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For more and latest programme information, please visit our website 有關最新課程資訊及詳情,請瀏覽學院網站 hkuspace.hku.hk Minimum Entry Requirements 基本入學要求(P.017) Fee 學費 Duration 修業期 Medium of Instruction 教學語言 Qualifications Framework 資歷架構 Exemption 豁免 Short Course 短期課程 See legend on page 031 圖像說明於第031頁 253 Languages 語言 Other Languages 其他語言 Online Beginners’ Finnish 1 Programme Code: OEUR9035 S 2975 5681 almond.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Finnish. The course will offer students a first taste of the language, focusing on oral communication, basic grammar and lexicon. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of Finland and its habitants. The course is not exam-based. Why Finnish? - Finnish is one of the official languages of Finland as well as the European Union; - This Uralic language can broaden your horizon and bring you a new world perspective; - Finnish is easier than many other European languages with its gender neutrality, absence of future tense and straightforward pronunciation system; - Finland has been the happiest country in the world since 2018, according to the World Happiness Reports; - Finland features one of the best higher education systems in the world with nine universities ranking among the top 3%; - Strong prominence around the world with different famous brands in various fields such as electronics and design. No previous knowledge of Finnish is required, though applicants should be competent in English. HK$3,350 10 weeks Finnish supplemented with minimal English Beginners’ Dutch Programme Code: OEUR9038 S 2975 5681 almond.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This course is designed to cater for complete beginners of the Dutch language. The course will offer students a first taste of Dutch, focusing on oral communication, basic grammar and lexicon. The students will practise the language in an interactive class environment, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of the Netherlands and other Dutch-speaking countries. The course is not exam-based. No knowledge of Dutch is required though applicants should be competent in English. HK$3,350 10 weeks Dutch, supplemented with minimal English Beginners’ Polish Programme Code: OEUR9007 S 2975 5681 almond.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Polish. The course will offer students a first taste of the language, with a focus on oral communication and basic grammar. The students will practice the language in an interactive class environment, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of Poland and its habitants. The course is not exam-based. No knowledge of Polish is required, though applicants should be competent in English. HK$3,650 10 weeks Polish, supplemented with minimal English Beginners’ Hebrew Programme Code: OEUR9041 S 2975 5681 almond.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This course is designed to cater for complete beginners of the Hebrew language, corresponding to the initial stage of the level “Aleph” (A1). The course will offer students a first taste of Hebrew, focusing on oral communication, basic grammar and lexicon. The students will practise the language in an interactive class environment, whilst at the same time learning a little about Israeli and Jewish culture. The course is not exam-based. Why Hebrew? - Modern Hebrew is the language of Israel, one of the world’s fastest-growing high-tech economies; - Hebrew gives you firsthand access to early Jewish thoughts and literature, which play an influential role in history; - Learning Hebrew can deepen your understanding of the Old Testament and Christianity, which is the most widely practiced religion in the world; - Hebrew is to a large extent a phonetic language mostly based on a simple threeletter root system which can help you learn the word formation more easily. No knowledge of Hebrew is required though applicants should be competent in English. HK$3,650 10 weeks Hebrew supplemented with minimal English Online Beginners’ Latin 1 Programme Code: OEUR9040 S 2975 5681 almond.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners who have an interest in the Latin language. The emphasis will be on developing a basic reading ability but with some oral work in addition. The course will also deal with cultural aspects of the ancient Latin-speaking world, their traditions and way of living. The course is not exam-based and takes place via Zoom. No knowledge of Latin is required, though applicants should be competent in English. HK$3,650 15 weeks Latin and English Beginners’ Latin Programme Code: OEUR9001 S 2975 5681 almond.chan@hkuspace.hku.hk This course is designed to cater for complete beginners who have an interest in the Latin language. The emphasis will be on developing a basic reading ability but with some oral work in addition. The course will also deal with cultural aspects of the ancient Latin-speaking world, their traditions and way of living. PowerPoint presentations to be used in the course are available at LATIN & GREEK - linguae (weebly.com) [https://linguae.weebly.com/latin--greek.html] by scrolling down to the heading `Teaching Aids for Latin via Ovid . The course is not exam-based. No knowledge of Latin is required though applicants should be competent in English HK$3,650 10 weeks Latin, suppl by minimal English

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