PolyU SAO Philharmonic Orchestra at CILL

Take a study break by enjoying a performance by the PolyU SAO Philharmonic Orchestra. Join us at CILL, A305, for some uplifting music and a refreshing atmosphere on Thursday November 3, at 6pm.

Cello Performance at CILL

CILL is pleased to host a cello performance presented by the PolyU SAO Philharmonic Orchestra. Be there at 6:00 sharp, October 27, because this music will be gone in a flash!

Halloween Photo Contest

Go to Room A305 to enter the Halloween Photo Contest at CILL. Win prizes for different categories of entries. Competition ends Thursday 3 November.

ELC CILL Workshops

The ELC has regular workshops throughout the semester in Room A305, CILL. Upcoming workshop topics include Academic English, English for Career Success, Speaking Skills, and Video Making. Find out more by visiting the ELC CILL Workshop page: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/elc/independent-learning/workshops/ Make a booking through the ELC Booking page: https://elc.polyu.edu.hk/booking/main.php

Survival Guide: How to adapt to life at PolyU

Join this joint EDC/ELC project and learn new skills! Create videos that answers first-year student questions on how to better adapt to life at PolyU. Student participants get to attend a 90-minute training workshop, create a short video highlighting one issue commonly encountered by first-year students, and showcase their video on campus.  Registration Link for workshop:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzme2Aw8lIG4XcAYU3LP2Fn9_8NvNdBzg8LkkfkK_wZeaRLQ/viewform

Big Mouth Corner Returns - Thursday 6 October

The ELC is pleased to announce the return of Big Mouth Corner. Staring from Thursday 6 October, there will be weekly sessions from 18:30-20:30 in CILL, Room A305 until Thursday 17 November. Students are encouraged to come to Big Mouth Corner to relax, practise, and improve their English!

ELC Team Wins 2022 UGC Teaching Award

Congratulations to the  English Across the Curriculum (EAC) Team for winning the 2022 UGC Teaching Award! More details are here: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/about/press_speech_other/press/2022/pr20220926.html EAC is led by Julia Chen and Grace Lim. Current team members of EAC are Eric Ho, Mary Cheng, Frankie Har, Bonnie Wu and Jane Robbins with past members including Felicia Fang, Denise Cheung, Hannah Lai, Pinna Wong, Vickie Li, Mitchell Mak, Kay Chan and Jessica Xia.   EAC initiatives over the past few years include workshops for discipline teachers on students’ writing problems, briefings for students to guide them on writing and speaking assignments, organising and co-organising conferences, publishing papers with discipline teachers and the development of a mobile app (Capstone Ninja) with language/writing/ speaking resources for students.   Well done to the EAC team - past and present - for their continued hard work. Their recognition is well-deserved.

Inscribe Issue 8

Humanity meets technology in Issue 8 of Inscribe. Issues of identity, relationships, and transformation are explored in these engaging works. Visit https://elc.polyu.edu.hk/inscribe/ for more.

Stand-up Comedy Workshop

Curious about comedy? Do you like telling jokes and stories? Understand and experience stand-up comedy in this interactive and engaging workshop. Learn the theory and techniques and then practice in a friendly environment. Workshop leader Abdul Tahhan is an ELC instructor who has performed stand-up comedy to diverse audiences.

Drama Video Viewing

The English Drama Club is hosting a viewing of their dramatic performance videos and sharing behind-the-scenes stories. These impressive, high-quality productions were created by PolyU students and filmed on campus. Join us at 17:30 in Room A305 on Tuesday 20 September. You will have the chance to enjoy engaging videos created by students that were filmed on campus, meet cast members and drama club leader,  learn the inspiration for these plays and hear stories from behind the scenes.