Chinese Language (Putonghua) as a Second Language

Applicable to students admitted in 2022-23 and thereafter

Students are required to complete a minimum of 21 units of courses as follows, with at least 2 courses at 3000 or above level:

		Units
(1)	Required courses: LING1000, CLCP2213, 2233, 2253 and 3313	15
(2)	Elective courses: a) Any 1 course from the following: LING2301, 3202, 3204, 3206 or 3207 b) Any 1 course from the following: CLCP2223, 3323, 3333, 3353, 4413, 4423, 4433, 4443, 4453, 4513, 4533 or 4633	3 3
	Total:	21

Explanatory Notes:

1.	This Minor Programme is not for students whose native language is Cantonese/Putonghua. Students planning to minor in this Programme should take the Putonghua placement tests offered by the Yale-China Chinese Language Centre. Declaration of this Minor Programme is subject to approval of the Department.
2.	Depending on their proficiency in Putonghua, students may be asked to take advanced level courses to substitute for the courses at the 2000 level to fulfill the Minor Programme requirement. They should seek advice from the Yale-China Chinese Language Centre for the substitute courses for them to take.
3.	All CLCP courses taken to fulfill this Minor programme requirement cannot be counted towards the fulfillment of the University Core requirements.

Remarks:
For enquiries related to the selection of CLCP courses and placement test, please contact the University Programme Section of Yale-China Chinese Language Centre for details:
Tel: 3943-8224
Email: clc_upd@cuhk.edu.hk

For enquiries related to the application for declaration of the minor programme, please contact the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages.