Description
Instructor(s)/Supervisor(s)/Coordinator(s): Aditi JHAVERI, Alfred Jones TSANG, Anisa CHEUNG, Anna Po Shan YU, Bernadette Wan-Lan WO, Christie LAW, Doreen CHONG, Delian Dawn GASKELL, Dinesh Arjan SADHWANI, Shuk Ching Elza TSANG, Eric P C LEE, Eugene LI, Eunice TANG, Fiona HO, Jasmine CHEN, John FUNG, Ka-Ming YUEN, Kathy Mun Yee SIN, Kin TANG, Linda Y O MAK, Liza S Y YEW, Maisie GLOFCHESKI, May LIAO, Wai Leung Bruce MA, Nicholas SAMPSON, Piotr ZYCHOWICZ, Po Lung LI, Chun Man Rolian LEE, Chi SHEN, Suzan STAMPER, Elaine SY WONG, Siyang ZHOU, Thomas CHAN, Yilmaz KOYLUThis course aims for students in their first year of study and will develop students’ spoken and written language proficiency. The course also introduces academic literacy skills common to all disciplines. Students will learn to evaluate others’ opinions, develop strong arguments and communicate those arguments effectively in written and spoken English. In addition to traditional academic writing, the course includes elements of academic communication that go beyond the text level to incorporate academic communication that includes text and audio. They will also build skills and habits for self-directed learning at university.