university english aims to train students to develop strong reading comprehension ability, as well as general ability in listening, writing and translation in english, enable students to use english to communicate and exchange information, lay down a solid foundation in the english language, grasp effective language learning skills, improve cultural qualities, and meet the demands of social development and economic growth.
in accordance with the curriculum, the undergraduate students (excluding the students of bachelor in international tourism management) admitted in and/or prior to the 2018/2019 academic year must complete 20 credits of university english subjects, while the undergraduate students (excluding the students of bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery, bachelor in international tourism management, and bachelor of arts in foreign language studies (english major only)) admitted in and/or after the 2019/2020 academic year must complete a total of 12 credits of university english subjects. university english consists of two levels: level i and level ii; students move along the two levels according to their actual english proficiency until they have earned the required credits; they must have passed the lower level before moving forward to a higher level.
university english subjects
admitted in and/or prior to 2018/2019
admitted in and/or prior to 2018/2019
|
course code |
course title |
category |
credits |
applicable students |
|
gsbe001 |
basic english i |
compulsory |
0 |
local students on conditional offer in english /local and mainland students moving up to bachelor programs from pre-u program but failing to pass english |
|
gsbe002 |
basic english ii |
compulsory |
0 |
|
|
gser111 |
university english (intensive/extensive reading i) |
compulsory |
6 |
bachelor of science/bachelor of business administration (admitted before 2016/2017)/bachelor of laws/ bachelor of biomedicine/bachelor of traditional chinese medicine/bachelor of international tourism management |
|
gsls111 |
university english (listening & speaking i) |
compulsory |
4 |
|
|
gser112 |
university english (intensive/extensive reading ii) |
compulsory |
4 |
bachelor of science/bachelor of business administration (admitted before 2016/2017)/bachelor of laws/ bachelor of biomedicine/bachelor of traditional chinese medicine |
|
gsls112 |
university english (intensive/extensive reading ii) |
compulsory |
6 |
|
|
gse001 |
university english i |
compulsory |
6 |
bachelor of business administration (admitted after 2016/2017)/bachelor of applied economics/bachelor of pharmacy in chinese medicine/bachelor of arts in art design/bachelor of arts in journalism and communication/bachelor of hotel management/bachelor of food and beverage management/bachelor of arts in foreign language studies/bachelor of pharmacy |
|
gse002 |
university english ii |
compulsory |
4 |
|
|
gse003 |
university english iii |
compulsory |
4 |
|
|
gse004 |
university english iv |
compulsory |
6 |
|
|
bitm1305-01 |
professional english i |
compulsory |
5 |
students of bachelor of international tourism management admitted in or before 2018/2019 |
|
bitm1305-02 |
professional english ii |
compulsory |
5 |
students of bachelor of international tourism management admitted in or before 2018/2019 |
(notes: in accordance with the university regulations on studying in basic courses, local students, who fail to meet with the requirement of english for bachelor programs in the admission exam, must study in basic english.)
in the event when a student has an admission exam grade or a university entrance exam grade that meets with the specified standard, he/she can be exempted from university english i or university english ii, and instead will study in the following five english electives:
list of english electives
gll026-05 special topic in language and writing (1) - "translation from english into chinese"
gll026-08 special topic in language and writing (1) - "selective reading in english literature"
gll026-09 special topic in language and writing (1) - "western film appreciation"
gll026-10 special topic in language and writing (1) - "social issue"
gll026-11 special topic in language and writing (1) - "practical writing"
(note: the exemption standard may be subject to adjustment each year according to the overall english proficiencies of the students that year)