ever study in Hong Kong?

[dmr1203]

I have read many searches of the ration of dialect across China, but no one really answered if there are study opportunities in HK? Are there in fact short sessions(4 weeks) in HK for study abroad or college credit? Has anyone studied there?

[wooling]

check out the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is the first university in Hong Kong offering chinese langauge programs. www.cuhk.edu.hk

[ryan_readinguk]

Hey,

Im new here but from my experience studying in HK could be a bad idea.

There is fairly large english speaking contingent, and if they dont speak english then they speak cantonese.

Also, there is way too much to do in HK (I would be so distracted from learning chinese, and would spend the whole day in cwb)

Dont get me wrong, im sure the teaching is really good but for language learning im not convinced its the best.

Good luck though

[Billy]

I agree that there are too many english speakers in Hong Kong. Right across the border on the mainland I know of two good options for study. with definetly fewer English speakers. One is GLV in Zhu Hai (www.totalimmersion.com) and one in Shenzhen is EMW Cultural Immersions (www.emeetw.com. They offer Cantonese or Mandarin immersions, at a cheaper price than in H.K. and they are so close as to be almost the same city.

[HashiriKata]

Billy, there seem to be something wrong with the 2 links you gave. You may probably need to edit them.

[Billy]

HashiriKata， thanks for catching me on that. The correct links are www.totalchinese.com for GLV in Zhu Hai and www.emeetw.com for EMW Cultural Immersions in Shenzhen. These ones are right, sorry for the confusion

[xianggangren]

Unless you happen to be in Hongkers already and learning Mandarin is something you are doing to pass the time here I would advise against it. Most people here understand Mandarin but communicating is a completely different kettle of fish, so outside of school the chance of immersing into the language will be less than even in Guangzhou. I'm not sure about which of the universities offer mandarin courses, but those that do may not be directed towards foreigners, but rather Hong Kongers and therefore instruction is likely to be in Cantonese. That said, there are a load of private language schools in HK. Most of them are well set up...