Modern Cantonese Book 3 - A Textbook for Global Learners

The third volume of Modern Cantonese aims to broaden learners' Cantonese language skills by teaching students how to deal with, discuss, persuade, and summarise topics related to sophisticated work-related situations.

List of contents

Contents
A Note on the Volumes
Introduction
How to use this book
Meet the characters in this book
Lesson 1: Discussing an urban revitalization project - Tóuleuhn sìhngsíh wuhtfa gaiwaahk
Lesson 2: Aspects of popular culture - Gw¿any¿ làuhhàhng màhnfa
Lesson 3: Joining an ecotour - Ch¿amg¿ s¿ngtaai léuihyàuh
Lesson 4: Discussing a job search - Tóuleuhn dímyéung wán g¿ng
Lesson 5: Attending a job interview - Heui gin g¿ng
Lesson 6: Researching religions and folk beliefs in Hong Kong - Yìhn'gau H¿unggóng j¿nggaau tùhng màhng¿an seunyéuhng
Lesson 7: Discussing the environment - Tóuleuhn wàahn'gíng yíhtàih
Lesson 8: Introducing Mid-Autumn Festival - Gaaisiuh J¿ngch¿u Jit
Lesson 9: Organising a cultural event - Chaakwaahk màhnfa wuhtduhng
Lesson 10: Living and studying in Hong Kong - Hái H¿unggóng s¿ngwuht tùhng duhksy¿
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4

About the author

Siu-lun Lee is Senior Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has over 25 years of experience teaching Cantonese at the tertiary level. His research interests include applied linguistics, Cantonese studies, Chinese linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language teaching pedagogy.

Summary

The third volume of Modern Cantonese aims to broaden learners’ Cantonese language skills by teaching students how to deal with, discuss, persuade, and summarise topics related to sophisticated work-related situations.

Product details

• Authors: Siu-lun Lee, Siu-Lun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367539146
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53914-6
• No. of pages: 130
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference and general, Regional / International studies, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Language acquisition, Teaching of a specific subject, Language teaching theory and methods, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Cantonese, Applied linguistics for ELT