人文學院通訊 ． FHM Newsletter 16 Centre for Language in Education 語文教育中心 Message from the Head The Centre for Language in Education (CLE) is a unit of the Faculty of Humanities (FHM). After the launch of the new language policy in 2012/13, language exit requirements for English and Putonghua were set for all full-time undergraduate students, which become one of the core missions CLE has to focus on, with a view to supporting the implementation of the language policy. With this in mind, the three language enhancement programme teams have been perfecting and refining the curriculum as well as materials, in order to enhance the quality of learning and teaching of language enhancement programmes for students. In addition, given our emphasis on assessment for learning, CLE has been conducting language tests for our students including English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) and Tertiary Putonghua Test (TPT) since 2012/13, as well as developing the University Chinese Test (UCT) since 2014/15. Apart from the said ongoing refinement of curriculum and assessment, CLE is also providing students with sufficient opportunities to enhance their language proficiency through co-curricular activities. In 2014/15, our new members, seven International Tutors (ITs) and two English Teaching Assistants (ETAs), further strengthen our English enhancement programme (EEP) team and our provision of extra-curricular language enhancement activities. The English conversation corner (a component of independent learning activities of EEP) and language and cultural workshops offered by them are popular and well-received by students. It is hoped that, with comprehensive support from the Institute under the new language policy, students could become functionally biliterate and trilingual upon graduation. Dr. Leung Pui Wan, Pamela（梁佩雲博士 Head, Centre for Language in Education International Tutors & English Teaching Assistants 2014 /15 The seven International Tutors and two English Teaching Assistants from all around the world, including Canada, Mexico, Serbia, Philippines, and the USA, are here to improve our students’ English skills. They are Hannah Drake, Daydria Alexis, Erin Leung, Gordon Aimee Hoffman, Arturo Urióstegui, Olivera Kapriš (Lola), Kevin Dahaghi, Suchika Kumar, and Victoria Tsang. Our International Tutors are offering face-to-face conversation sessions, mini debates, and small-group language activities to enrich students’ language learning experience on campus. Students may sign up for any of these speaking activities in conjunction with the Independent Learning Activities component of the English Enhancement Programmes. They are stationed at an open booth located at the busiest area of the Institute hoping to reach as many students as they can. We also have two English Teaching Assistants from the USA who are offering fun and educational cultural activities and workshops: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, to name a few! These are precious opportunities for students to get acquainted with American culture and brush up on their speaking skills in an authentic allAmerican setting.
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