Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES), HKU

The Centre for Applied English Studies’ mission is to improve the academic literacy skills of undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Hong Kong. We run compulsory and elective undergraduate and postgraduate academic literacy courses for UGC-funded students. We provide UGC-funded students one-to-one language support services to develop a range of communication skills. We also run a Masters in Applied Linguistics and co-run a Masters in TESOL with the Faculty of Education. To support the wider HKU community, we offer workshops and courses for taught-postgraduate students and teach English courses for University of Hong Kong administration staff. We also supervise PhD students in the field of Applied Linguistics.

Home for CAES

Room 6.60, 6/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

For enquiries: caes@hku.hk

What's New: APPLY NOW: CAES Summer Programme 2022

The Centre for Applied English Studies is pleased to offer our Summer Programme for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students from 30 May to 17 June 2022.

A variety of English courses, focusing on pronunciation, resume writing and job interview skills, mastering English slangs, IELTS preparation, and creativity in everyday English will be offered online through zoom. Both undergraduate and postgraduate students are welcome to apply starting from 13 April 2022. However, as the Summer Programme is operated purely on UGC funds, we can only serve students of UGC-funded programmes.

Application deadline: May 11, 2022

Online application can be made via http://caes.hku.hk/summer.

Click on the poster to see an enlarged view.

2022-04-14 08:50:17

Communication-Intensive Courses

The CiC initiative aims to enhance students’ communication skills in the social, academic and workplace environments. It does this through recognising HKU undergraduate courses that enhance students’ oral, written, visual and digital communication competence. The initiative also brings together teaching staff from across Faculties and build a community of practice of enhancing students’ communication competence. http://cics.hku.hk/

English Language Advising

The English Language Advising programme offers one-to-one consultation sessions that assist students to develop language learning strategies on a longer-term basis. Conducted by experienced lecturers, such sessions aim to help students define their own learning goals, devise learning plans, engage in and reflect on learning activities and progress over time. https://caes.hku.hk/css/

Teacher's Lift

The coronavirus outbreak and move to online teaching provided the impetus for ‘Teachers’ Lift’ - an inter-institutional podcast about teaching - which was made possible through a collaborative effort between HKU, HKUST, and PolyU. With university teachers’ questions and concerns in mind, TL takes the form of an informal dialogue between the show hosts and practitioners. It hopes to build and sustain a community of practice and aims to create opportunities for academics to engage in professional development. To subscribe and listen to TL visit: https://teacherslift.com.

The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Published online bi-annually (in March and October), the Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics (AJAL) is an English language, international, blind-refereed journal. Its goal is to foster discussion and scholarship about the learning, teaching and use of English in Asian contexts. https://caes.hku.hk/ajal

Knowledge Exchange

The Centre for Applied English Studies reaches out to the Hong Kong community through a series of developmental projects designed to provide language learning resources and to understand the needs of Hong Kong learners. The Centre has various projects that have made demonstrable impacts to benefit the community and business. https://caes.hku.hk/home/knowledge-exchange

Centre for Applied English Studies at The University of Hong Kong