About ELC | English Language Centre

About ELC

Credit-bearing Subjects are offered to students from all departments and schools.
Postgraduate Subjects improve postgraduate students' speaking and writing skills for communication in research-related contexts.
The Reading and Writing Requirements help students develop their academic literacy through passing a Cluster Area Requirement (CAR) subject.

Centre for Independent Language Learning (CILL), which is open to all students, offers a wide range of facilities and services for students to improve their English.
Writing Assistance Programme (WAP) helps individual students with their writing projects and assignments.
Speaking Assistance Programme (SAP) helps students with their spoken English individually and in small groups.
Excel@English Scheme (EES) is a platform through which students can learn about and participate in non-formal language learning activities offered within the University.

Diagnostic English Language Tracking Assessment (DELTA) is an English language proficiency measurement system designed to diagnose and track students' strengths and weaknesses in reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary and writing.

Chat Corner aims to help students build confidence and skills to speak fluently in an informal manner with interesting topics and discussions.
Inscribe is a refereed electronic journal which publishes writing by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University undergraduate students from all disciplines.
Rubicon Podcast peeks into the stories, opportunities, and people that impact PolyU students, on campus and within Hong Kong.
English Drama Club (EDC) aims to improve students' confidence in using English through role plays and drama productions.
Reading Club aims to improve students' English and to enrich their general knowledge through leisure reading and group discussion.
Community Outreach offers training within the university and to professionals in the wider community, for example in Hong Kong.
International Outreach reaches out to a wider community beyond Hong Kong, including Cambodia, the Chinese mainland, Myanmar, Taiwan and Tanzania.