University of Hong Kong

This course examines Japanese culture and thought from the Buddhist perspectives, making constant references to both common and different features in the ways of thinking between Chinese and Japanese peoples, and also to how Japanese Buddhism and culture including Zen Buddhism, tea ceremony, Japanese cuisine, and other cultural activities became a global phenomenon after the 19th century. T

This course examines digital technologies while exploring the motion picture as an artistic medium for creative self-expression, visual experimentation, critical commentary, social engagement, and personal storytelling. It covers lighting, framing, focus, camera positioning, color, movement, editing, sound design, space, time, motion, montage, short treatments, scripts, storyboards, festival publicity material, as well as narrative structure in fiction and nonfiction film. It explores ideas and concepts from other art forms such as fine art, literature, drama, dance, architecture and music in order to effectively communicate meaning on screen.

This intensive course is intended for foreign learners who have completed CHIN9502 (first year) or have attained an equivalent level of competency. It develops audio-lingual proficiency as well as raises reading and writing ability and the ability to converse on daily topics with Chinese people, and present short speeches based on the assigned topics. Emphasis is placed on everyday topics and common patterns facilitate communication in Chinese. Students learn to write 250 new characters on top of approximately 500 characters acquired at the previous level. Students should be able to recognize no less than 1000 Chinese characters accumulated through previous learning. Students are taught to write short compositions of about 200 characters.