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  • Chinese Language Technology For Research and Education

    Guest Speakers: Dr. Joanna Ut-Seong Sio and Dr. Luís Morgado da Costa. Read More

  • 2022-2023 Winter Terms Cantonese Courses

    Registration for winter courses is open now. Read More

  • Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series Season 4 粵語流行文化大師班第四季

    The Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series Season 4 includes guest speakers from Hong Kong and Canada discussing topics on music, film, fashion, multimedia, theatre, TV, language movement, etc. Please stay tuned for more details. 粵語流行文化大師班第四季現正進行中。來自香港與加拿大嘅多位演講嘉賓將會分享音樂、電影、時裝、媒體、電視、戲劇、文學運動等多個主題。更多詳情將會陸續公布。 Read More

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Jul 2:00 pm 15 2:00 pm
    Chinese Language Technology For Research and Education ,
    Chinese Language Technology For Research and Education Guest Speakers: Dr. Joanna Ut-Seong Sio and Dr. Luís Morgado da Costa About Dr. Joanna Ut-Seong Sio Joanna Ut-Seong Sio is an associate professor of Chinese linguistics at Palacký University Olomouc. She was educated in Macau, Hong Kong, Canada and the Netherlands. She received her PhD in Leiden...
  • Aug 1
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    University will be closed.
  • Sep 5
    Labour Day University of British Columbia, 1874 East Mall
    University will be closed.
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  • ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • IN THE MEDIA
[Celebration] Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies: A Student Showcase

Friday, 8 April 2022, 15:30–17:00 PDT Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies: A Student Showcase. In person/via Zoom Open to the UBC community. Whether you would like to share with your fellow students and enthusiastic faculty members—in 3 minutes, or slightly longer for a video—your awesome Hong Kong/Cantonese-related projects or just want to sit back and enjoy, come […] Read more >>

Call for Papers: 6th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-6)

WICL-6 https://u.osu.edu/wicl/wicl-6/ The 6th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-6) will take place as a virtual conference via Zoom on 27-28 May 2022 (EDT) , to be hosted by The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. As in the case of WICL-5, which held virtually at OSU in April 2020 due to the pandemic, […] Read more >>

Lecturer in Cantonese Language & Culture

The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, invites applications for a lecturer position in Cantonese language and culture, to commence on September 1, 2022. Read more >>

2022-2023 Winter Terms Cantonese Courses

Registration for winter courses is open now. Read more >>

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卑大粵語講座 探討香港流行音樂的未來

OMNI Cantonese 訪問黃志淙博士,介紹UBC粵語流行文化大師班講座。Omni Cantonese’s interview with Dr. WONG Chi Chung, featuring the UBC Cantonese Masterclass event.

Guardians of Hong Kong Culture Spring Up From California to Singapore

Raymond Pai, Acting Director of UBC Cantonese Language Program was interviewed by Bloomberg to discuss preserving Cantonese in Vancouver.

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  • [Celebration] Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies: A Student Showcase
  • Call for Papers: 6th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-6)
  • Lecturer in Cantonese Language & Culture
  • 2022-2023 Winter Terms Cantonese Courses
  • Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series Season 4 粵語流行文化大師班第四季

Upcoming Events

CNTO 301/303 Basic Cantonese (Non-heritage)

Elementary level course in Cantonese for non-heritage learners with no prior exposure to or background in Cantonese. Focus on training for basic listening and conversational skills in Cantonese.

CNTO 311 Basic Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers

Basic oral and presentation skills in Cantonese. This is an accelerated course that covers content and topics similar to CNTO 301 and CNTO 303, but is structured specifically for heritage speakers of Mandarin.

CNTO 401/403 Intermediate Cantonese

Intermediate lower level Cantonese for non-heritage learners.

CNTO 451 Advanced Cantonese through Popular Culture

Popular culture in Hong Kong from media such as television, cinema, popular music, literature, social media, etc., through advanced authentic Cantonese listening and reading materials.

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