Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College successfully launched the Cantonese Interest Class with strong support from the UM Library
霍英東珍禧書院成功開辦“「唔」專業粵語堂”，獲得伍宜孫圖書館鼎力支持
Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College successfully launched the Cantonese Interest Class with strong support from the UM Library
It is always a challenge for non-Cantonese-speaking students to adapt to a Cantonese-speaking environment and to assist those students to integrate smoothly into Macau, Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College (HFPJC) launched the Cantonese Interest Class, with support from UM Ng Yee Sun Library (UM Library). The interest class is from 30 August 2023 to 11 October 2023, attracted more than 30 college students, and received positive feedback.
HFPJC received strong support from the UM Library by connecting a teaching lineup. In the first class, the Assistant University Librarian Mr. Leung Tak Hoi gave an opening speech. HFPJC Associate Master Dr. Jiang Yi and Resident Fellow Ms. Chang Kit Peng, and Mr. Chan Chi Weng, liaison librarian of HFPJC attended the opening session. Mr. Lo Soi Man, a Macau Cantonese studies scholar, and UM librarian, gave the lecture ‘Macau Cantonese Talk’, which mainly introduced the current situation of the Macau language and stimulated the students’ interest in learning Cantonese. In the second class, Prof. Sio Chio Ieong from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of FAH and UM Librarian Ms. Fong Pou Leng were invited to teach Cantonese pronunciation and rhythm and share some unique language phenomena. The first two classes formed a professional foundation for students’ subsequent Cantonese learning context.
The following classes were taught by RF Chang Kit Peng and Resident Tutor Yang Ye who is a second-year postgraduate student majoring in Chinese linguistics at FAH. The class included daily life practice and relevant teaching materials to guide students in learning the daily use of Cantonese. The learning content included common vocabulary, phrases, sentence patterns in daily life, and Cantonese songs. In a joyful atmosphere, teachers and students had friendly exchanges on the characteristics of Cantonese, taught Cantonese knowledge, and promoted Cantonese culture.
Hu Jiazhi, an HFPJC student who comes from Liaoning Province, learned a lot after participating in the Cantonese Interest Class. When he arrived in Macau, he knew nothing about Cantonese and was worried that he would not be able to integrate into the Cantonese-speaking environment. After finishing all the courses, he recalled the first two important classes and expressed his appreciation for the programme settings: “The basic theoretical knowledge of Cantonese in the first two classes helps a lot, whether it was “Nine Tones”. “Six Tune” or “Three Tones”, I have a clear understanding of the underlying logic of Cantonese. This is very important for a non-native speaker to continue learning Cantonese in the future. The course taught us how to give a brief self-introduction to others, then gradually extended to daily expressions, and finally went deep into conversations under different sessions with local native speakers. After experiencing these trainings, I can use simple Cantonese in my daily life, like ordering in restaurants and purchasing in supermarkets. This also inspired my interest in continuing to learn Cantonese and gaining a deeper understanding of Cantonese culture.”
HFPJC’s first Cantonese Interest Class came to a successful conclusion, providing a rich context for the integration of a multilingual environment in the college in the future. At the same time, we would like to thank UM Library for their great assistance in this event and for providing enormous academic support and resources, and we look forward to further cooperation in the near future.
By: Yang Ye
霍英東珍禧書院成功開辦“「唔」專業粵語堂”，獲得伍宜孫圖書館鼎力支持
對非粵語母語學生來說，澳門的粵語語言環境是融入澳大生活的一大挑戰。為了讓非粵語母語學生盡快融入澳門語言環境，霍英東珍禧書院（下簡稱珍禧書院）在澳大伍宜孫圖書館的鼎力支持下，於2023年8月30號到10月11號間每週三晚上，為非粵語母語院生開辦了“「唔」專業粵語堂”，課程吸引超過30名院生參加，獲得了院生們一致好評。
為保證教學質量，珍禧書院獲得由伍宜孫圖書館提供的鼎力協助，得到了強大的教學陣容。第一節課由助理圖書館館長梁德海進行了簡單而隆重的開場白，珍禧書院副院長蔣怡博士及書院導師曾結萍共同出席，霍英東珍禧書院聯絡館員陳智榮出席。由澳門粵語研究學者、圖書館館員羅瑞文主講“澳門粵語絮談”，主要介紹澳門語言現狀，激發了院生們學習粵語的興趣。第二節課邀請到了人文學院中國語言文學系助理教授邵朝陽老師及圖書館館員方葆玲老師共同教授粵語聲韻調，分享部分特色的語言現象。粵語基礎理論知識的首兩節課為院生後續的粵語學習奠定了專業的基調。
接下來的四節課則由珍禧書院導師曾結萍及書院助教、人文學院漢語語言學專業研究生二年級學生楊曄主講。課程結合日常生活實踐以及相關教材帶領院生共同學習粵語的日常運用。學習內容包括了日常生活中的常用詞彙、短語、句式，及富有廣府文化的粵語歌等。在歡樂的氣氛中，師生間友好交流粵語特點，傳授粵語知識，宣傳廣府文化。
來自遼寧鞍山的珍禧書院院生胡家志參與了粵語課程後頗有感悟。他剛踏上澳門這片土地時對粵語一無所知，擔心自己無法融入粵語環境。在得知書院開設粵語班後，他果斷參加。結束所有課程後他這樣回憶最開始的極為重要的兩節課，並對課堂設置表達了自己的讚賞：“前兩節課的粵語基礎理論知識的設置讓我受益匪淺，不論是“九聲六調”，還是“入派三聲”，都讓我對粵語的底層邏輯有了一定的認知。這對於一個非母語者在後期繼續學習粵語是非常重要的。課程從基本的自我介紹開始，再逐漸延伸到日常的用語，最後深入到與本地母語者進行情境對話。經歷這些訓練後，我在日常生活中可以很熟練的用一些簡單的日常用語，在餐廳，超市時也可以用粵語進行簡單交流。這也激發了我繼續學習粵語的興趣，更對廣府文化有了更深入的了解。”
霍英東珍禧書院第一次開展粵語教學圓滿結束，為未來進一步豐富書院內多語環境提供了豐富的實踐經驗。同時，感謝伍宜孫圖書館對本次活動的大力協助。此外，伍宜孫圖書館還提供了多樣的學術支持，期待各位師生積極探索。
文：楊曄
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Mr. Lo Soi Man, a Macau Cantonese studies scholar, and UM librarian, gave the lecture ‘Macau Cantonese Talk 澳門粵語研究學者、圖書館館員羅瑞文主講“澳門粵語絮談” |
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Group photo of the Cantonese Interest Class
Opening remarks by Assistant University Librarian Mr. Leung Tak Hoi
Prof. Sio Chio Ieong from FAH and UM Librarian Ms. Fong Pou Leng introduce Cantonese pronunciation and rhythm
Teaching by Resident Tutor Yang Ye who is a second-year postgraduate student majoring in Chinese linguistics at FAH