HKU CAES Annual Report 2022-2023

Non-credit bearing courses for undergraduate students (2022-2023) Course Number of Students Medical/Dental Terminology Workshop 89 Academic Literacy Skills for Bachelor of Science in Applied Child Development 30 Subtotal 119 English language instruction, in the form of academic literacy support, forms the heart of the Centre’s activities. The Centre provided courses for 8,243 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the 2022-2023 academic year. All of our courses have been designed in consultation with faculty colleagues to ensure that they are teaching communication skills which are well- aligned with students’ curricula. In the 2022-2023 academic year, the following courses were offered: Credit-bearing courses for undergraduate students (2022-2023) Non-credit bearing courses for postgraduate students (2022-2023) CAESWork Faculty CAES Code Course Year Number of Students All 1000 Core University English 1 2,328 2004 Communication and Community Engagement through Podcasting (Elective course) All 19 Architecture 9121 Communication Course for Architecture Students 2 175 Arts 9201 Academic English: Countries and Cultures 2 177 9202 Academic English: Literary Studies 2 46 9203 Academic English: Philosophy and the History of Ideas 2 19 9204 Academic English: History 2 49 9205 Academic English: Language Studies 2 101 9206 Academic English: Creative and Visual Arts 2 58 Business & Economics 9920 Academic Communication for Business and Economics 2 602 Dentistry 9350 Academic English for Dentistry 5 73 Education 9420 Academic English for Information Management & Social Data Science Students 3 78 9421 Academic English for Speech & Hearing Sciences Students 2 55 9423 Academic English for Education Students 2 83 9430 Academic English for Early Childhood Education Students 3 48 Engineering 9531 Technical English for Biomedical Engineering 3 21 9532 Technical English for Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering 3 36 9540 Technical English for Civil Engineering 4 139 9541 Technical English for Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 116 9542 Technical English for Computer Science 4 146 9544 Technical English for Mechanical Engineering 4 102 Medicine 9720 Academic Communication for Pharmacy Students 2 35 9721 Academic Communication for Nursing Students 2 203 9722 Academic English for Biomedical Sciences Students 2 46 9730 English for Clinical Clerkship for Chinese Medicine Students 3 21 9740 Professional Communication in Clinical Practice 4 225 Science 9820 Academic English for Science Students 2 394 9821 Professional and Technical Communication for Mathematical Sciences 2 217 Social Sciences 9921 Great Speeches: Rhetoric and Delivery 2 91 9922 Language, Genre and Reports 2 100 9923 Writing Psychology: Text and Context 2 120 9925 Academic and Professional Literacies in Social Work 2 38 9930 Dissertation Writing in the Social Sciences 3 18 Subtotal 5,979 Course Number of Students Academic Writing Plenary (Plagiarism Avoidance and Critical Referencing Skills) for Master of Arts in English Studies 76 Academic Writing Workshop for Master of Social Sciences in Behavioral Health and  Master of Expressive Arts Therapy 12 Dissertation Writing for Master of Science in Computer Science 310 Dissertation Writing for Master of Science in Engineering (Innovative Design and Technology) 70 Dissertation Writing for Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 172 Dissertation Writing for Master of Dental Surgery and Master of Science – An Induction Course 26 Dissertation Writing for Medical Sciences - An Induction Course 100 Effective Academic Speaking Skills 35 Effective Conference Preparation and Participation 51 Getting Published in Academic Journals (Sciences) 62 Getting Published in Academic Journals (Humanities) 63 Intensive English for Postgraduate Students 61 Managing Your Confirmation Seminar and Viva 70 MATESOL Advanced Academic Literacy Workshop I: Planning and writing an academic essay 54 MATESOL Advanced Academic Literacy Workshop II: Presenting stance and arguments in critical writing 53 MATESOL Advanced Academic Literacy Workshop III: Writing a Literature Review 53 Presentation Skills for Master Programmes in Business School 60 Presentation Skills for Master of Science in Computer Science  311 Presentation Skills for Master of Science in Engineering (Innovative Design and Technology) 70 Presentation Skills for Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 172 Thesis Writing Workshop for Doctor of Education 21 Writing Right: Writing Accurately and Clearly 48 Subtotal 1,950 Other courses (2022-2023) Course Number of Students English courses for HKU Non-academic Staff 153 Summer Programme 195 Subtotal 348 Total Number of Students Taught 8,396 Total Number of Communication Support Services Sessions Offered 4,633 ANNUAL REPORT 2022-2023 13 14 Centre for Applied English Studies