Objective This module is designed to assist students with the following aspects: • To polish Pinyin skills • To fine tune students’ pronunciations • To enhance listening skills for authentic visual materials in Mandarin • To expand students active vocabularies • To improve effective communication skills for conversations, presentations, oral reports or debating • To discuss social and cultural topics of China in order to gain an up-to-date understanding of Chinese values and customs Level This module will be offered to students with native or near-native speaking competence of Cantonese, and reading and writing abilities in complex characters. The Elementary course is focuses on basic daily conversations and improve pronunciation by learning Putonghua Pinyin and tones . At the Intermediate and Advanced Levels, the courses continue to develop your speaking skills in Putonghua to communicate in a wider range of contexts. P articular attention will also be paid to such differences in vocabulary and sentence patterns as occur between Mandarin and Cantonese. Students will develop their reading and writing techniques in simplified characters as well. Customized lessons are available for professionals in real estate, insurance, banking/investment, accounting, legal, etc. The courses follow one of the most popular series of course books in Hong Kong, ' 新編普通話教程 '.
新編普通話教程 ( 初級 , 中級 , 高級 )
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