01787nas a2200253 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002000043653001400063653003300077653002300110653002900133653003000162653003700192100001200229700001000241700001600251245011000267856016600377300001200543490000700555520095100562022002001513 d10aCantonese opera10aHong Kong10aIntangible cultural heritage10aLanguage education10aModel of learning styles10aStudent learning outcomes10aTheory of multiple intelligences1 aF. Ping1 aD. Ng1 aW.-S. Yeung00aThe practice and assessment of Cantonese Opera in interdisciplinary Chinese language courses in Hong Kong uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79955896577&doi=10.18848%2f1447-9494%2fcgp%2fv17i07%2f47166&partnerID=40&md5=23ccc20f29c6a6362eb93b2bf662d2c5 a277-2960 v173 aCantonese Opera is a valuable asset of the Chinese culture and is also the essence of Hong Kong s culture. Cantonese Opera (aka Yueju Opera) had been inscribed in 2009 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanities. Started in 2006, "Seed Project of Cantonese Opera —- Integrate Cantonese Opera in Education" (the "Seed Project in short), carried out by the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong, aims at letting students to understand, reflect and appreciate the art of traditional Chinese opera. The project also aims to integrate Cantonese opera into the Chinese language school-based curriculum, especially for the sake of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum reform. The project was completed in May 2009. This paper analyses the student learning outcomes and reflections of the seed schools of the project, using Gardner s Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Model of Learning Styles. a14479494 (ISSN)