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UCLC1008 University English I #
This course aims to enhance students’ English language skills in critical reading and listening as well as academic writing.
This course strengthens students’ ability to: (1) read academic discourse by engaging in the analysis of the rhetorical and linguistic features used in academic writing; (2) respond critically to ideas through examining and evaluating evidence and arguments; (3) write coherent and structured academic essays by developing core transferable skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing; (4) understand extended academic discourse by employing cognitive and metacognitive lecture comprehension strategies; and (5) use reflection and self-assessment to become a more independent and competent reader, listener and writer. |
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UCLC1009 University English II
Prerequisite: GCLA1008 University English I
This course, as a continuation of University English I, aims to further students’ English proficiency in reading and writing to an advanced level, and reinforce the effective use of communicative strategies in English for academic purposes.
This course aims to help students: (1) develop their critical/ evaluative reading skills for extensive academic texts; (2) develop skills in writing academic texts including a literature review, and extended essays/argumentative research papers; (3) develop research skills and conventions of citations and referencing in academic writing; and (4) enhance their oral presentation skills in an academic setting. |
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| English General Education Courses * |
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GCLA1008 University English I #
This course aims to enhance students’ English language skills in critical reading and listening as well as academic writing.
This course strengthens students’ ability to: (1) read academic discourse by engaging in the analysis of the rhetorical and linguistic features used in academic writing; (2) respond critically to ideas through examining and evaluating evidence and arguments; (3) write coherent and structured academic essays by developing core transferable skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing; (4) understand extended academic discourse by employing cognitive and metacognitive lecture comprehension strategies; and (5) use reflection and self-assessment to become a more independent and competent reader, listener and writer.
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GCLA1009 University English II
Prerequisite: GCLA1008 University English I
This course, as a continuation of University English I, aims to further students’ English proficiency in reading and writing to an advanced level, and reinforce the effective use of communicative strategies in English for academic purposes.
This course aims to help students: (1) develop their critical/ evaluative reading skills for extensive academic texts; (2) develop skills in writing academic texts including a literature review, and extended essays/argumentative research papers; (3) develop research skills and conventions of citations and referencing in academic writing; and (4) enhance their oral presentation skills in an academic setting.
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Courses applicable to students who admitted to undergraduate programmes in or
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GTCU2016 English in the World Today
| The most epoch-making development in the field of language in the last 50 years was the rapid rise of English as a de facto ‘world language’, spoken all over the world by more non-native than native speakers. China (including Hong Kong) alone can now boast more speakers of English than the U.S. itself. The world in the 21st century will need to come to terms with these new realities—where English belongs to the entire world rather than to just a few countries, and where many ‘new varieties’ of English are emerging alongside the old varieties.
The course aims to help students acquire a timely new perspective on the English language as it evolves and adapts itself to communities all over the world where it is widely spoken (such as Singapore, Hong Kong and mainland China), in what Edgar Schneider calls ‘a sequence of identity rewritings and associated linguistic changes’. The dynamic expansion and evolution of English raises linguistic as well as social, political, cultural and educational issues which a world citizen will need to grapple with today, issues which bridge linguistic and cultural studies, identity theories, language pedagogy, as well as communication and media studies. One practical benefit of the course is that students will develop into more sophisticated and versatile users of the English language, be better able to understand different varieties of English as spoken by people around the world and be more sensitive to the cultural backgrounds and assumptions of different speakers.
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GTCU2025 Gender, Language, and Creativity #
| This course, which is suitable for students from a great variety of disciplines, aims to introduce them to a large body of literature on how gender affects people’s creative selection of language during communication. Students will develop a systematic understanding of how different people make innovative use of language creatively and how their linguistic creativity or idiosyncrasy reflects the construction and reproduction of gender similarities/differences, individual identity, personal relations, and gender politics in real-life communication.
Taking a historical approach, students will first be introduced to distinct phases in the development of gender studies in linguistics. Major theories and classical works in the field will be presented and discussed through interactive activities (e.g. group discussion, debates) with a range of spoken and written language examples in order to show students how gender plays an essential role in linguistic creativity.
Building on the knowledge obtained during the study of major theoretical models of gender studies in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, and intercultural communication studies, and corporate studies, students will further explore the correlation between gender and linguistic creativity in real-life communication in different contexts. Different methods and analytical tools, which are useful for investigating how the creative use of language by different people manifests power struggle between and within different gender groups and how the former influences the formation and the change of the latter, will be introduced through interactive hands-on activities. This course will facilitate students’ reflection upon their own roles and identities and help them develop linguistic creativity in daily-life communication in different contexts. |
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GCAP3056 Taking a Stand: Engaging in Public Discourse through Advanced Research and Writing
| In this Experiential Learning course, students identify a social problem facing our local/global society and conduct research to develop insightful and persuasive arguments on this issue. They will share their findings with stakeholders (e.g. the HK government and the public) by writing letters and opinion pieces in the media, submitting reports to the government, and engaging members of the community through online and offline outreach activities. Experiential teaching and learning activities in this course, such as flipped classrooms, seminar discussions with leading figures across HK society, and field trips, will guide and inspire students to become highly motivated researchers/activists, working towards the betterment of society and the public good.
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LANG1016 Enhancing Spoken Fluency and Accuracy in English
Prerequisite: Grade B or below in UCLC1008 / GCLA1008 University English I
This English course aims to help students (1) to
improve their spoken fluency and grammatical accuracy
in English in an interactive way, including the
use of video clips from films, TV programmes, video
blogs, songs and other aural materials; (2) to improve
their conversational strategies; and (3) to enhance
their spoken English to express their views and
opinions in informal conversations, formal discussions,
impromptu speeches and oral presentations. |
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LANG2006 English Through Creative Writing
This course aims to introduce students to strategies
for stimulating creativity, and to the skills and
methods associated with writing fiction and poetry.
The course will take students through the process
of brainstorming, writing, editing and revising
one's own fiction and poetry, as well as editing
and commenting on the fiction and poetry of others.
Special emphasis will be paid to the implications
of word choice and grammatical structure, and on
reading aloud to catch grammatical errors and to
improve pronunciation and vocal projection. Through
this course, students will grow in confidence in
their ability to create a fictional world and share
that world with others through their written and
oral performance. |
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LANG2035 Language Use and Communication in a Bilingual Context
This course aims to promote students' awareness of, and ability to adapt to, various language needs and demands in study, work and society, as well as their ability to use English and Chinese effectively for communicative purposes. The course will engage students in exploring how language functions in daily communication (e.g. grammatical, semantic and discourse features) and the ways in which linguistic and non-linguistic features affect communication. It will also introduce students to some fundamental linguistic concepts which they are required to apply in comparing, analysing and composing English and Chinese messages. |
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LANG2036 English through Films and Short Stories #
This course aims to enhance students' general proficiency
in English in all the four skills of listening,
speaking, reading and writing through films and
short stories. Students will get extensive opportunities
to watch and read, analyse, discuss, evaluate, and
write about films/short stories. These learning
activities will improve students' independent English
language learning skills and strengthen their critical
thinking and imaginative response. As films and
stories reflect human life, by engaging students
in in-depth discussions of various issues related
to society and life, the course will help them gain
a better understanding of the value and meaning
of life and their relationship with other people;
and this in turn will enhance their cross-cultural
awareness. In this respect, this course fulfils
several HKBU's Graduate Attributes. |
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LANG2037 Advanced English Pronunciation for Professional Communication #
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This course aims to help students acquire the pronunciation
features of English to an advanced level of proficiency
and to improve their ability to speak with fluency,
clarity and intelligibility in different social,
academic and professional settings. Upon completion
of the course, students will be able to read and
transcribe in the International Phonetic Alphabet
(IPA), use features of connected speech and appropriate
intonation in their professional spoken discourse,
as well as critique and monitor their spoken English. |
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LANG2045 English through Current Events
This course is founded on the premise that (beyond
the elementary stages) a language is best acquired
not through explicit instruction but through meaningful
and purposeful language use. Therefore this course
aims at maximizing the opportunities and motivation
to use English (in all the four skills of reading,
writing, listening and speaking) by engaging students
in current events in various spheres as reported
in the mass media. Students will get extensive opportunities
to read and listen to, as well as discuss and write
about, current affairs both local and worldwide,
and in the process improving their general proficiency
in spoken and written English as well as their critical
thinking and argumentation skills, and broadening
their general knowledge and intellectual horizons
at the same time. In doing so, the course simultaneously
fulfils most of HKBU's Graduate Attributes. |
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LANG2046 Comprehension of Modern Spoken English: Culture and Context #
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This advanced-level English course provides intensive training and practice involving understanding and analysing English speech in various authentic situations, focusing on contextual meaning and cultural awareness that aid comprehension. The course aims to: (1) improve students' accuracy in comprehending verbal communication from media, various daily situations and educational resources; (2) expand their cultural awareness - of customs, ethics, history, humour, human relations and regional and cultural speech differences; and (3) develop higher awareness of context-bound meaning such as ambiguity, implied meaning, spoken nuances, connotations beyond literal meaning, etc. |
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LANG3017 Advanced Business English #
Prerequisite: UCLC1008 / GCLA1008 University English I and UCLC1009 / GCLA1009 University English II
This course aims to improve students' English language proficiency and professional communication skills in a range of business and workplace contexts in an integrated and holistic manner. It focuses on the four broad skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, with particular emphasis placed on the spoken and written English required for effective communication in the workplace. The course adopts a theme-based, integrated approach to achieve these objectives. The course aims to develop students' critical thinking skills by requiring them to evaluate spoken and written performance, and also to enhance students' knowledge of business grammar and vocabulary. Important business themes are selected to motivate and engage students in thought-provoking and purposeful use of English. |
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LANG3025 Creative Writing in Children's Literature in English
This course aims to introduce students to the field
of picture book writing for children. Students will
learn first about the different types of picture
book texts, and then analyse their character development,
plot structure, literary devices, visual elements,
and themes. Students will keep a writing journal
as they generate ideas, create characters, select
a point of view, develop a plot structure, and incorporate
poetic techniques into their story. Students will
also engage in hands-on revision exercises, peer-editing,
and oral readings to identify problems and improve
their picture book manuscripts. This course will
be of interest to anyone who wants to write, illustrate,
edit or review children's books as well as those
who want to incorporate children's literature and
story-writing into their teaching practice. |
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LANG3026 Advanced Academic English
The course provides students with training in advanced
English language skills for academic purposes. It
aims to help students (1) develop their critical/evaluative
reading skills; (2) develop skills in writing academic
texts in various genres including summaries, essays
and research proposals; (3) acquire basic research
skills and conventions of quotation and citation
in academic writing; and (4) enhance their discussion
and oral presentation skills in an academic setting. |
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MCCP7020 Advanced English for Academic Purposes (For Research Postgraduate Students) #
Offered as a compulsory course to all research postgraduate students at HKBU, Advanced English for Academic Purposes aims to socialize the students into the research community where knowledge is constructed and contested through conference presentations, research article publications and thesis writing for research degrees. Through this course, students will develop competence in presenting their research ideas effectively in seminar/conference presentations and writing research article/thesis manuscripts for disciplinary journals and their research degrees. Students will study the language, features and format of the various stages for preparing conference presentations, publishing research articles and writing theses and develop a scholarly voice of appropriate style and tone through critically analyzing and imitating sample research journal articles of their fields. Strategies of language re-use will be taught to improve accuracy in academic writing and to avoid plagiarism through the use of data-driven learning techniques. |
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| English Supplementary Courses / Workshops / Services (Non Credit-bearing) ** |
| The Language Centre offers a wide range of supplementary courses and workshops outside of the classroom. Click on the link below for further information: |
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SUPE0050 Improving Your Speaking
This course gives you a chance to improve your
oral skills through interesting conversation practice
and other speaking activities. You will work in
small groups and gain confidence in speaking English. |
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SUPE1020 English Pronunciation
The course aims to cover the sound system of English as well as intonation, stress and rhythm. The difficulties experienced by Chinese speakers of English are addressed and students are encouraged to participate in pair and group work.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Identify and produce English vowel and consonant sounds accurately;
- Discover the pronunciation of words in a dictionary using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA);
- Use word and sentence stress appropriately;
- Use English intonation confidently.
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SUPE1670 Pronunciation in Practice (Intensive - Vowels and Consonants)
This 8-hour course aims to increase students' confidence in speaking English through understanding the fundamentals of English Pronunciation. Class activities and lab practices will help students improve their articulation of English sounds and overcome pronunciation problems. Areas to be covered include International Phonetic Alphabet (vowels, consonant sounds) and pronunciation techniques (how to properly use the jaw, mouth and tongue). |
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SUPE1770 Pronunciation in Practice (Intensive - Intonation and Stress)
This 8-hour course aims to increase students' confidence in English pronunciation by focusing on intonation and stress. Class activities and lab practices will help students understand the key features of English pronunciation (such as rhythm, stress and intonation) and improve the speech-level aspects of their pronunciation. Areas to be covered include word stress, sentence stress, connected speech, and intonation. |
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SUPW0019 Show Your Talent: The English Speaking Contest
Hong Kong Baptist University holds an English Speaking Contest annually in Semester 2 to offer all students a chance to use their English communication skills in a fun, lively setting.
In these two 2-hour workshops, the tutor will offer advice and discuss some important information and rules about the contest. Various examples of the type of speech expected will be shown and a Q and A session offered.
By the end of the workshop, students should be able to:
- Understand exactly the style of presentation they will need for the contest;
- Have a general idea of the speech they will present/do, if deciding to take part in the contest.
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LANG0036 Writing Enhancement Course ^
First-year incoming undergraduates with Level 3 or below in HKDSE English Language, or equivalents, are required to attend this semester-long course. The aim of the course is to develop writing strategies for academic and social purposes as well as to consolidate students’ basic English grammar. |
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SUPE1621 Honours Project Writing Course
This course is offered to students who are preparing for their final-year honours project. The course equips students with the skills to write different sections of their honours project and develops their competence to write more accurately and confidently. By the end of the course, students will become familiar with the appropriate structure and language features of academic style for writing the abstract, literature review, methodology, and results and discussion, and will have practised a range of skills in citing and documenting sources accurately. Final-year undergraduate students are given priority in taking this course.
Final-year undergraduate students who complete all five sessions will be given priority to register for the one-on-one 3-hour Writing Enhancement Service (WES) subject to the availability of places on WES and possible matches between students' available timeslots and those of teachers. |
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SUPE2260 English Grammar
This course focuses on some major English grammar aspects (tense-aspect, participles/gerunds/infinitives, subordinate clauses, etc.) and common errors in Hong Kong students' English. Authentic materials will be used for analysis, discussion and practice.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain some basic grammatical rules clearly;
- Correctly analyze some basic sentence structures;
- Identify basic language errors and make corrections;
- Write and speak with grammatical accuracy.
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SUPE0030 Learning English Through Songs
This is a fun way to learn English! In this short course you will learn songs and study the vocabulary, idioms, and grammar and discuss the songs' lyrics. This class will also give you some exposure to the learning strategies and the resources for self-study to help you continue using songs to study English on your own. You will be surprised at how much you can learn in six hours!
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Use songs to learn new vocabulary, idioms, and grammar;
- discuss the meaning and effectiveness of lyrics of songs;
- Demonstrate familiarity with strategies on how to use songs to improve English.
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SUPE0070 Pop Artists and Modern English
In this short course, students will learn contemporary everyday English and idioms by watching interviews with pop stars as well as listening to and analyzing their songs. This course also aims at helping students comprehend verbal communication from media, and expand their cultural awareness.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Use songs and interviews to learn new vocabulary, idioms, and grammar
- Be aware of cultural differences and formal vs. informal language
- Be familiar with strategies about how to use pop art to improve English
- Understand where to find fun resources to study English autonomously.
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SUPE0080 Real English Through YouTube Clips
In this short course, students will learn contemporary real English, specific topic related vocabulary, slang and idioms by watching and studying interesting, short YouTube clips on a variety of themes ranging from jokes and entertainment to technology and social issues. This course also aims at helping students comprehend verbal communication from video media, and expand their vocabulary usage and learning strategies.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Use YouTube clips to learn new vocabulary, idioms, usage and grammar;
- Demonstrate a better comprehension of a wider range of spoken genres in English;
- Demonstrate familiarity with strategies on how to expand vocabulary in English using a number of online resources.
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SUPE0130 Telling My Story: Learning English Through Memoirs
Our memories and experiences play an important role in shaping who we are. These memories make compelling and meaningful stories that can be told in the form of memoirs, which are written records of one’s personal experiences.
In this course, students will learn about the memoir genre through reading and discussing excerpts from notable memoirs, and then be guided towards writing their own short memoir. In particular, students will learn to 1) identify the features of a memoir and 2) write a short memoir. They will also be given opportunities to share their written work with peers and obtain some constructive feedback from them. |
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SUPE1590 Learning English Through Drama
This 6-hour course aims to enhance students' English skills through utilizing drama techniques and activities. Students will learn how to write their own creative scripts by developing interesting characters and plots.
Students will participate in activities that will help boost their confidence in using English. Students will collaborate and progress towards a short in-class drama performance in the last lesson. |
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SUPE1640 Improving Your Academic Listening and Speaking
The course aims to improve students' proficiency and confidence in English listening and speaking for their academic and social purposes through a variety of activities, including watching and critiquing multi-media materials.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Differentiate key features of different genres of spoken discourse, identify main ideas and supporting details and infer meanings of speeches from different contexts;
- Summarize /report opinions or arguments verbally based on a variety of oral and written sources;
- Orally express opinions in formal and informal settings fluently and confidently;
- Critically evaluate audio/visual reports and clearly present their own reflections on issues in hand.
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SUPE3700 English Proficiency Course for Postgraduate Students@
This course aims to help research postgraduate students upgrade their general English language proficiency. A diversity of multimedia materials will be used, including general academic texts, TED talks and lectures. With a special emphasis on advanced academic and professional skills such as synthetic reporting, analytical argumentation and academic presentation, through extensive integrated training and practice, students can consolidate their knowledge of English, improve their integrated skills, and strengthen their confidence in English medium academic studies.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Comprehend well lectures and interactions of different speech genres on general topics;
- Participate effectively in classroom discussions and negotiate personal opinions;
- Grasp the gist of academic texts and synthesize ideas from different sources;
- Produce academic writings in appropriate styles and a higher accuracy;
- Develop learner autonomy by identifying personal needs and working independently at their preferred pace.
Classes: 20 hours (2 hours x 10 weeks)
Self-study project: 8-10 hours |
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SUPE1650 Professional Business Writing and Speaking
By the end of this 10-hour course, students will be able to:
- apply the principles of business writing in routine and good news messages, bad news emails, job application letters and resumes; and
- develop the confidence to project a professional image at job interviews and answer interview questions skillfully.
Content:
- Writing emails;
- Writing job application letters and resumes;
- Adopting a positive tone in business writing;
- Projecting a professional image at job interviews; and
- Answering job interview questions skillfully.
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SUPE2240 IELTS Preparation Course (Speaking & Listening)
This course aims to prepare students for the Listening
and Speaking Modules of the International English
Language Testing System (IELTS).
By the end of the course, students will have
1) become familiar with the format of the Listening and Speaking Tests, and
2) practiced a range of skills, language, and exam
strategies needed for the types of tasks used in
the examination.
The following course book will be used extensively in class and for homework assignments: " IELTS Preparation Course (Speaking and Listening)", Cengage, 2010. The book should be purchased at the A&P Bookshop at HKBU prior to the course start. |
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SUPE2242 Intensive IELTS Preparation Course (Speaking)
This 10-hour course focuses on preparing students for the Speaking Interview of the IELTS.
Students will become familiar with the
1) interview format;
2) types of skills tested and
3) grading criteria used by the examiner.
Students will practice
1) introducing themselves and talking about familiar topics (Part 1);
2) preparing for and talking about a topic for 1-2 minutes (Part 2);
3) discussing more abstract issues and concepts related to a topic (Part 3). |
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SUPE2290 IELTS Preparation Course (Reading & Writing)
This course aims to prepare students for the Academic
Part of the Reading and Writing Modules of the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS).
By the end of the course, students will have
1) become familiar with the types of tasks tested
and the grading criteria used by the examiner, and
2) practiced a range of skills, language, and exam
strategies that they need for the types of tasks
of the examination.
The following course book will be used extensively in class and for homework assignments: IELTS Preparation Course (Reading and Writing), Cengage, 2010. The book should be purchased at the A&P Bookshop at HKBU prior to the course start. |
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SUPE2292 Intensive IELTS Preparation Course (Argumentative Writing-Task 2)
This 10-hour course aims at preparing students
for Task 2 (Argumentative Writing) of Academic Writing
Module of IELTS.
Students will be given practice in
1) presenting their point of view;
2) arguing for or against a given statement;
3) presenting a solution to a problem;
4) justifying an opinion;
5) comparing and contrasting evidence and opinions;
6) evaluating ideas, evidence or arguments.
Students will become familiar with the
1) types of tasks tested;
2) grading criteria used by the examiner.
This course is recommended for candidates who aim
at achieving a high score and are prepared to work
hard and intensively during the course period. |
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SUPE2293 IELTS Preparation Course (Descriptive Report Writing-Task 1)
This 10-hour course aims to prepare students for
Task 1 (Descriptive Report) of the Academic Writing
Module of the IELTS.
Students will be given practice in
1) studying a diagram or some data such as a graph,
table or chart;
2) organizing and presenting the information in
their own words;
3) comparing data;
4) describing the stages of a process, an object
or event;
5) explaining how something works.
Students will become familiar with the
1) types of tasks tested;
2) grading criteria used by the examiner. |
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SUPE2490 LPATE Prep Course (Reading & Writing)
This 10-hour course aims to help students prepare for the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers of English (LPATE).
By the end of the course, students will
- Be familiar with the format and types of tasks of the writing and reading assessment;
- Be familiar with the LPATE performance descriptors for writing;
- Have practiced for the reading assessment;
- Have written a text on a topic familiar to Hong Kong teachers;
- Have practiced detecting and correcting student errors;
- Have practiced completing written explanations of errors/problems by gap-filling.
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SUPE2500 LPATE Prep Course (Listening & Speaking)
This 10-hour course aims to help students prepare for the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers of English (LPATE).
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Read aloud a passage confidently and expressively (paying particular attention to pronunciation, pausing, stress and intonation);
- Recount a personal experience or present an argument logically and confidently;
- Discuss a topic, issue or situation related to education with peers logically and confidently, using a range of conversational strategies;
- Identify main ideas and specific ideas in audio recordings and apply effective strategies for listening.
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SUPE2610 Intensive Prep Course for the Common Recruitment Examination of the HKSAR Government (Use of English)
With intensive practice of a wide range of exercises in the four question types of the test (i.e. reading comprehension, error identification, sentence completion and paragraph improvement), this course aims to help students prepare for the 'Use of English' paper of the civil service Common Recruitment Examination of the Hong Kong SAR government (CRE).
By the end of the course, students will have
1) Become familiar with the format of the 'Use of English' paper, and
2) Practiced skills in reading comprehension, error identification, sentence completion and paragraph improvement required by the paper. |
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SUPE2820 Online TOEFL/GRE Writing Course
The course aims to develop students' academic writing skills in the context of preparing for TOEFL and/or GRE writing tests through workshops and tutorials virtually run in Moodle and WeChat.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Develop and practice skills for the TOEFL/GRE writing tests,
- Apply teacher and peer feedback to revise their TOEFL/GRE writing,
- Evaluate and give feedback to peers' GRE/TOEFL writing practices, and
- Identify strategies and resources for further improving their writing autonomously.
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SUPW0001 Free IELTS Workshop
The Language Centre offers a FREE WORKSHOP for students who have not taken an IELTS preparation course and need to know more information about the IELTS Test. The instructors will talk about the 4 modules (LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING), show students some Specimen Papers and provide an opportunity for students to do some selected tasks. |
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SALW0037 TOEFL iBT Orientation Workshop
This two-hour workshop will familiarize you with the test format of the four sections of TOEFL: reading, listening, speaking and writing. Useful test tips and hands-on practice will be provided. This workshop is designed for students who have no or minimal exposure to the TOEFL test. |
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SALW0039 TOEFL iBT Orientation Workshop (Reading & Writing)
This two-hour workshop will familiarize you with the test format of TOEFL reading and writing. Useful test tips and hands-on practice will be provided. This workshop is designed for students who have no or minimal exposure to the TOEFL test. |
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SALW0160 GRE Orientation Workshop
This 2.5-hour workshop will familiarize you with the test format of Analytical Writing and Verbal Reasoning of the GRE revised General Test. Useful test tips and hands-on practice will be provided. This workshop is designed for students who have no or minimal exposure to the GRE General Test. |
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SUPE1120 Job Search Skills
The course provides students with language training for the job search process. The first part of the course focuses on skills for written tests, application letters and resumes. The second part concentrates on the language needed for job interviews.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Identify their strengths, weaknesses and needs as job seekers, and analyse the selected job sectors and specific jobs critically;
- Prepare effective resumes and application letters;
- Be familiar with the requirements of a typical written test in selected job-sectors;
- Present themselves clearly and confidently in job interviews.
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SALW0081 How to Study English More Effectively
By the end of the workshop, students should be able to:
- Analyze their language learning needs;
- Set a target for their English learning and write an effective study plan;
- Access appropriate self-study resources.
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SALW0150 Avoiding Common Mistakes in English
By the end of the workshop, students should be able to:
- identify English errors which are commonly found among Hong Kong Chinese users of English
- access appropriate language learning resources to improve on accuracy.
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* Supplementary Courses and free services are open only to UGC-funded undergraduate and postgraduate degree students as stipulated by the UGC. |
** Some courses may not be offered
every semester. For the latest information regarding the Supplementary Courses offered, please refer to the online registration website. >> 
Students who have fulfilled the attendance requirement of supplementary courses may apply for a Certificate of Attendance before a specified deadline. Please click here for details: http://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/course-certificate.php
UGC-funded students who have attended at least 85% of lessons of English, Chinese or Putonghua supplementary courses are eligible to apply for a full refund of course fees before a specified deadline. Please click here for details: http://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/course_refund.php
^Undergraduate students who are required to take LANG0036 Writing Enhancement Course will be assigned by the Academic Registry to a particular section via the BUniport. It is thus not necessary to register for the course via the online system for supplementary courses.
@Research postgraduate students who are required to take SUPE3700 English Proficiency Course for Postgraduate Students will be assigned by the Graduate School to a particular section. It is thus not necessary to register for the course via the online system for supplementary courses.
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