This is an advanced level Cantonese course. It focuses on building up students' communication skills in professional contexts and with multi-media materials. Utilising texts from contemporary mass media in Hong Kong, the course also incorporates training in practical translation and interpreting between Cantonese and Mandarin and discussions on social issues and popular culture in Hong Kong.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills at an Upper Intermediate level of Cantonese to:1. Use an active vocabulary of around 5,000 items.
2. Analyze and produce the phrase and sentence structures used in a wide range of texts on such topics as education, emotions, religion, current affairs, transportation, travel, TV culture, and shopping.
3. Evaluate what they have read, listened, and watched with the guidance of a teacher, and express personal viewpoints about current affairs confidently and in clear, well-structured patterns.
4. Display a sophisticated socio-cultural awareness of sensitive issues in contemporary Cantonese society.
Other Information
This is a co-taught course. Any cap on enrolments in one course applies to both courses combined.
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Workload
130 hours over the semester, including in-class time and independent study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The materials will be prepared by the lecturer and uploaded to Wattle before lectures.
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $2820 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4320 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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