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Cantonese for Communication III

LACH-40024

Over 85 million people over the world speak Cantonese. In this third level of the Cantonese course, Yale-Romanization (Cantonese phonetic) will be further practiced throughout the entire course. In additional to the daily life topics, such as Self-introduction and Greeting, Date, Time, Number and Money, Bargaining during Shopping, discussing the Weather, enjoying Cantonese Food of Dimsum, Hobby and Sports will be reviewed, the course will teach further topics of Traffic, Traveling, Family and Dating. Cantonese Poem, Songs, Slang and Proverb will also be taught. The course focuses primarily on speaking skills and listening comprehension, and will be oriented towards proficiency in basic Cantonese characters, sentences pattern and grammar will be introduced.

Course Information

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3.00 units
$325.00

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Course sessions

Closed

Section ID:

189626

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 4/4/2025
  • Early Enrollment Discount: $300 ($325 if enrolled after 3/3/2025)

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
4/1/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/3/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/8/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/10/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/15/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/17/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/22/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/24/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
4/29/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/1/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/6/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/8/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/13/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/15/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/20/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/22/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/27/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
5/29/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
6/3/2025 Tue 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
6/5/2025 Thu 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Closed

Instructor: Areana Chen

Areana Chen
Areana Chen is a native of China with over 31 years of experience teaching Chinese language and culture to non-heritage students of all ages at different institutions, both in USA and Canada. Areana earned her MD in China and MSc in Canada. She’s been teaching at SDSU and UCSD for over ten years. In addition to her teaching experience, Areana is also a professional translator and interpreter who works for CDE (California Department of Education), CABE (California Association for Bilingual Education), SDCOE (San Diego County of Education), and SBSD school district.  She is also a reviewer for one of the most popular Chinese series textbooks “Zhen Bang”. Areana develops her curriculum and teaching plan with the goal of students’ learning and advancement. She ensures learners will understand that in an era of global community, learning about the language and culture of those who are different than us is essential.
At UCSD extended studies she teaches Cantonese for Communication I and Cantonese for Communication II. Cantonese Chinese is the third largest spoken language in China and over 85.5 million people speak Cantonese worldwide. Areana wishes that more people would have the opportunity to explore Cantonese language and culture.  
 
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