Commonly Used Materials

Baker, Hugh, and Pui-Kei Ho. 2016. Complete Cantonese . McGraw-Hill. (Used at: Ohio State University, Brigham Young  University)

Bourgerie, Dana Scott, Keith S.T. Tong, and Gregory James. 2015. Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners. London; New York: Routledge. (Used at City College of San Francisco, Brigham Young University, University of Pennsylvania, Williams College)

Hung, Betty 孔碧儀 (2019) Talk to Me in Cantonese 跟我說廣東話. Hong Kong University Press / HKUP. (Used at: Ohio State University)

Additional Materials

Bourgerie, Dana Scott. 2000. Beginning Cantonese. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Critical Languages Program. (CD-Rom and online).

Chang, Kwun-hung (Editor). 2018. Cantonese in Communication: Listening and Speaking (Book 2) . The Commercial Press (H.K.) Ltd.

Chen, Huiying. 2003. Cantonese-Putonghua in the Chinese Language, 3rd Ed.: BLCUP.

Christensen, Matthew, and Xiaobin Jian. 1994. Spoken Cantonese: Context and Performance, Volume one. Columbus: Ohio State Univ Foreign Language. (Audio and video).

Christensen, Matthew, and Xiaobin Jian with Roxana Sukyee Fung, and King Szeto. 1995. Spoken Cantonese: Performance and Acquisition, Volume Two. Columbus: Ohio State Univ Foreign Language. (Audio and video).

Christensen, Matthew, and Roxana Sukyee Fung with Xiaobin Jian, and King Szeto. 1995. Spoken Cantonese: Acquisition and Presentation, Volume Three. Columbus: Ohio State Univ Foreign Language. (Audio and video).

Christensen, Matthew, and Roxana Sukyee Fung with Xiaobin Jian. 1995. Spoken Cantonese: Presentation and Context, Volume four. Columbus: Ohio State Univ Foreign Language. (Audio and video).

Fung, Roxana Sukyee with Teresa Wong, and Sandy Wong. 1996. Kaleidoscope, Volume five, eight transcripts. Columbus: Ohio State Univ Foreign Language. (Audio and video).

Hong-Fincher, Beverly, Helenia Pan and Laura Wong. 2005. Intermediate Cantonese. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Critical Languages Program. (DVD & online)

Huang, Parker Po-fei, and Gerald P. Kok. 1999. Speak Cantonese: Book 1. New Haven: Far Eastern Publications.

Huang, Parker Po-fei, and Gerald P. Kok. 1985. Speak Cantonese: Book 2. New Haven: Far Eastern Publications.

Huang, Parker Po-fei, and Gerald P. Kok. 1967. Speak Cantonese: Book 3. New Haven: Far Eastern Publications.

Huang, Parker Po-fei, and Gerald P. Kok. 1969. Cantonese Sounds and Tones. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Hung, Betty.2004. About Hong Kong: For Intermediate Cantonese Learners. Hong Kong: Greenwood Press.

Killingley, Siew-Yue. 1993. Cantonese.  Munich, Germany: Lincom-Europa.

Lee, Siu-lun (Editor). 2018. Cantonese in Communication: Listening and Speaking (Book 1) . The Commercial Press (H.K.) Ltd.

Lee, Siu-lun., Shum Ka-yee (Eds.). 2019. Cantonese in Communication: Listening and Speaking (Book 3) . Hong Kong: The Commercial Press

Man, Chik Hon. 1993. Everyday Cantonese. Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Matthews, Stephen, and Virginia Yip. 2011. Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar.  London: Routledge.

Scott, Catherine Au. 2002. Communicate in Cantonese. Hong Kong: The Commercial Press (H.K.) Ltd.

The Ohio State University Foreign Language Publications. 1996. Teaching Kaleidoscope: An Intermediate and Advanced Course In Spoken Cantonese. Columbus: Foreign Language Center, Ohio State University.

Tong, Keith S.T., and Gregory James. 1994. Colloquial Cantonese. London: Routledge.

Wu, Wei Ping. 2014. Yue Yu Su Cheng: Chu Ji Jiao Cai [Cantonese Express Elementary Textbook]. Hong Kong: Commercial Press.

Wu, Wei Ping. 2014. Yue Yu Su Cheng: Zhong Ji Jiao Cai [Cantonese Express Intermediate Textbook]. Hong Kong: Commercial Press.

Wu, Wei Ping. 2014. Yue Yu Su Cheng: Gao Ji Jiao Cai [Cantonese Express Advanced Textbook]. Hong Kong: Commercial Press.

Yip, Virginia and Stephen Matthews. 2017. Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook (2nd edition). London: Routledge.

Yip, Virginia and Stephen Matthews. 2017. Intermediate Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook(2nd edition). London: Routledge.

Zheng, Ding’ou, Editor. 1993. Jinri Yueyu, Vol. 1. [Today’s Cantonese] Guangzhou: Jinnan University Press.

Zheng, Ding’ou et al, Editor. 1991. Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers. Hong Kong: Wenhua Jiaoyu Chubanshe.

Zheng, Ding’ou, Zhang Liyan, Gao Shiying. 2021. Yuèyǔ (xiānggǎng huà) jiàochéng [Cantonese (Hong Kong Dialect) Course] . Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company Limited

Out of Print

Ball, J. Dyer. 1924. Cantonese made Easy. Hong Kong: Kelly and Walsh, Ltd.

Boyle, Elizabeth, L. 1970. Cantonese Basic Course. Washington, D.C.: Foreign Service Institute. (Vol 1 & Vol 2).

Chao, Yuen Ren. 1947. Cantonese Primer. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Chow, Bun-Ching. 2007. Cantonese For Everyone. Hong Kong: The Commercial Press

Lau, Sidney. 1987. Elementary Cantonese. Hong Kong: The Government Printer. (Vol 1 & Vol 2).

Lau, Sidney. 1972. Intermediate Cantonese. Hong Kong: The Government Printer. (Vol 1 & Vol 2).

Lau, Sidney. 1975. Advanced Cantonese. Hong Kong: The Government Printer.

Lung, Sing. 1965. Basic Course in One Hundred Hours. Hong Kong: American Consulate General.

New Asia Yale-in-China. 1979. Survival Cantonese in two volumes. Hong Kong: New Asia/Yale-in-China Language Center.