To support the University’s initiative of encouraging students to learn a third language, asynchronous one-unit language taster courses in French, German, Korean, Hong Kong Sign Language and Spanish are respectively offered by the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages via KEEP (https://keep.edu.hk) from the academic year of 2022-23. The one-unit taster language courses are for students who do not have any prior knowledge in the target languages.They allow students to explore a third language at their own pace, anttime and anywhere.

Interested students please register the courses via KEEP, a CUHK eLearning platform where the course materials are uploaded, and read the following guidelines:

One-unit Online Language Courses – Information for Students

More details of the one-unit online courses offered by the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages can be found in the following links (the link will first divert you to create a KEEP account, if you haven’t done so):

FREN1001 Invitation to French Online:
https://moodle.cuhk.keep.edu.hk/enrol/index.php?id=62
GERM1001 First Step in German:
https://moodle.cuhk.keep.edu.hk/enrol/index.php?id=32

HKSL1001 Hong Kong Sign Language Taster:
https://moodle.cuhk.keep.edu.hk/enrol/index.php?id=13

KORE1001 Invitation to Korean Online:
https://moodle.cuhk.keep.edu.hk/enrol/index.php?id=60

SPAN1001 First Step in Spanish:
https://moodle.cuhk.keep.edu.hk/enrol/index.php?id=12

Eligable students who intend to purue the first year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies at world renoned universities outside Hong Kong in the 2023/24 academic year (i.e. during the period of August 2023 to July 2024) are welcome to submit their applications for scholarship via the online application system at https://hkses.edb.gov.hk on or before 20 December 2022 (by 6pm). Late applications will not be accepted.

Enquiry

Enquiries should be directed to 3509 7395 or hkses@edb.gov.hk .

More details about the scheme and apply online, please visit https://hkses.edb.gov.hk.

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

Venue: LT4, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm

The ‘For Our Future Scholarship􀁯 provides assistance to local university students who demonstrate excellent performance in their academic studies, diverse development or community service, and will be invited to participate in Greater Bay Area tour to help them gain a better understanding of the region. For details, please visit our Foundation website: www.gbayouth.org.hk

Application Period: 10 October - 18 November, 2022
Quota: 15 students
Amount: $50,000 per student

• Croucher Research Studentships for doctoral study in Hong Kong
• Croucher Science Communication Studentships
  Deadline: 15 November 2022 (by 5:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time))

Established in 2009 by the Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong’s universities.

The Fellowship Scheme will provide a competitive annual stipend and conference and research-related travel allowance per year up to three years.

Initial application is accepted from 1 September to 1 December
2022 (12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (GMT + 8 hours)).

Deadline of Application for Early Admission 2022-23
2022-Aug-01

Details:
http://ling.cuhk.edu.hk/ma_application2022/

Enquiry
lingma@cuhk.edu.hk

Date: 26 March 2022
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

For details, please click here.

Online Registration

All students who wish to apply for the Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture should fill in this application form and email it together with a copy of your transcript downloaded from CUSIS to the Department General Office (lin@cuhk.edu.hk) before 5pm, Thursday, 31st March 2022.

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

Join us for a cinematic journey across Spain! The Spanish Film Festival returns in 2021 with a curated selection of some of the most recent award-winning movies from Spain. Organized by MCL Grand Cinema and the Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong, the screenings will take place from 15th to 24th October at MC K11 Art House. Get your tickets before they are gone by clicking on the link below!

Get your ticket!

We sincerely invite research students, research staffs, and anyone who is interested to join the workshop. The goal of this workshop is to promote the use of experimental methods/techniques in research of human language and behaviors. The workshop will be held virtually via Zoom (see participation information below)

Date: 11-12 August 2021

Organizer: Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Key themes:

1. How to design and conduct psycholinguistic experiments that are developed from linguistic hypotheses/observations.
2. Advance techniques in analyzing EEG/ERP data
3. Using internet sources and data mining to examine psychological, also language, phenomena.
4. Using eye-tracking system to study different aspects of human behavior (including languages) and animal behaviors

Schedule and Presenters:

Workshop 1 Speaker: Professor Chun-Chieh HSU (National Tsing Huan University, Taiwan) Topic: An empirical investigation on the processing and the interpretation of Mandarin reflexives Date: 11 August 2021 Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm Because the presenter is in the sensitive stage of publishing research outcomes, the archive of the WS1 will not be posted publicly. If you may have interest in knowing more about this workshop, please feel free to contact with the presenter at cchsu@mx.nthu.edu.tw.

Workshop 2 [Video archive] [PDF archive] Speaker: Mr. Jack HE (Magstim EGI) Topic: In Search of Brain Networks from Bench to Bedside - the Application of High-Density EEG Date: 11 August 2021 Time: 2:30 to 4:00 pm

Workshop 3 [Video archive] [PDF archive] Speaker: Professor Lee-Xing YANG (National Chengchi University, Taiwan) Topic: Psychological research with social media posts and computational text analysis Date: 12 August 2021 Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm

Workshop 4 [Video archive] Speaker: Doctor Sam HUTTON (SR Research Ltd.) Topic: Using EyeLink eye trackers for psycholinguistic research Date: 12 August 2021 Time: 2:30 to 4:00 pm

Participating Information:

• Workshop on Research Technique Enhancement - Day 1 (Workshop 1 & 2)
  https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/91556962204?pwd=RFpMWVAvRmVqSzB4MVYvUEpqdEh3dz09
  
  
• Workshop on Research Technique Enhancement - Day 2 (Workshop 3 & 4)
  https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/98315073967?pwd=aG5IVGhoaDlSMDE3WEFhWGJIMDFqZz09

For more information, please write an email with subject line “Inquiry” to: yixuanyan@cuhk.edu.hk

Hangeul (Korean alphabets) is a writing system created by King Sejong the Great in 1443. To commemorate the invention of Hangeul and to promote the beauty and the excellence of it, Hangeul Day is celebrated annually on October 9th in Korea. 

For this year, the Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong is collaborating with Yang Won Sun Foundation to host a Hangeul-themed design competition. It is aimed to promote the interest in Hangeul among Hong Kong citizens and share the beauty of Hangeul through creative graphic designs. 

The Hangeul Design Competition, awarding prizes of HKD 45,000 in total, will be kicked-off on July 15th. The award presentation ceremony for the competition will be held on Oct 9th at the Korean Cultural Center (Central, PMQ).

Noticing that your organization has been promoting and hosting different activities in relation to Korean language and culture, we would like to express our deepest appreciation if you would help with the promotion of the competition. Posting printed posters or news feed on the social media are all welcomed.

Details of the competition can be found in the following websites.
 
Homepage link: Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (korean-culture.org)
IG page link: https://www.instagram.com/hangeul.designhk/
Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/Hangeul-Design-Competition-2021-110213817964733

We are pleased to announce that two students of the Korean language programme, Cheng Ka Yu (Major: Translation) and Leung Pok Man ( Major: Psychology) won the first place and the 2nd runner up in the 5th Korean Consul General Cup Korean Speech Contest held in Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong on 26 June 2021. They received a cash prize and Hong Kong to Seoul round trip air ticket provided by Korean Air.

Deadline of Application for Early Admission 2022-23
2021-Aug-16

Details:
http://ling.cuhk.edu.hk/ma_application2021/

Enquiry
lingma@cuhk.edu.hk

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is pleased to invite all form 5, Form 6 students and their parents to join an admissions workshop on the Bachelor of Arts Programme in Linguistics to be held on Monday, 24 May 2021 at 4:00pm via Zoom Webinar.

For details, please click here.

Online Webinar:
Click here to watch.

Professor Patrick C.M. Wong, Stanley Ho Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Professor of Linguistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has received the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship, a prestigious honour that recognises scholars who have demonstrated a previous capacity for exceptional work and ability in the field of arts and science. Grants are given to awardees to support continuous research advancement in their field.

Since its establishment in 1925, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has granted Fellowships to over 18,000 individuals, among whom are more than 125 Nobel laureates, winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Turing Award and other internationally recognised honours.

[Source: CPR CUHK]
https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/press/cuhk-linguist-named-guggenheim-fellow/

All students who wish to apply for the Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture should fill in this application form and email it together with a copy of your transcript downloaded from CUSIS to the Department General Office (lin@cuhk.edu.hk) before 5pm, Wednesday, 24 March 2021.

CUHK students have won 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in the final of the German Speaking Contest for Students 2020, which took place on 21 Nov 2020 at the University of Hong Kong. The topic of the event was “A Future Without Plastics?”.

Ng, Yuk Man Vincy, the champion for level A2, has been awarded a scholarship for a two-week Goethe Institut language course in Germany. Chung, Pui Ting Ada, the first-runner up for level B1, has received a scholarship for a language course at the Goethe Institut Hong Kong. Li, Jiawen Coco, the 2nd runner up for level A, has been awarded a dinning coupon at “Biergarten” and a book coupon.  

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

The German Speaking Contest for Students 2020 was organised by the Goethe Institut, the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University with the support of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong and the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the ALBA Group.

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

All students who wish to apply for the Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture should fill in this application form and email it together with a copy of your transcript downloaded from CUSIS to the Department General Office (lin@cuhk.edu.hk) before 5pm, Thursday, 5 November 2020.

The Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (Director Mr. PARK Jong-taek) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong are collaborating to launch the 10th Festive Korea with the theme "Better Together" during October and November 2020. Since its inauguration in 2011, Festive Korea has been the largest annual Korean cultural festival in Hong Kong featuring performances, exhibitions, Korean food, Korean films, and many other special Korean cultural and arts events.

In 2020, 22 programs will be held mostly online apart from the exhibitions. The theme of this year, "Better Together (同行)" conveys the message that with our concerted efforts, we can overcome the crisis together in this unprecedentedly extraordinary year. It also demonstrates the desire of Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong’s to support and console the people of the city through the multifarious arts programs showcasing the Korean culture.

Program information and e-programme booklet are available for download at the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yz8134c9J4ylnFmdG6mKlZM86YHrVlXH?usp=sharing

Date & Time: 2020 10/ 3 (Saturday) 3pm
YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va-3QW3YbME

The Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (Director Mr. PARK Jong-taek) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong are collaborating to launch the 10th Festive Korea with the theme "Better Together" during October and November 2020. Since its inauguration in 2011, Festive Korea has been the largest annual Korean cultural festival in Hong Kong featuring performances, exhibitions, Korean food, Korean films, and many other special Korean cultural and arts events. In 2020, 22 programs will be held mostly online apart from the exhibitions. The theme of this year, "Better Together (同行)" conveys the message that with our concerted efforts, we can overcome the crisis together in this unprecedentedly extraordinary year. It also demonstrates the desire of Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong’s to support and console the people of the city through the multifarious arts programs showcasing the Korean culture.

We are pleased to announce that two students of the Korean language programme, CHAN Pui Kei (Major: Integrated BBA) and IP Shu Ming Sophie ( Major: English) won the first place in the 4th Korean Consul General Cup Korean Speech Contest held in Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong on 17 July 2020. They received a voucher of HK$3000 each for travelling in Korea as the prize for the first-place winner. In spite of the joy, the award presentation ceremony has to be cancelled due to COVID19.

Click the Youtube link below to enjoy the full video of the speech contest!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS8V-G7fDt4

Date: 11 Jul 2020
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

For details, please click here.

Online Registration

Date: 11 Jul 2020
Time: 11:00am - 12:00nn

For details, please click here.

Online Registration

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is pleased to invite all form 5, Form 6 students and their parents to join an admissions workshop on the Bachelor of Arts Programme in Linguistics to be held on Tuesday, 26 May 2020 at 12:00nn via Zoom Webinar.

For details, please click here.

Online Webinar:
Click here to watch.

The Busan National Gugak Center (BNGC) will visit Hong Kong once again and the rich cultural traditions of Korea will be featured through court music, folk music and the elegant traditional Korean dance. The Busan National Gugak Center (BNGC) is an organization committing to preserving and promoting the traditional performing art of the Busan and Yeongnam region of south-eastern Korea. In The Sounds of Korea, the audience will enjoy the traditional Salpuri dance, Pangut, Samulnori percussion ensemble and Buchaechum fan dance, etc. Local fans of Korean culture must not miss this valuable opportunity to savor the genuine Korean traditions!

Date: 29 Nov 2019 (Friday)
Time: 8:00pm (90mins)
Venue: Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall

Admission: FREE (Registration required, Limited seats available)

Venue: LT7, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm

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

Venue: LT5, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: UC Bar (Si Yuan Amenities Centre)
L/G, T C Cheng Building, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Time: 6:00pm

On 2 October, the German team of the Modern Languages Section of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages hosted a “Meeting of German-speaking Students” at Si Yuan Amenities Centre, United College of CUHK.

In the delightful event, the incoming German-speaking exchange students, CUHK out-going exchange students who had stayed in German-speaking countries, German-speaking CUHK students and all students interested in the German language and culture had the chance to connect and to engage in intercultural exchanges.

As a special treat this year, the participants had the chance to play board games. Many students played the games enthusiastically while building bridges between cultures and connecting with the others who share the same passion to German language and culture.

Venue: UC Bar (Si Yuan Amenities Centre)
L/G, T C Cheng Building, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Time: 6:00pm

Enrollment: email to german@cuhk.edu.hk (please state your SID)

• FUNG, Hei
• LI, Tsz Wang

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is pleased to invite all form 5, Form 6 students and their parents to join an admissions workshop on the Bachelor of Arts Programme in Linguistics to be held on Saturday, 18 May 2019 at 9:45am in Lecture Theatre 3, Esther Lee Building, , The Chinese University of Hong Kong .

For details, please click here. For registration, please click here.

Dra Carmen Herrero
(Manchester Metropolitan University
Film in Language Teaching Association)

Venue: Lecture Theatre 8,
Yasumoto International Academic Park,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm

We are pleased to announce that our student To Elizabeth Hei Tung won the first prize in The 10th Pearl River Delta Interuniversity French Speech Competition held in Shenzhen University on 23 March 2019. She will be fully sponsored to join a four-week immersion course in Lyon, France in the summer of 2019. Congratulations to Elizabeth!

Please click here for more details.

Please click here for more details.

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages was pleased to count with the visit of the Spanish Educational Counselor of the Spanish Embassy in Beijing and the Cultural Officer at the Spanish Consulate in Hong Kong on the 24th of January. In this visit, the guests could learn more about our Spanish programme in CUHK, about our Spanish students and get to know our campus and facilities.

Are you curious to learn different languages?

But you have no time to take credit-bearing language courses?

No worries. Here is a chance for you!

The Language Break@i-LOUNGE series offers you the chance to

• Get a taste of different languages including Spanish, Swedish, German, Korean & , French in a casual setting
• Enjoy regional snacks while learning the languages
• Meet new friends who have the same interest with you

Registration: https://bit.ly/2FLsDyi

➤ NO prior knowledge is needed! ALL students are welcome!

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is pleased to invite senior year entrants from any discipline to join an admissions workshop on the Bachelor of Arts Programme in Bimodal Bilingual Studies to be held on Friday, 25 May 2019 at 2:00pm in Room 101, 1/F, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong .

For details, please click here. For registration, please click.

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

On 3rd October, the German team of the Modern Languages Section of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages hosted a meeting with German-speaking students studying at CUHK at the United College Si Yuan Amenities Centre of CUHK.

Participants in the event had the chance to engage in intercultural exchanges.  It was so well-received by our German fans, including German-speaking students who are on exchange at CUHK, CUHK students who have studied abroad in German-speaking countries, German-speaking CUHK students and other students who are interested in the German language and culture .

As a  delight for enjoyment in the event, the participants had the chance to play board games. While they enjoyed the game enthusiastically, bridges between cultures and connection with other students who share the same passion for the German language and culture were built harmoniously.

The registration period for new students will be on 24 August 2018 (Friday), 10:00am – 10:00pm*

* Login time is from 10:00am for new students admitted with Advanced Standing or admitted to Senior-year Places and those admitted to Medical Year 2 or above. Other students’ login time is from 11:00am

Please logon CUSIS for registration: https://portal.cuhk.edu.hk/psp/epprd/?cmd=login

Instructor & Venue:
Please refer to the website of Registration and Examinations Section (http://www.res.cuhk.edu.hk) for the details of the teaching timetable of the year of 2018-19.

Course E-Add/Drop Period: 10-16 September 2018 (via CUSIS)

For detailed information regarding the language courses offered by our department, please visit: http://ling.cuhk.edu.hk/ml_courses.php

Please check the following video for the guidelines on how to minor in one of our Modern Languages (French/German/Korean/Spanish)
http://ling.cuhk.edu.hk/ml_courses.php#minor

You may also check the Undergraduate Student Handbook for the study scheme: http://rgsntl.rgs.cuhk.edu.hk/aqs_prd_applx/

For details, please click here.

The Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages is pleased to invite all form 5, Form 6 students and their parents to join an admissions workshop on the Bachelor of Arts Programme in Linguistics to be held on Saturday, 19 May 2018 at 2:15pm in T.Y. Wong LT, 5/F, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong .

For details, please click here. For registration, please click here.

The recipients of the awards are listed below:

• FUNG Sher Fei, Fei
  HO Kar Hei, Teenie

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.

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

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! 

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