Keeping Cantonese alive.
Cantochat started as a university project addressing the decline in Cantonese speakers per generation in non-native countries such as the United Kingdom, greatly due to the lack of accessible resources available.
Cantochat’s main objective is to produce a Cantonese-learning narrative mobile game designed for young children to improve listening and speaking skills. The Cantochat website will also be home to a blog that celebrate and embrace the Cantonese language, bringing together stories from Cantonese speakers around the world!
You can read more about the original university project from research to an initial prototype here: https://www.lillianipkoon.com/uxwork/cantochat
The Team
Lillian Ip-Koon
Founder and Director
Lillian’s main expertise is in User Experience (UX) Design and Illustration, bringing the two together in Cantochat’s game design. She has years of experience in Educational Technology and is passionate about creating engaging and enjoyable learning experiences.
Lillian started Cantochat as part of her Master’s degree in UX design. As a British Chinese and a motivated Cantonese speaker, she hopes to keep Cantonese alive and make the language more accessible for everyone to learn.
Sui Dan Wan
Social Media Manager
As a British Born Chinese and fluent Hakka and Cantonese speaker, she is directly impacted by the challenges of preserving Cantonese in the UK. Sui grew up staying close to the Chinese community- whether through her managerial role at a Chinese superstore or her current work at a Chinese estate agency. Sui believes her participation at Cantochat would help her community to engage with their native language and culture and keep Cantonese alive in the UK.
Contributors
Jasmine Chow
Product designer
Jasmine comes from a background in Psychology and Education and has experience teaching children. Jasmine grew up bilingual in Mandarin and English and understands the challenges of native language retainment. By taking part in Cantochat’s mission, Jasmine hopes to bring a new language learning experience with the use of her skills and passion for design and technology.
Ano Wu
Product designer
Ano has a keen eye for aesthetics and visual communication and has years of web and app design experience. She resonates with the cause of Cantochat as she empathises with the language loss of Taiwanese in Taiwan, her home country. Ano believes in the preservation of languages and enjoys working on meaningful projects that can provide a positive impact.
Florence Wong
Product designer
Florence is a Civil Engineer turned Product Designer with a passion for creative problem-solving. As a British-born Chinese who spent her weekends at Chinese school, she now values the cultural connection it provided – though she didn’t fully appreciate it at the time. Therefore she is dedicated to helping make learning Cantonese more fun and hopes to inspire more people to learn through Cantochat.