Cantonese

Subject leader and contact

Maria Collado-Canas : Head of Languages

mcolladocanas@cambournevc.org

Qualification

Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) 

Pearson Edexcel - 9CN0

Entry Requirements

6 in GCSE Cantonese

Why study Cantonese?

Are you a native speaker of Cantonese who would like to gain a reknowned qualification to demonstrate your language skills? CamSF offers you the unique opportunity to gain a fourth A Level in Cantonese alongside your other L3 studies. Students will be taught the literature and cultural components of the course in once year, in an interesting and dynamic way that enables native speakers to deepen and broaden their understanding of the history, culture and context of theirm home language. 

Where can it lead?

As a fourth A Level, students can supplement their other studies with Cantonese, or could progress onto a languages degree, which usually involves learning two languages alongside literature and/or linguistics. Languages also complement any other subject, and are often combined with popular degree courses such as Law, Business, Marketing, History and Engineering. Language graduates are in high demand by employers in the UK and abroad.  Even if the use of Cantonese is not the main focus of your career, it is an incredible extra skill which will set you apart from others.  A study of A level Cantonese will lead to a lifelong appreciation of the culture of the Chinese-speaking world.