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Chinese Language Enhancement Programmes are elective and non-credit bearing.

English Writing Centre

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Self-Access Centre

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Compulsory Courses:

English Foundation Course is a non-credit-bearing programme for most first- year students. It is run alongside regular courses and is designed to equip students with the basic skills needed to function successfully in an Englsih- medium tertiary institution. Students with Grade "D" or above in the Advanced Supplementary Level "Use of English" subject may be exempted from this course.

Chinese Foundation Courses are designed for students who do not meet any of the following requirements:

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obtained a Grade "C" or above in Chinese Language in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination;

obtained a Grade "E" or above in Chinese Literature or a Grade "C" or above in Chinese Language & Culture in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination;

obtained a Grade "C" or above in the course "Communication in Modern Chinese" in the College; or

completed one of the Chinese Foundation courses.

(Students may also enrol in these courses on a voluntary basis.

Language Centre has been recently established to co-ordinate and extend the provision of language courses throughout the College.

Self-Access Centre is a language resource centre where students will find extensive language learning materials for four main languages: English, Putonghua, Japanese and French. A variety of media and trained staff are available to assist the students. As part of this centre, the Writing Centre offers help to students with writing problems in English, where one-to-one consultation with English teachers is available. Conversation groups are also offered.