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Institution

HKAU (cont'd)

PolyU

Details of mechanism adopted by the institution to assess students' standard in English and Chinese languages

allowed to progress into subsequent years of undergraduate study, they will have to repeat the subjects concerned until a pass is achieved for graduation. All examination papers and the markings are monitored by External Examiners.

Non-credit-bearing Courses

There is on-going assessment. Students' progress is monitored closely and individual needs are addressed when necessary.

English Language

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There is continuous assessment of the English Language ability of all students on the "Service-English" programmes through a series of assignments, tests and lecturers' evaluation and, in one or two cases, an examination.

Currently there is no pre-requisite language requirement before students graduate from their studies except that they have to successfully complete the specified. English components of their course (if any). All degree students from the 1997/98 academic year onwards will be required to undertake two components (one component for sub- degree students) each of 42 hours of English tuition as a mandatory minimum requirement. Students will be required to pass the English component(s) of their course before they can graduate.

• The University is introducing the Graduating Students Language Proficiency Assessment (GSLPA) in 1998. This will be compulsory for all language-based courses but "voluntary" for students of other courses.

Chinese Language

• Where a subject on Chinese language skills forms an integral part of a programme of study, there will be formal compulsory assessment usually in the form of continuous assessment (as opposed to end-of-period examination), which includes a series of tests/tasks throughout the period of the subject, with or without a larger-scale test at the end of the period. In general, before a student progresses, he is required to pass a subject (whether a language subject or not) which is considered to be a pre-requisite for another subject in the following year of study.