Faculty of ArtMr. Raymond Pai of the UBC Cantonese 卑詩大學粵語 Program interviewed on the Cantonese Worlds Workshop.
香港著名填詞人岑偉宗 「我的作詞生涯」講座 “My Passion of Lyric Writing” Chris Shum
香港著名填詞人岑偉宗將於2018年7月5日星期四下午2至4時於卑詩大學亞洲中心演講廳向師生及公眾演説「我的作詞生涯」，分享多年來創作心得及趣事。機會千載難逢，萬勿錯過。
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Why a Canadian university is fascinated by Hong Kong
HKSI Convenor Dr. Leo Shin and Associate Raymond Pai were interviewed on the development of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Cantonese Language Program.
Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop 第二屆唐人世界工作坊
Cantonese Culture and Language in the World: What’s Next?
The Cantonese Program of the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies is hosting the Second Cantonese Worlds (CW2) Workshop at UBC St. John’s College and the Richmond Public Library. First held in April 2015, the Cantonese Worlds Workshop (CW1) is a piloting event to begin an important conversation for leading scholars and observers regarding the transformations of the Cantonese cultures in the world over the past few decades. Now three years later since CW1, with the establishment of the popular Cantonese Language Program at UBC, CW2 aims to continue this process of discussion with guiding questions to shape future research, outreach, and public education in various areas of Cantonese studies. The 2-day workshop will feature an exciting mix of open forum discussion with established local and international researchers and educators, presentations by university students, screenings of films and an original musical, and a master class on lyric writing, etc. We invite all who are interested to participate in this very important undertaking.
Video recordings of the program sessions are now available. Click on the Session names to view the program.
Program
Thursday 21 June 2018
Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John’s College, UBC (2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver)
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9:00 am – 10:45 am Forum #1: “Cantonese in writing”
Moderator: Leo Shin
Vernacular Written Cantonese and the Early 18th Century Hua Jian Ji – Marjorie Chan
When The Little Prince Speaks Cantonese – Zoe Lam
Cantonese Translations by Missionaries in 19th Century China – Clement Tong
Novels in Cantonese: the Case of Sit Ho Ching – Stephen Matthews / Virginia Yip
UBC student short film: “Have you eaten yet?”
11:00 am – 12:45 pm Forum #2: “Teaching & Learning Cantonese in the World”
Moderator: Raymond Pai
“世上無難語，只怕有心人” Why Cantonese is not a Difficult Language – Liam Doherty
Cantonese, a World Language for the Internet Age – Steve Kaufmann
Learning Cantonese through Immersion – Michael Schroeder
The Challenges of Reading and Writing Cantonese as a Second Language – John Wakefield
The Use of Theme-based Approach in Teaching Cantonese – Christine Wong
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch
UBC student short films: “Bridging Nostalgia”, “Beyond Nostalgia”
2:00 pm -3:00 pm Student Presentations: UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (ACAM)
3:00 pm – 4:45 pm Forum #3: “Cantonese Identities”
Moderator: Henry Yu
Cantonese Diaspora in Cambodia – Dana Bourgerie
My Emerging, Dormant & Re-awakened Cantonese Identity – Winnie Cheung
Local-born Chinese and Vancouver’s Chinatown – June Chow
Chinese Canadian Identity through Cantonese Opera and Art Exhibitions – Jack Leong
Friday June 22, 2018
Richmond Public Library (100-7700 Minoru Gate Richmond, B.C.)
9:30 am – 11:30 am “粵語音樂劇今昔 1997-2018：與填詞人岑偉宗一席話 In Search of Cantonese Musical, 1997-2018: a Conversation with Lyricist Chris Shum” – 羅倩欣教授及岑偉宗先生 Professor Hedy Law & Mr. Chris Shum
(粵語講座 Program in Cantonese)
1:00 – 4:00 pm《粵填粵過癮—粵語填詞大師班》 Cantonese Lyrics Writing Master Class – 岑偉宗先生 Chris Shum
(粵語内容 Program in Cantonese)
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HKSI Associate Raymond Pai on the first UBC Cantonese singing contest
UBC教授與學生籌辦歌唱比賽 推廣粵語文化
HKSI Associate and Cantonese-language lecturer Raymond Pai was interviewed along with fellow organizer Nataley Li on the upcoming Cantonese singing contest at UBC.
Hong Kong Cantonese: What to Do and How to Go? 香港粵語點算? by Dr. Sze-Wing Tang 鄧思穎
Hong Kong Cantonese: What to Do and How to Go? 香港粵語點算?
Dr. Sze-Wing Tang 鄧思穎
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學
March 1st, 2018
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall
The goal of this talk is twofold: to review the major grammatical properties of Hong Kong Cantonese, particularly those that cannot be found in Mandarin, and to discuss how the Cantonese grammar can be made use of for the study of Chinese linguistics and language learning. It is hoped that the discussion may instigate some interest in Cantonese linguistics and to explore and pursue meaningful directions to meet future challenges facing the development of Cantonese.
香港粵語的「點算」（dim2 syun3）有兩個意思，一個是指清點計算，另一個是指怎麼辦。這次討論，我們將圍繞「點算香港粵語」和「香港粵語點算」這兩個問題。首先檢視粵語語法的主要現象，為語法特點作一盤點，描繪梗概，以期對粵語面貌有一個宏觀的認識。基於這些認識，進一步探討粵語語法現象對漢語學習和研究的重要性，並嘗試應對現實的挑戰，思考粵語的未來。
Sze-Wing Tang is Professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his BA and MPhil from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and PhD from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests lie primarily in syntax and comparative grammar.
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