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Online European Language Courses

The online European language courses offered by HKU SPACE are designed for those who wish to acquire language skills in a flexible and interactive online environment. The current suite of courses includes French, Spanish, Finnish, Arabic, Russian and Latin. Beginners' courses cater to learners with little or no prior knowledge of the target language. Delivered through real‑time online lessons via Zoom, these courses place emphasis on practical communication, essential grammar, pronunciation, and cultural awareness, enabling learners to use the language confidently in everyday, academic or travel‑related contexts. With varied durations and a learner‑friendly pace, the courses are particularly suitable for those seeking structured language learning with the convenience of online study, while benefiting from the academic standards and expertise of HKU SPACE.

This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Spanish. It offers students a first taste of the language, with a focus on oral communication and basic grammar. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The course is not exam-based and takes place via Zoom. 
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Duration 30 hours
Fee HK$3,550
 
This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners of French. It offers students a first taste of the language, with a focus on oral communication and basic grammar. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of the French-speaking world. The course is not exam-based and takes place via Zoom. 
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Start To be advised
Duration 30 hours
Fee HK$3,550
This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Finnish. The course will offer students a first taste of the language, focusing on oral communication, basic grammar and lexicon. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of Finland and its habitants. The course is not exam-based.

Why Finnish?
  • Finnish is one of the official languages of Finland as well as the European Union;
  • This Uralic language can broaden your horizon and bring you a new world perspective;
  • Finnish is easier than many other European languages with its gender neutrality, absence of future tense and straightforward pronunciation system;
  • Finland has been the happiest country in the world since 2018, according to the World Happiness Reports;
  • Finland features one of the best higher education systems in the world with nine universities ranking among the top 3%;
  • Strong prominence around the world with different famous brands in various fields such as electronics and design.
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Duration 10 weeks
Fee HK$3,550
This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Arabic. It offers students a first taste of the language, with a focus on oral communication and basic grammar. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of the Arabic-speaking world. The course is not exam-based and takes place via Zoom.
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Duration 15 weeks
Fee HK$3,750
This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners who would like to learn the basics of the Russian language and culture in a fast and fun way. If you would like to travel to Russia, you will find it very useful with the course focus on travel phrases and oral communication. Some of the topics include self-introduction, numbers, telling the time, asking for the way, eating out, shopping, booking a hotel room and dealing with communication problems. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning more about the culture of the Russian-speaking world. The course takes place via Zoom.
 
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Start To be advised
Duration 15 weeks
Fee HK$3,650
This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners who have an interest in the Latin language. The emphasis will be on developing a basic reading ability but with some oral work in addition. The course will also deal with cultural aspects of the ancient Latin-speaking world, their traditions and way of living. The course is not exam-based and takes place via Zoom.

 
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Start To be advised
Duration 15 weeks
Fee HK$3,650

 

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