English Competition- Extended until Jan 7

The English Competition has been extended until January 7. Don't miss the opportunity to express yourself using your communicative abilities to share your insights and stories to the PolyU community. Prizes include cash, iPad, Apple Watch, GoPro, and more! Visit https://elc.polyu.edu.hk/EnglishCompetition/ to learn more.

Five new videos to help you with your essay writing

The ELC has produced five new videos to help you with your essay writing.  They include: How to brainstorm and research topics Top Tips for Organising YOUR Essay How to write Effective Essay Introductions How to write Effective Essay Paragraphs How to write Effective Essay Conclusions Find the videos on the ELC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@elcpolyu Subscribe to our channel so that you are always notified when we upload new videos. We have hundreds of videos that help you improve your English. Topics include academic presentations, workplace English, IELTS, vocabulary, speaking skills and much, much more! All our videos have English subtitles. Subscribe now, start watching, and get a boost to your English skills.

Upcoming ELC Drama Club Events

There are two upcoming events for the ELC Drama Club. The Red Brick Nightmare Wednesday 2 November, from 20:00. Follow the clues on the Drama Club's Instagram Account to find the final venue. https://www.instagram.com/polyuenglishdramaclub/ Costume Makeup Workshop Tuesday 15 November, 19:00-21:00, BC202. Transform yourself into your favourite characters. Click here to sign up

PolyU SAO Philharmonic Orchestra at CILL

Take a study break by enjoying a performance by the PolyU SAO Philharmonic Orchestra. Join us at CILL, A305, for some uplifting music and a refreshing atmosphere on Thursday November 3, at 6pm.

Cello Performance at CILL

CILL is pleased to host a cello performance presented by the PolyU SAO Philharmonic Orchestra. Be there at 6:00 sharp, October 27, because this music will be gone in a flash!

Halloween Photo Contest

Go to Room A305 to enter the Halloween Photo Contest at CILL. Win prizes for different categories of entries. Competition ends Thursday 3 November.

ELC CILL Workshops

The ELC has regular workshops throughout the semester in Room A305, CILL. Upcoming workshop topics include Academic English, English for Career Success, Speaking Skills, and Video Making. Find out more by visiting the ELC CILL Workshop page: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/elc/independent-learning/workshops/ Make a booking through the ELC Booking page: https://elc.polyu.edu.hk/booking/main.php

Survival Guide: How to adapt to life at PolyU

Join this joint EDC/ELC project and learn new skills! Create videos that answers first-year student questions on how to better adapt to life at PolyU. Student participants get to attend a 90-minute training workshop, create a short video highlighting one issue commonly encountered by first-year students, and showcase their video on campus.  Registration Link for workshop:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzme2Aw8lIG4XcAYU3LP2Fn9_8NvNdBzg8LkkfkK_wZeaRLQ/viewform

Big Mouth Corner Returns - Thursday 6 October

The ELC is pleased to announce the return of Big Mouth Corner. Staring from Thursday 6 October, there will be weekly sessions from 18:30-20:30 in CILL, Room A305 until Thursday 17 November. Students are encouraged to come to Big Mouth Corner to relax, practise, and improve their English!

ELC Team Wins 2022 UGC Teaching Award

Congratulations to the  English Across the Curriculum (EAC) Team for winning the 2022 UGC Teaching Award! More details are here: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/about/press_speech_other/press/2022/pr20220926.html EAC is led by Julia Chen and Grace Lim. Current team members of EAC are Eric Ho, Mary Cheng, Frankie Har, Bonnie Wu and Jane Robbins with past members including Felicia Fang, Denise Cheung, Hannah Lai, Pinna Wong, Vickie Li, Mitchell Mak, Kay Chan and Jessica Xia.   EAC initiatives over the past few years include workshops for discipline teachers on students’ writing problems, briefings for students to guide them on writing and speaking assignments, organising and co-organising conferences, publishing papers with discipline teachers and the development of a mobile app (Capstone Ninja) with language/writing/ speaking resources for students.   Well done to the EAC team - past and present - for their continued hard work. Their recognition is well-deserved.