So, I'm Sophie, I'm 24, and as of January 2013 I'm going to spend a semester studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I only found out about my acceptance yesterday (Grrrr), and though it is not official yet, I figured I'd start this blog anyway to at least record the timeline of the application process (that will be the next post).
This blog is for family, friends and future exchange students wanting to know more about CUHK. I have found blogs about a post-grad student's time at CUHK, and a few posts about a Danish girl who went there as part of GLOBE, and a few videos on YouTube about the dorms, but there is nothing really comprehensive. So that's what I want this blog to be:
Sophie's Comprehensive English Guide To Studying And Living At The Chinese University of Hong Kong As An Undergraduate For One Semester.
There's probably a million blogs in Chinese about CUHK, but I can't really read Chinese... yet!
Why CUHK?
Because their Linguistics and Modern Languages Department is AMAZING.
Next year I will (hopefully) graduate from a Bachelor of Languages degree from the University of Adelaide, and then go on to post-graduate study, and then make a career for myself in academia. However, my university does not have a particularly robust Linguistics department e.g. we have one course called 'Morphology and Syntax' taught over a 12-week semester. CUHK has FOUR semester-long subjects of M&S, so their students obviously get more than just the 'quick and dirty' version we have to whip through at uni. CUHK offers a range of undergrad linguistics courses that are simply not available in most universities in Australia until post-grad level, so I think I have made a good decision on a good university in that respect. Also, I have been studying Japanese for two years now, and in December I will be taking JLPT Level 4. I studied Mandarin up until high school (but in Australia that doesn't necessarily mean we actually learned anything) and I have been studying Korean on my own for about a year. So now... let's study Cantonese and traditional characters! Wooooo! I am actually really excited about this - I am yet to meet a language I don't like. Of course, languages are difficult, but they are also beautiful and rich and diverse, and seeing as they will be my bread and butter in the future, for me, it is a rewarding investment.
Anyway, I'll be taking six courses over the semester: four linguistics courses, and two more just for fun!
More to follow soon.
~ Sophie
This blog is for family, friends and future exchange students wanting to know more about CUHK. I have found blogs about a post-grad student's time at CUHK, and a few posts about a Danish girl who went there as part of GLOBE, and a few videos on YouTube about the dorms, but there is nothing really comprehensive. So that's what I want this blog to be:
Sophie's Comprehensive English Guide To Studying And Living At The Chinese University of Hong Kong As An Undergraduate For One Semester.
There's probably a million blogs in Chinese about CUHK, but I can't really read Chinese... yet!
Why CUHK?
Because their Linguistics and Modern Languages Department is AMAZING.
Next year I will (hopefully) graduate from a Bachelor of Languages degree from the University of Adelaide, and then go on to post-graduate study, and then make a career for myself in academia. However, my university does not have a particularly robust Linguistics department e.g. we have one course called 'Morphology and Syntax' taught over a 12-week semester. CUHK has FOUR semester-long subjects of M&S, so their students obviously get more than just the 'quick and dirty' version we have to whip through at uni. CUHK offers a range of undergrad linguistics courses that are simply not available in most universities in Australia until post-grad level, so I think I have made a good decision on a good university in that respect. Also, I have been studying Japanese for two years now, and in December I will be taking JLPT Level 4. I studied Mandarin up until high school (but in Australia that doesn't necessarily mean we actually learned anything) and I have been studying Korean on my own for about a year. So now... let's study Cantonese and traditional characters! Wooooo! I am actually really excited about this - I am yet to meet a language I don't like. Of course, languages are difficult, but they are also beautiful and rich and diverse, and seeing as they will be my bread and butter in the future, for me, it is a rewarding investment.
Anyway, I'll be taking six courses over the semester: four linguistics courses, and two more just for fun!
More to follow soon.
~ Sophie
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