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April 2024
Apr 13

2024 Programme Taster Fair

Session 1:

  • 10:00 a.m. Fun with Linguisitcs (Speaker: Prof. Maggie MAI)
  • 10:40 a.m. Expand your Horizons: Exploring Modern Languages (Speakers: Mr. Mario Monterrubio Ganan, Mr. Louis Jean Munsch)
  • 10:50 a.m. Q&A Session (Speaker: Prof. Peggy MOK)

Session 2:

  • 11:30 a.m. Fun with Linguisitcs (Speaker: Prof. Maggie MAI)
  • 12:10 p.m. Expand your Horizons: Exploring Modern Languages (Speakers: Mr. Mario Monterrubio Ganan, Mr. Louis Jean Munsch)
  • 12:20 p.m. Q&A Session (Speaker: Prof. Peggy MOK)

Target Audience:
Senior Secondary Students (S4 and S5)

Registration

For more information:
OAFA (https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/jupas/taster-fair/)

Room G03, Lee Shau Kee Architecture Building,
Apr 10

Language Learning in Your Sleep

Prof. Gareth GASKELL
(University of York)

Date: April 10, 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm - 6:15pm

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YIA LT8,
Apr 09

The Agile Lexicon

Prof. Gareth GASKELL
(University of York)

Date: April 9, 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm - 6:15pm

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Lee Shau Kee Building 306,
March 2024
Mar 20

2024 Francophone Film Festival

The Francophone Film Festival is back to CUHK! The Francophone Film Festival at CUHK is part of the Fête de la Francophonie (Francophonie Festival), an annual event aiming at promoting the French language and Francophone cultures. It is organized by the Consulates General of France, Belgium, and Switzerland, the Quebec Office, and the Alliance Française de Hong Kong et Macao. The following two movies with English subtitles will be featured by the French Programme of CUHK: Week 1: "Coeur de Slush" (“Billie Blue”) on Wednesday, 13 March, at 6:30 p.m. in LSK LT2 “Sixteen-year-old Billie works as a water park lifeguard with her two best friends, but her summer turns upside down when she falls for a charming cyclist." Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpdXsfJtsFU&t=4s Week 2: "Tempête" (“Ride Above”) on Wednesday, 20 March, at 6:30 p.m. in LSK LT2 "A teenager being raised with horses at her parent's racehorse stable has a deep exceptional bond with a young horse. An accident threatens to bring the racing career to an end but they battle together to achieve victory." Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drrIBLohx1c All are welcome. No registration is required and the event is FREE! À bientôt!/ See you soon!
Lee Shau Kee Building LT2,
Mar 14

Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture 2024

To promote Spanish language and culture, the Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong provides funding support for the “Consulate General of Spain Prize for the Promotion of Spanish Culture” in 2024. Six applicants from the Spanish Programme of CUHK will be shortlisted for interviews to be conducted by the Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong, and Mr. Mario Monterrubio, Assistant Lecturer of the Spanish Programme of CUHK. Three awards will be given to selected candidates in recognition of their dedication and achievements in their studies of Spanish. The award-receiving students will each be granted HKD$5000 to be used for various activities and items related to the learning of Spanish language and culture. Please refer to the attached poster for more details and information. If you are interested in applying, please send the following documents to lin@cuhk.edu.hk by 5 p.m., 7th April 2024.
  • The completed application form
  • The unofficial transcript (to be generated from CUSIS)
Mar 09

Nominal and Non-nominal Subjects and Adieu to the A/A’- Distinction

Prof. Željko Bošković
(University of Connecticut)

Date: March 9, 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am

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Lecture Theatre 1A, Cheng Yu Tung Building,