木作為中國古代建築的主要材料，為甚麼能支撐起如此沉重的瓦頂？古人築牆的效率非常高，他們是運用了甚麼建築方法的呢？最後，在現今這個混凝土的世代，這些古代的建築方法是否仍有可應用的空間呢？
講者：曾佩婷女士
As one of the largest film industries in the world, Hollywood helps to promote American culture to the international audience. How does the influence of Hollywood's representation of American culture go beyond the cinema? The talk will introduce Hollywood's cultural impact and its relevance to us.
Speaker: Dr. Charlie Ng
When you hear Taylor Swift sing “But she wars short skirts/I wear T-shirts/She's cheer captain/And I'm on the bleachers” from the song “You Belong With Me” (2008), do you think of these words as poetry? Why or why not? This taster lesson revisits our common perceptions of poetry and popular song lyrics, and probes deeper into where these assumptions come from.
Speaker: Dr. Michael Cheuk
From a linguistic approach, we will guide you through the steps and find out the answer to the following interesting question: Parrots can “talk” like humans. What distinguishes human languages from animal languages?
Speaker: Dr. Patrick Lee
People often take for granted that as long as you are well educated and capable of speaking two languages, you can be a translator. The talk today is going to break this commonly held myth. Why being a bilingual is not enough for being a translator? What awareness do you need before you can become a professional translator?
Speaker: Dolly Liu
當我們要判斷文句是否符合語法時，往往只能靠語感。到底有沒有比較科學和有系統的方法，幫助我們改善中文？原來只要掌握漢語的句子成分，自然能糾正語法錯誤，寫出流暢通順的文句。
講者：鄺文峯博士
