUHK Newsletter No. 400

Prof Li Ping from Penn State University conducted a Workshop on grant writing and journal submission from 29-30 May 2012.

International Conference on Bilingualism and Comparative Linguistics

The conference aims to draw together researchers in the fields of bilingualism and comparative linguistics, providing an interdisciplinary forum to facilitate presentation and exchange of recent findings. We aim to encourage dialogue and synergy between researchers who investigate bilingualism and second language acquisition from the perspective of psycholinguistics and cognitive neuroscience and those who undertake comparative studies of linguistic properties across languages, stimulating research with an interdisciplinary perspective. The conference will be of interest to a wide spectrum of professionals in linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, engineering, speech and language pathology, and language education.

Date: 15-16 May 2012 (Wednesday) Venue: LT1 & 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, CUHK For enquiry: Tel: (852)3943 7911/7025 Fax: (852)2603 7755 E-mail: lincuhk.edu.hk

A Dialogue on Sound Change: Past, Present and Future

The 19th century Neogrammarians held that sound change is phonetically conditioned, gradual, regular, and aects
all words of the lexicon at the same time. The last century saw breakthrough developments in the study of how sound
change spreads through the lexicon, and how it takes place through variation in real time. This forum brings together
two pioneering scholars whose seminal ideas have advanced the theory of sound change, in a dialogue with a panel
of Chinese historical linguists and sociolinguists.

Speakers: Prof. William Labov (University of Pennsylvania, USA) Prof. William S-Y. Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Date: 16 May 2012 (Wednesday) Time: 2:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. Venue: Cho Yiu Conference Hall, CUHK For enquiry: Tel: (852)3943 7911/7025 Fax: (852)2603 7755 E-mail: lincuhk.edu.hk

Zhang Caicai, our Hong Kong PhD Fellow received the Fulbright Fellowship at the US Consulate with Prof. Peng Gang in May 2012.

On April 16, the Cambridge delegation led by the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge Prof. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Pro-VC Dr Jenifer Barnes and Dr Yuan Boping visited CUHK and attended a lunch reception hosted by Vice Chancellor of CUHK Prof. Joseph Sung.

Dr Yuan Boping from University of Cambridge visited the department from 13-17 April 2012 as our MACLA Programme Reviewer .

Professor Liu Lening from Columbia University gave two lectures and visited our department in April 2012.

Prof. Virginia Yip representing Linguistics and Modern Languages meets with the delegation from University of Southern California to discuss CUHK-USC bilateral initiatives on 3 April 2012.

Our French Minor student won French Speech Competition

Yasmine Zahir, a French Minor of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages triumphed in the French Speech Competition in a combat with 12 other students from outstanding universities in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Guangxi of the Pearl Delta Region held on 25 February 2012. The Contest was its third time co-organized by the French Consulate of Hong Kong & Macau and the Association of French Teachers in Hong Kong & Macau (AFLE). The theme of this year was “The Pearl River Delta as the Door of China (Le Delta de la Rivière des Perles, porte de la Chine)”. The champion was awarded a fully-sponsored three-week language immersion course in Nancy, France.

For more details, please visit
http://consulfrance-hongkong.org/4-chambres-de-commerce-et-13

Leaflets of the Postgraduate programmes in Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages provides interdisciplinary training in theoretical and applied linguistics. We encourage research on diverse language phenomena pertinent to Hong Kong, China and the Asian-Pacific region, with emphasis on general theory and methodology.

Student of CUHK German programme won the 1st prize in the 1st Inter-University German

Miss Cheung Ah Li Leah, a student of CUHK German programme won the 1st prize in the 1st Inter-University German Speech Competition held at the University of Hong Kong on 11 November 2011. There were 12 contestants from four universities including Baptist University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong. Miss Leah Cheung was awarded a free 2-week German language course at a Goethe Institute in Germany and a free air ticket to Germany provided by Lufthansa German Airlines.

Congratulations to Cheung Ah Li!

Call for papers:

International Conference on Bilingualism and Comparative Linguistics [Details]

Recruitment

• Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor
• Postdoctoral Fellow(s)

Prof. William Wang's article 'Language sets the tone for brain's circuitry' appeared in SCMP on October 9, 2011 (Sunday)

Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admission [Details]

Psycholinguistic Representation of Tone [website]

Workshop on Coarticulation in New Varieties of English [website]

Recruitment

• Professor(s) / Associate Professor(s) / Assistant Professor(s)
• Postdoctoral Fellow(s)
• Research Instructional Officer

7 June 2011

The Childhood Bilingualism Research Centre at the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) explores the issues of childhood bilingualism and multilingualism in a TV program Parenting (Episode 1) which is broadcast on TVB Jade from 7:00pm to 7:30pm on June 7 2011 Tuesday. Details are available at: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin/cbrc/tvprogram.pdf

由香港中文大學語言學及現代語言系的兒童雙語研究中心參與製作，港台節目《天下父母心》（第一集）重點探討父母在養育子女過程中遇到有關兒童 雙語和多語發展的挑戰並提出建議敬請留意6 月7 日（星期二）晚7 點至7 點半無線電視翡翠台。 http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin/cbrc/tvprogram.pdf

18 July, 2010

Our graduate, Leung Tze Yan Dorothy,shared her experience of going on exchange in France in Year 3