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OSPHONGK 50

Survival Cantonese

UNITS:1
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Language

A non-credit-bearing basic Cantonese course offering to CUHK international students, including exchange students, full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students, who use Chinese as a second/foreign language and are looking for survival skills in Cantonese. The course is structured to help students communicate orally with people in Cantonese in different scenarios, with student-centred, proficiency-orientated activities based on useful daily expressions and basic vocabulary items. This course focuses on students' listening and speaking skills. Real-life settings are introduced, such as shopping, introduction of oneself, asking for directions, etc.

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OSPHONGK 50: Survival Cantonese

1 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: Language

A non-credit-bearing basic Cantonese course offering to CUHK international students, including exchange students, full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students, who use Chinese as a second/foreign language and are looking for survival skills in Cantonese. The course is structured to help students communicate orally with people in Cantonese in different scenarios, with student-centred, proficiency-orientated activities based on useful daily expressions and basic vocabulary items. This course focuses on students' listening and speaking skills. Real-life settings are introduced, such as shopping, introduction of oneself, asking for directions, etc.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Language — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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