Voluntary Putonghua courses
for local undergraduate students

Voluntary Putonghua courses for local undergraduate students

1. University Putonghua I

To train Cantonese-speaking students’ ability in speaking Putonghua, as well as the ability in reading and spelling with Hanyu Pinyin.
Assessment: 40% coursework 60% examination

2. University Putonghua II

To raise the ability of using Putonghua in daily life and to train students to carry on discussions on general topics and deliver speeches in Putonghua.
Assessment: 40% coursework 60% examination

3. Business Putonghua (NOT Offered in AY 2023-24)

To learn terms and phrases used in business meetings and negotiations in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and to develop and reinforce the Putonghua skills the students learned before.
Assessment: 100% coursework

4. Putonghua Proficiency Test Tutorial Course (NOT Offered in AY 2023-24)

To provide language training for students who need to use Putonghua in their workplace or for special purposes. It is a preparation course for the Putonghua Proficiency Test conducted by the State Language Commission.
Assessment: 100% coursework

5. Verse and prose recitation (NOT Offered in AY 2023-24)

To provide training for students the techniques of verse and prose recitation and thus improve their proficiency in Spoken Chinese.
Assessment: 100% coursework