Linguistic Training and Internship for Gifted Students
Linguistic Training and Internship for Gifted Students
Gifted Education Fund: Off-school Advanced Learning Programmes
Programme No. 2020-13 (For secondary students)
To further unleash the potential of gifted students, the Linguistic Training and Internship for Gifted Students programme funded by the Gifted Education Fund of Education Bureau and organized by The Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies and Department of English at PolyU offers linguistic training and internship opportunities for gifted students at secondary levels. Schools / parents / guardians are now invited to nominate gifted students to apply for our programmes.
Title of Programme:
Linguistic Training and Internship for Gifted Students
Maximum Number of Participants and Class Level in the 2020/21 school year:
20 students from secondary 2 to secondary 5 levels
Objectives:
- To enhance the knowledge of gifted students in areas of language sciences;
- To develop the students’ analytic skills and research methods, and enable them to conduct a research project of their interest under mentorship;
- To improve their interpersonal skills, including communication skills, problem solving skills and teamwork skills through their engagement with peers and mentors in an interdisciplinary, multi-cultural environment; and
- To nurture positive values and attitudes among the students such as ethical issues in research, respect for different cultures, empathy, social responsibility, etc.
Admission Fee:
Free of charge
Application Method:
Application form can be downloaded from the following webpage:
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/curriculum-area/gifted/ge_fund/gef/osalp.html
Please complete the application form and send it by post on or before 15 April 2021 (Now extend to 30 April) to the following address:
CF701
Tang Ping Yuan Building
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
(Attn: Ms Tracy LUO Xin)
More information can be found in the following websites:
Education Bureau
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/curriculum-area/gifted/ge_fund/gef/osalp.html
Course outline