The ideal path to fulfilling the HSUHK English Language Competency Requirement is: 

  1. Take ENG2000 IELTS Five-Day Workshops, or any other IELTS workshops offered by the ELC to understand the format and requirement of the Test;
  2. Practice and prepare BEFORE taking IELTS; and
  3. Take the IELTS (Academic Test).
  • ENG2000 is a non-credit-bearing series of workshops. 
  • The registration of ENG2000 will be done via the module registration system. 
  • NO ADD/DROP will be allowed after module registration. 
  • All students are required to complete a compulsory IELTS mock practice during the first class in Week 1. No makeup arrangement for the mock examination will be made. Medical certificate is needed for sick leave approval
  • ONLY sign up if you can be committed to ALL sessions in a group.
  • ENG2000 is on a first-come, first-served basis (Max: around 25 students per class).
  • Late application will not be considered.
  • To be considered completing ENG2000, you must achieve 100% attendance. Please make sure that your timetable/ schedule allows you to all 15 hours.
  • If you have not fulfilled 100% attendance, you will be charged HK$500 as the course fee.
  • If you have successfully been given a place but do not attend any workshop, you will still be charged HK$500 as the course fee.
  • Any absence, early leave, or late-coming without a legitimate reason will still be considered NOT completing ENG2000. You may need to join ENG2000 again, all 15 hours once again.
  • A student will be deemed as absent from class if s/he fails to seek prior approval from the module teacher for not attending the full lesson with a valid reason.

This pre-sessional English language module aims to provide additional English language support to Year 2 and Year 3 Senior Year Entrants for their study and for fulfilling the English language requirement in HSUHK. This module comprises an online self-study component focusing on accurate grammar usage and vocabulary expansion; and a face-to-face component on enhancing students’ English language skills. This module is compulsory for Year 2 and Year 3 Senior Year Entrants with an Associate Degree and Higher Diploma qualification unless they fulfil the exemption conditions.

ENG3000 in August session, 2024 
August 5 (Monday), 9am-10am (A401), 10am-1pm & 2:30pm-5:30pm
August 7 (Wednesday) 10am-1pm & 2:30pm-5:30pm
August 9 (Friday) 10am-1pm & 2:30pm-5:30pm
Online Quiz: August 10 (Saturday), 12:30pm-1:30pm

Senior entrants will be enrolled in the above summer class automatically by the Registry upon completing the new-student registration procedure. Late registration will be enrolled in the fall semester. Details will be emailed to the late registers in late August.

 
  • Please note that you need to attain 80% attendance in order to pass the course. In other words, if you are absent from the course for more than 4 hours, you will fail the course.
  • ENG3000 is a compulsory module as an entrance requirement. If you do not pass the course, you risk delaying graduation. 
  • If you choose to drop this pre-assigned session, please fill out the form for dropping the module, and you will be assigned to the next session in semester 1 (date and time yet to be confirmed), but due to limited class quotas, you are not guaranteed to secure a seat.
  • If you drop the module with reasonable justifications (i.e. out-of-town with proofs of tickets), please fill out the form and upload the supporting documents by 15 July 2024, noon. You are guaranteed to retake the module in semester 1. 
  • If you do not fill in the form for dropping the module but do not show up in class, you will be blacklisted from taking the module ENG3000 in semester 1.

  • Entrants who fulfil the following minimum English proficiency standard can be exempted from taking the module. But you need to submit the certificate to the Registry once you are enrolled by HSU.

    1. Level 3 in HKDSE English Language; OR
    2. 6.0 point in IELTS; OR
    3. 540 (Paper-based), 200 (CBT) or 75 (IBT) in TOFEL; OR
    4. 680 in TOEIC; OR
    5. 490 in CET-4
  • ENG4000 English Proficiency Course is a course for students who cannot meet the English Language Exit Requirement, provided that they have attempted the IELTS Test at least twice and passed ENG2000 IELTS Preparation Course / IELTS Five-Day Workshops.
  • Apply via the MS form sent by the Department of English.
  • 3-hour lecture once a week, 14 weeks (42 hours in total) in semester 1 or semester 2.
  • 3-hour lecture twice a week, 7 weeks (42 hours in total) in the summer semester.
  • Non-credit-bearing, HK$2,000 non-refundable fee 
  • ENG4000 is on a first-come, first-served basis. Late application will not be considered.
  • Your application will not be processed without valid IELTS results and completion of ENG2000.
  • ONLY sign up if you can be committed to attend at least 80% of the sessions. Students who have been absent from class for more than TWO sessions due to reasons other than illness result in an automatic failure in the course.
  • Students can only swap class during add/drop period via the Registry, for example from L01 to L02.
  • NO ADD/DROP will be allowed after module registration.
  • Students who have successfully been registered but fall below 80% attendance or do not attend any sessions will still be charged HK$2,000 as the course fee. 
  • Pass = Fulfill all assessments AND meet the 80% attendance requirement.
  • Students are entitled to retake the course if failing it.

About ENG3000 University English for Senior Entrants

The module is mandatory for all Year-2 and Year-3 entrants with an Associate Degree / Higher Diploma qualification (admitted from Academic Year 2022/23).

Entrants who fulfil the following minimum English proficiency standard can be exempted from taking the module.

  1. Level 3 in HKDSE English Language; OR
  2. 6.0 point in IELTS; OR
  3. 540 (Paper-based), 200 (CBT) or 75 (IBT) in TOFEL; OR
  4. 680 in TOEIC; OR
  5. 490 in CET-4

You have to email an official application with proof to eng@hsu.edu.hk. Upon approval, you will be enrolled in the module in the coming semester. The details will be announced in due course. 

You are required to retake the module in the next round when the module is re-open for enrollment. The details will be announced in due course. 

Yes. Students shall attain an attendance rate of 80% to pass the module.

The module is non-credit bearing. However, “Pass/Fail” will be printed on the transcript upon completion of the course.

The whole module is completely free of charge. 

About ENG2000 IELTS Five-Day Workshops

Please stay tuned to the ENG2000’s registration details email, sent from eng@hsu.edu.hk.

ENG2000 will be registered via the module registration system.

Sure. It should be noted that ENG2000 is offered on a first come, first served basis. If you have not fulfilled 100% attendance, you will be charged HK$500 as the course fee.

About ENG4000 English Proficiency Course

Your third or final study year.

You need to enrol for ENG4000 again, on a first come, first served basis.

ENG4000 is offered all year round.

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