Course List
WPEX1013 Emotional Intelligence
情绪智能
This module aims to improve students’ awareness of their own unique emotional patterns, their understanding of others’ emotions, as well as their abilities to empathise and act in responsible manners when working with others in team settings. After a series of interactive workshops, students will learn emotional intelligence techniques and skills through a number of wellness courses (e.g. Tai Chi, Yoga, meditation). Furthermore a practical group exercise will enable students to examine, reflect, and consolidate their newly acquired emotional management competencies and team skills.
Check DetailsWPEX2003 Sports Culture
体育文化
This module aims to help students strengthen physique and wellness while they learn and practise one traditional sport, such as Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance, Golf, Sports Dance, Chinese Archery (Shedao), or other. It emphasises not only the basic knowledge, skills and techniques of each individual sport, but also the understanding of culture and values such as fair play, mutual respects, solidarity and friendship, willpower and self-esteem.
Check DetailsWPEX2013 Experiential Arts
艺术体验
This module offers a variety of different art and music workshops, which aim to provide students with a “hands-on” aesthetic learning experience by having apprentice-style interaction with talented artists, while working together with other students as a team. The final product or performance from each workshop will be presented at a final exhibition or show on campus.
Check DetailsWPEX2023 Voluntary Service
义工服务
This module aims to develop students into active and responsible citizens, by equipping them with the necessary social skills and values. Students participate in real-life community services (e.g. caring for senior citizens and people with disabilities, organising activities for children and youth, promoting health and hygiene in the public). Through the process of serving others, students get to practise the skills they learn and build up the desired values, which are further consolidated through reflection assignments.
Check DetailsWPEX2033 Environmental Awareness
环境意识
This module aims to develop students’ understanding of global environmental problems, and to raise students’ environmental awareness and responsibility through environmental education and practices. After receiving proper training, students will be guided to initiate, implement and participate fully in environmental projects. Eventually, students are able to apply what they have gained from their experience to long-lasting individual and social life.
Check DetailsWPEX2043 Adversity Management
逆境求存
This module develops students’ ability to adapt to and function in uncertain and adverse situations. In a day-and-night outdoor camp students face a number of challenges which aim to enable them to overcome basic mental obstacle processes that tend to limit their potential and performance, as well as enhance their ability to function and perform under stressful and unfavourable conditions. It is hoped that after graduation students will be able to transfer and transcend their awareness, knowledge and skills learned from this module into their life.
Check DetailsENG1003 Introduction to the Study of Literature
文学学习导论
The primary aim of this course is provide students with critical skills for reading and interpreting literature in English. While providing basic knowledge of literary texts, authors, and traditions, the course also trains students to be better readers and more competent writers. Finally, by gaining perspectives on various literary traditions, students will develop global perspectives on English speaking cultures.
Check DetailsENG2043 Speech and Oral Communications
演讲与口语交际
This course focuses on basic oral communication theory, problems of listening, interviewing, speech evaluation, and developing poise and confidence. Students will learn effective oral communication skills in a variety of speaking situations, such as in small groups and in front of a public audience. At the same time, they will develop argumentative skills by forming and evaluating persuasive speeches. The course also focuses on the principles of effective listening skills in a variety of speaking situations in and out of the classroom.
Check DetailsENG2083 Discourse and Grammar
话语与语法
This course aims to develop: an insight into how grammar of English works and how meaning can be shaped by context; an awareness of the grammatical and discoursal features of various types of discourse; the skills in analysing texts at the sentence and discourse level; and the skills in applying grammatical understanding to assess the quality of spoken and written texts.
Check DetailsENG3033 Advanced English Composition
高级英文写作
This course focuses on developing academic and professional writing skills through intensive reading, discussion, and writing tasks. Students will write in various modes, developing an awareness of style, diction, and voice in their writing. They will learn how to write persuasively and skilfully, and at the same time how to evaluate and productively revise and edit written work.
Check DetailsENG3053 English as a World Language
英语作为世界语言
The course aims to (1) help students acquire a new perspective on English in its totality, not as the language of a few traditional English-speaking countries but as a de facto ‘world language’, with many ‘old’ and ‘new’ varieties which exhibit their own linguistic features and functions; (2) enable students to analyse the linguistic as well as social, political, cultural issues arising from the emergence of English as a world language; and (3) enhance global communicative skills and be able to recognise and distinguish common dialects, accents, and other linguistic variations of English.
Check DetailsENG4103 Final Year Project I (ELLS)
毕业论文 I
The Final Year Project (FYP) is a capstone that brings together academic and professional skills acquired in the programme. Under the guidance of a supervisor, the student will identify a suitable research or portfolio topic; find research materials; narrow the topic; read, evaluate, and interpret materials; write, edit, and polish, and, finally, document and present the work.
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专业英文与实用英文写作
This course focuses on how to write persuasively and skilfully, and at the same time how to evaluate and productively revise and edit written work. This course is an intensive, practical examination of ways to write powerful, audience-driven documents in a variety of business, professional, and technical contexts. Students will also learn how to make effective presentations supported with appropriate documentary and visual aids.
Check DetailsENG2143 New Media Literacies
新媒体读写能力
This course aims to develop: an interdisciplinary perspective on how various new media, such as the internet, multimedia and text messaging, shape our communication practices and possibilities; the critical skills requisite to analyse and reflect on the literacy practices in various types of new media discourse, and the creative skills requisite to design multimodal forms of new media discourse for effective communication.
Check DetailsENG2153 Creative Writing for Publication
创意写作与出版
This course will deepen creative writing skills and creative aptitude through the exploration by students of different genres of fiction and non-fiction writing. Apart from gaining experience and confidence in writing, students will develop an appreciation for the ways in which language, identity, and personal growth are inter-connected. Above all, students will come to understand that writing is a process which comprises revision and careful editing. By presenting their work to the class on a regular basis, speech and presentations skills will be improved. Further, students will learn how to format their work for submission to an agent, editor and/ or publisher.
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