HKU SPACE 2023 Spring Prospectus

This is an exempted course under the Non-Local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance. 根據《非本地高等及專業教育(規管)條例》,本課程屬獲豁免課程。 It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which this course may lead. 個別僱主可酌情決定是否承認本課程可令學員獲取的任何資格。 These are exempted courses under the Non-Local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance. 根據《非本地高等及專業教育(規管)條例》,這些課程屬獲豁免課程。 It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which these courses may lead. 個別僱主可酌情決定是否承認這些課程可令學員獲取的任何資格。 The course operator is applying for exemption under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance. 課程主辦人正根據《非本地高等及專業教育(規管)條例》辦理豁免註冊手續。 It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which this course may lead. 個別僱主可酌情決定是否承認本課程可令學員獲取的任何資格。 196 Languages 語言 Chinese 中文 Introductory Putonghua (for Non-Chinese Speakers) Programme Code: PTHS9017 S Application Code: 2075-1614NW 2975 5692 selina.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This is a beginner’s course for non-Chinese speakers who wish to learn to speak Putonghua in a relatively short period of time. Participants will learn the “HanyuPinyin” system and will be engaged in a lively setting with on-and-on drilling so as to enhance the use of Putonghua. The emphasis will be moved along with the more practical aspects of daily routines. HK$6,900 15 weeks Intermediate Putonghua (for Non-Chinese Speakers) Programme Code: PTHS9018 S Application Code: 2075-1617NW 2975 5692 selina.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This course is designed for non-Chinese speakers who has completed Introductory Putonghua or who can prove that they have done a minimum of 45 hours of Putonghua study whereas they have already learned the “Hanyu-Pinyin” system and are prepared to focus more in the discussion of business life. Participants will learn to present their ideas in a more in-depth form and will be required to talk more in class. HK$6,900 15 weeks Advanced Putonghua (for Non-Chinese Speakers) Programme Code: PTHS9019 S Application Code: 2075-1620NW 2975 5692 selina.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This course is designed for non-Chinese speakers who have completed Intermediate Putonghua or who can prove that they have done 90 hours of Putonghua study. Emphasis is given to the participants to explore deeper about the language and its culture so as to see how it is related to the real life settings. HK$7,400 5 months Intensive Putonghua for Non-Chinese Speakers (Level 1) Programme Code: PTHS9068 S Application Code: 2075-1622NW 2975 5692 selina.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk The course is designed for entry level learners of Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese). The content covers comprehensively all aspects of the language including phonetics (initials, finals and tones), grammar, conversation, Chinese characters (strokes, components, structures) and Chinese cultural points in daily life. HK$12,000 90 hours Introductory Cantonese (for non-Chinese speakers) Programme Code: CHID9008 S Application Code: 2075-1624NW 2975 5692 selina.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk 50 hours course. The main emphasis of the first part of the course will be on daily life and work, for training the participants to cope with everyday life and work needs; in the later part of the course will focus on developing the participants’ ability to speak in full sentences and progress towards describing happenings and situations. Our teacher will use Cantonese as the teaching medium supplemented by English. HK$7,100 17 weeks Intermediate Cantonese (for non-Chinese speakers) Programme Code: CHID9010 S Application Code: 2075-1626NW 2975 5692 selina.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk 50 hours course. We target those learners who have completed a minimum of 50 hours of Cantonese study. This course is written for the learners who have acquired a basic knowledge of sentence patterns and tones. More essential vocabularies and sentence patterns will be introduced. Dialogue content in this course will focus on developing the ability to create longer conversation in order to express thoughts, habits in daily life. HK$7,100 17 weeks HSK (Chinese ProficiencyTest) Programme Code: SC484A 3762 0805 hkpeac@hkuspace.hku.hk The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), operated by the Chinese Testing International (wholly-owned by Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, a non-governmental public institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China), is a national standardized test to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers. This is a paper-based test. Test-takers (esp. applicants for higher levels) are required to have knowledge of written Chinese to take the HSK tests. No computer/online based test is offered. 0.5 hours to 3 hours Chinese HSK Level 1 Programme Code: ZECH8015A Application Code: 2085-1262NW 3762 0805 hkpeac@hkuspace.hku.hk HSK Level 1 corresponds to the Level One of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages and the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It consists of 40 listening and reading questions. It is for candidates who possess knowledge of 150 commonly used Chinese characters and understand the corresponding grammatical structure. Candidates must possess knowledge of written Chinese. HK$260 1 hour Chinese

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