Date and Time

Date: 14 August 2017 – 18 September 2017 (every Monday)

Time: 7:00PM – 8:30PM (6 lessons in total)

Overview

The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. As mentioned by Chip Tao, if WWI did not break out, the October Revolution, the May Fourth Movement, the Communist Party of China, as well as Hong Kong’s leftist camp would not emerge.

This course focuses on the first 20 years of the 20th century, and includes the following topics:

Topic  & Date

1. Social and political conditions in Europe during the early 20th century  , 14 August (Monday)

2. Outbreak of a world war , 21 August (Monday)

3. Well-known battles of the Western Front ,28 August (Monday)

4. Governance and politics during the war ,4 September (Monday)

5. Revolutions (1917-20) ,11 September (Monday)

6. Paris Peace Conference and Treaties (1919) ,18 September (Monday)

Instructor

Mr. Roger Wu Ho Chi (an experienced senior secondary school history teacher with research interest in South East Asia)

Master of Humanities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Hong Kong University

B.A. in History, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Venue

Room 5B, 5/F, Gaylord Commercial Building, 114-118 Lockhart Road, Hong Kong

Target

Public

Medium of Instruction

Cantonese

Tuition

The tuition fee is $480 for the entire program. In addition, there is a $200 deposit, which will be returned to students with an 80%+ attendance rate at the end of the program. The total of $680 will be used to reserve a place in the course.

SLAA is fully committed to making our courses accessible to students from all socio-economic backgrounds. Full or partial fee remission is available to students who require financial assistance. If you would like to apply for fee remission, please indicate accordingly on the application form.

Application

Please submit your registration here. Seats are limited on a first-come-first-served basis.

SLAA reserves the right to change or modify the contents of this course outline.