Passion for Cantonese popular culture: The Third Annual Cantonese Fun Night
Hosted by the Cantonese Language Program, more than 90 students and guests attended the long-awaited event and participated in an immersive and interactive Cantonese-speaking environment.
Maximize Your Language Learning: Debut of UBC Arts Multilingual Week 2022
The debut of the UBC Arts Multilingual Week was a success, here are some details on how things went.
UBC Asian Studies Class of Fall 2022 Graduates Yearbook
Congratulations, UBC Asian Studies Class of fall 2022!
Recap: Webinar on Chinese Language Technology for Research and Education
On a sunny midsummer’s day in July, two scholars from Palacký University Olomouc in the Czech Republic were invited to present a webinar titled Chinese Language Technology for Research and Education to the instructors from the UBC’s Chinese Language Program and Cantonese Language Program. Together, Dr. Joanna Ut-Seong Sio (Associate Professor of Chinese Linguistics) and […]
Meet the new faculty members in Asian Studies
With another academic year upon us, we’re excited to welcome new faculty members to the Asian Studies family!
Cantonese Language Program promotes Hong Kong culture at inaugural Vancouver Hong Kong Fair
On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the first-ever Vancouver Hong Kong Fair was hosted by HK House at SFU Harbour Centre in Downtown Vancouver. As a part of their ongoing community outreach efforts, the UBC Cantonese program hosted a booth with games and prizes to showcase Cantonese language learning to community members.
Cantonese Language Program hosts world premiere of the Cantonese version of Annie Cheung’s Self-Revelatory performance “DOTS”
Professor Annie Cheung from Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film performed her first solo Self-Revelatory show DOTS《想·點》in English and Cantonese on May 18th and 20th, 2022 respectively.
UBC Asian Studies Class of 2022 Graduates Yearbook
Congratulations, UBC Asian Studies Class of 2022!
What is special about a university language course?
Are you thinking about taking a language course? If you’re deciding between a university offering versus a free automated online course, Dr. Qian Wang, Director of the Chinese Language Program and Associate Professor in Chinese Linguistics, explains what makes a university language course unique, how it benefits your Arts degree, and why it adds value to your journey of self-discovery.