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English Short Courses

Wouldn't it be fun to improve your English so that you can communicate with interesting people from other countries, travel more easily, access the millions of pages in English on the web, appreciate films, or simply impress people around you? The HKU SPACE English Courses should help you achieve such goals.

This 18-hour course is aimed at enhancing the learners’ English proficiency using songs as a medium.  The course helps learners improve their listening and speaking skills, expand their vocabulary range, and gain insights into the culture associated with the target language which they aspire to master.  The course presents excellent opportunities for repetition and practice – the basic building blocks in language learning but often boring in conventional classroom settings. 
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Start 07 DEC 2024 (SAT)
Duration 6 weeks
Fee HK$1,500
This 45-hour course helps learners improve their English listening, and, therefore, their speaking skills in an active and lively setting.  A wide variety of authentic and semi-authentic listening materials from intermediate gradually progressing to upper intermediate level will be used.
 
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Start To be advised
Duration 15 weeks
Fee HK$3,500
This short course aims to enhance students’ understanding of and ability to use Plain English. Lessons focus on strategies for writing clearly and concisely, which include emphasising active verbs, avoiding nominalisations and using lists where appropriate. Students will also be guided on how to plan and produce reader-friendly documents. The teacher will make use of authentic samples to critique writing impact and effectiveness in selected contexts.
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Start To be advised
Duration 6 weeks
Fee HK$2,200
This practical 18-hour English course equips learners with the confidence and language skills needed to write effective emails in both formal and informal situations.
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Start To be advised
Duration 6 weeks
Fee HK$2,300
If you are taking the IELTS test and want to maximise your potential and chances of success, this 45-hour course provides you with essential exam strategies and valuable practice in key language areas. The course offers you invaluable practice and teacher guidance when completing test assignments. Timely feedback is available from the tutor, who is a native speaker of English.
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Start To be advised
Duration 15 weeks
Fee HK$4,500

This course focuses on Impromptu Talk and Discussion.  It aims to develop oral communications skills that enable you to speak clearly and present ideas coherently.  

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Start 07 DEC 2024 (SAT)
Duration 6 weeks
Fee HK$2,300
This Business Grammar short course is designed for students who need to brush up their grammar skills and understanding of grammatical rules. Students develop their ability to identify and correct grammar errors with teacher feedback and consistent grammar review.
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Start To be advised
Duration 6 weeks
Fee HK$2,000
Essential English is suitable for students who have basic English language skills and who have not studied or practised English recently. It will help students improve grammatical accuracy, writing and vocabulary and increase their confidence in using English.
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Start To be advised
Duration 18 weeks
Fee HK$3,800

 

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