ELC Interim Director, Dr Jane Robbins, talks about the different non-credit bearing initiatives in the CILL
ELC Associate Director Anna Ho shows the workshop area to the Shantou University delegation
ELC Instructor Scarlett Lai introduces the ELC VR Space to the delegation
Members of the delegation try out the VR headset
Group photo of ELC staff members and Shantou University English Language Center
Visit by Shantou University English Language Center
The Director and senior staff members of the English language Center, Shantou University, visited the ELC on Monday 17 February. They were given a tour of the ELC’s Centre for Independent Language Learning (CILL) where colleagues tried out the VR Space and also learned about different initiatives in CILL such as the Chat Corner, Workshops, the use of AI speaking tools, and the Reading Club.
The group then met ELC colleagues including Interim Director Dr Jane Robbins, Associate Director Anna Ho and Assistant Dean (FH) Adam Forrester. The Editor-in-Chief of Inscribe, John Lawrence, gave a brief introduction and Sannie Tang gave more input about different articles in the latest issue. Video highlights of the 2024 English Drama Club performance were then shown before the delegation from Shantou university gave a brief overview of their language center.
A very fruitful discussion and exchange of views followed as it became evident that both centres shared common issues related to manpower and motivation of students. Overall, it was an excellent visit and the ELC are more than happy to continue with such knowledge transfer activities to fellow language centres in the region and further afield.
