Caritas Institute of Higher Education Caritas Bianchi College of Careers Language Centre, 2016-2017

Language Centre Services Assessment System -English Proficiency Screening Test (1st-yr degree students) -English Proficiency Exit Test (for all final-year students) Regular Courses Monthly Workshops Online Resources Free copies of Wall Street Journal Webpage Suggestion Box

English Proficiency Screening Test For randomly selected degree year-1 students Listening, Reading Writing, Speaking A headphone with an attached microphone is needed for the test Every test taker will receive a score sheet, which gives you information about your performance and areas to be improved http://www.versanttest.com/support/score

English Proficiency Exit Test For final-year students of any programme The official TOEIC Test (Listening and Reading) Date: Introductory Talk: 17/10 (13:00-15:00); 21/11 Test Date (14:00-17:00) Time: 14:00-17:00 (45 min for Listening; 75 minutes for Reading) All MC questions

Regular Courses Course Target Students Date and Time Venue Starting Date IELTS All Mon 14:00-16:00 503 26/9 English Enhancement Course Sat 10:00-12:00; 13:00-15:00 303 8/10 Speaking Class Tue 13:00-14:00 512 20/9 Cantonese Class Non-local students Wed 12:00-13:00 514 28/9 Language Clinic DGS students Mon 13:00-14:00 **To register, please sign up at Language Centre (4/F) or contact Sharon at sywong@cihe.edu.hk

Monthly Workshops Date Time Topic Host Venue 17/10 (Mon) 13:00-15:00 (English) Tips for TOEIC Test Sharon 302 3/11 (Thu) 10:00-11:00 (English) Everyday Idioms Patrick 527 December TBC (Italian) Italian for Travel David January (Putonghua) Stephanie February (English) Kevin 27/3 (Mon) (French) Martin April (Japanese) Tung

Online Resources Clarity English Trial link (valid from 9/9/2016-10/10/2016) Create a personal account for track record Tense Buster: Create your 6-week course http://www.ClarityEnglish.com/library/CIHE/index.php?pc=59 Tense Buster: Access the full version any time http://www.ClarityEnglish.com/library/CIHE/index.php?pc=55 Road to IELTS Academic http://www.IELTSpractice.com/library/CIHE/index.php?pc=52 Study Skills Success V9 http://www.ClarityEnglish.com/library/CIHE/index.php?pc=49

Online Resources Sample

Wall Street Journal Free copies available at Language Centre September 2016 -- March 2017

Webpage http://www.cihe.edu.hk/college/main/ language_centre/lc_aboutus.html http://www.cbcc.edu.hk/chi/

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Location of Language Centre 4/F Library’s Floor Plan

Thank You For enquiries, please contact: Sharon Wong Office: Rm 813A Telephone: 36536718 Email: sywong@cihe.edu.hk