:: Community College of City University ::

Associate of Arts in Bilingual Communication Studies (JAPANESE & CHINESE)

PROGRAMME AIMS

Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:

Communicate in the spoken and written language of their option (English, Japanese, French, Korean, Spanish) about personal, social, cultural and workplace matters at a level equivalent to an internationally recognized assessment test* ;
Demonstrate a level of language skills appropriate for further studies, for employment and for personal development ;
Apply enhanced general knowledge of languages, society and culture of their option for further study and/or employment ;
Identify and critically explore problems, gather relevant information, carry out and present basic research under guidance, and propose solutions to address problems responsibly both individually and as part of a team ;
Relate major ideas in arts and humanities, science and technology to their own area of study.
*
English: IELTS 6
French: B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Japanese: JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) level N3
Korean: KLAT (Korean Language Ability Test) level 2 or TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) Level 3
Spanish: B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Articulation routes to local and overseas universities are provided to graduates who wish to obtain a first degree such as BA (Hons) in Chinese, BA (Hons) in Asian Studies at City University of Hong Kong and BA in International Tourism at Nagasaki International University. For details, please refer to the iPASS of HKSAR at http://www.ipass.gov.hk/chi/ .
You will have a competent knowledge of Japanese and Chinese to take up the post of language-related post in several sectors, such as the post in business, marketing, tourism and journalism either in local companies or multi-national companies.

The programme/ course(s) in the programme has (have) been included in the list of reimbursable programmes / courses for applications to the Continuing Education Fund.