Description
Instructor(s)/Supervisor(s)/Coordinator(s): Alfred Jones TSANG, Man Lai Amy CHI, Anisa CHEUNG, Anna Po Shan YU, Bernadette Wan-Lan WO, Danyal FREEMAN, Doreen CHONG, Chun Ho WONG, Delian Dawn GASKELL, Dinesh Arjan SADHWANI, Eric P C LEE, Eugene LI, Eunice TANG, Jasmine CHEN, John FUNG, Ka-Ming YUEN, Ka Sin WONG, Kathy Mun Yee SIN, KY WU, Levi LAM, Liza S Y YEW, Martin MA, May LIAO, Wai Leung Bruce MA, Martin Antony EASTWOOD, Melissa MEGAN, Mark Anthony MELICAN, Piotr ZYCHOWICZ, Po Lung LI, Chun Man Rolian LEE, Shaun WONG, Chi SHEN, Elaine SY WONG, Siyang ZHOU, Thomas Jay REWHORN, Venus KAMThis 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.