Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards Scheme | English Language Centre

The aim of the CILL Awards Scheme is

to help you become an independent learner. You are encouraged to try a variety of CILL's learning activities.

Start with the Bronze Award

What you need to do:

study for 15 hours in CILL
finish the 5 Bronze worksheets about “The Study Skills Handbook” (copies in CILL)

What you will get:

Upgrade to the Silver Award

What you need to do:

study for a further 15 hours in CILL
finish the 5 Silver worksheets about “The Study Skills Handbook” (copies in CILL)

What you will get:

Move up to the Gold Award

What you need to do:

study for a further 15 hours in CILL
upload the 5 Gold worksheets onto the Blackboard e-portfolio site
write a reflection of about 200 words on your independent English language learning

What you will get:

The CILL Awards are based on:

the number of hours you spend in CILL (including hours doing WAP/ SAP and CILL Workshops held in Room A305)
the worksheets you complete

Remember

record your study hours in the CILL using the smart card reader when you enter and leave
hours are not counted if you do not use your smart card
hours are counted until 31 December (semester 1), 30 May (semester 2) and 31 August (Summer term)

Bronze & Silver Awards

study for 15 or 30 hours
ask the counter staff to write down the number of hours on the hours-checking form
return the completed worksheets to the counter staff

Gold Award

send an email to elc.cill@polyu.edu.hk to enrol in the Blackboard eportoflio course
complete a total of 45 hours study
upload the completed worksheets and 200-word reflection to the Blackboard portfolio course
ask the CILL counter staff to write down the number of hours on the hours-checking form

Centre for Independent Language Learning

English Language Centre, PolyU

Mondays to Fridays:	9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays:	Closed

Room A305, Core A, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2766 7526
elc.cill@polyu.edu.hk