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    • CNTO 301/303 Basic Cantonese (Non-heritage)
    • CNTO 311 Basic Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers
    • CNTO 401 Intermediate Cantonese
    • CNTO 451 Advanced Cantonese through Popular Culture
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    • Events
      • [Screening] 1967 (Re-run) / 回溯重構:《1967》
      • The 1st UBC Cantonese Singing Contest 歲粵如歌-第一屆卑詩大學粵語歌唱比賽
      • 「趣談廣東話」 “Cantonese Matters” by Professor Stephen Matthews and Professor Virgina Yip
      • Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop 第二屆唐人世界工作坊
      • The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-4)
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  • Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – A Conversation with Cantonese DJ’s

    Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – A Conversation with Cantonese DJ’s 粵語流行文化大師班講座系列 –  《時尚 DJ 大講堂》   Professional DJs Mandy, BChiu, and Reijen will present “A Conversation with Cantonese DJs,” where they share their experience of being a DJ in Fairchild Radio and discussing its ups and downs in their Cantonese DJ journeys. 三位加拿大專業DJ […] Read More

  • Cantonese Speech Contest 2021 粵語演講比賽

    重要日期 Important dates 三月八日 March 8: 截止報名 Last day to sign up as a contestant 三月二十四日溫哥華時間晚上 7 點 至 9 點 | 7-9 pm PDT, March 24: 決賽(網上直播)Final contest (live via Zoom) 決賽接受公眾報名觀賽,請留意稍後公佈。The final contest is open to the public to join us as the audience. Please stay tuned for further announcements. 比賽組別 Streams 1. […] Read More

  • UBC Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class lecture series – Season 2

    The Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class lecture series is back for the second season. We have an exciting lineup of speakers almost every week through April with topics including film, television, theatre, literature, music, radio, visual arts, Japanese culture, standup comedy, internet, etc. 今季粵語流行文化大師班系列嘉賓演講內容包括電影、電視、戲劇、文學、音樂、廣播、視覺藝術、日本文化、棟篤笑、網絡等等。請留意稍後公佈詳情。   Read More

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  • ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • IN THE MEDIA
Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – A Conversation with Cantonese DJ’s

Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – A Conversation with Cantonese DJ’s 粵語流行文化大師班講座系列 –  《時尚 DJ 大講堂》   Professional DJs Mandy, BChiu, and Reijen will present “A Conversation with Cantonese DJs,” where they share their experience of being a DJ in Fairchild Radio and discussing its ups and downs in their Cantonese DJ journeys. 三位加拿大專業DJ […] Read more >>

Cantonese Speech Contest 2021 粵語演講比賽

重要日期 Important dates 三月八日 March 8: 截止報名 Last day to sign up as a contestant 三月二十四日溫哥華時間晚上 7 點 至 9 點 | 7-9 pm PDT, March 24: 決賽(網上直播)Final contest (live via Zoom) 決賽接受公眾報名觀賽,請留意稍後公佈。The final contest is open to the public to join us as the audience. Please stay tuned for further announcements. 比賽組別 Streams 1. […] Read more >>

Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – Singing and Talking about Cantopop

  Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – Singing and Talking about Cantopop 粵語流行文化大師班講座系列 –  《唱・談粵語音樂》   On February 26, Ashia Liu will present “Singing and Talking about Cantopop” where she will analyze Cantopop from an insider perspective, and share her experience of being a singer in Hong Kong. Ashia 廖嘉敏小姐將於二月二十六號與我們探討如何從行內人的角度去剖析粵語流行音樂的奧秘,並分享如何現今成為歌手的經驗之談。   Program in Cantonese […] Read more >>

Language Archiving in the Digital Era

“Language Archiving in the Digital Era” Dr. Andy Chin, Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) 香港教育大學錢志安博士主講「數碼時代的語言存檔」 Online Seminar Date: Friday, 5 February 2021 Time: 19:30–21:00 (PST)  via Zoom Online Registration  Facebook Event Page   Language documentation aims to provide a comprehensive record of the linguistic features of a given language. The traditional ways of documenting […] Read more >>

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The Cantonese Guru Series 粵語達人訪問系列

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  • Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – A Conversation with Cantonese DJ’s
  • Cantonese Speech Contest 2021 粵語演講比賽
  • Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – Singing and Talking about Cantopop
  • Language Archiving in the Digital Era
  • Cantonese Popular Culture Master Class Series – Hong Kong Professional Musicians 101

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 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.

UBC Cantonese Language Program 卑詩大學粵語
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Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
Tel 604 822 0019
Website cantonese.arts.ubc.ca
Email cantonese.info@ubc.ca
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