IELTS Resources

IELTS

Apply via the British Council or the idp Education
HSUHK’s English language competency exit requirement
Attain a score of 6.0 or above in IELTS (Academic Test); 6.5 or above for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English, and Bachelor of Translation with Business (Honours)

About IELTS

IELTS Resources

I took the IELTS before joining the HSUHK. Does that count?

Yes, it does, as long as you can provide the authentic copy of your test result.
If the score meets your programme’s requirement, you are considered to have your English language competency exit requirement fulfilled.

General External Resources

English Learning and Practice Resources

Academic Resources

Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionary Online

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Online

Other Academic Resources

APA Style

English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Grammarly

Maryville University College Guide to Preventing Plagiarism

Purdue Online Writing Lab

English News and Literature

BBC News

BBC Radio

British National Corpus

News in Levels

Voice of America – Learning English

Grammar Awareness Platform

With the support of the Office of Vice-President (Academic and Research), the Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Department of English have developed an online platform on fundamental English grammar, namely the Grammar Awareness Platform.The platform comprises videos pinpointing some common grammatical mistakes made by students. There are also follow-up teaching notes and interactive tasks for you to better understand and apply grammar structure in communication.

If you wish to use our platform, here are a few steps: