CAES1001 Academic Communication in English

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Course Duration & Schedules

ACE is designed for first-year undergraduate students. Attendance is mandatory for all sessions to pass the course.

1. Course Duration

 

0 CREDIT
(non-credit bearing)

12 SESSIONS

 

This course is non-credit bearing and consists of 12 sessions.

2. Schedules

ACE offers two delivery modes: a standard mode and an intensive mode. Students can choose either mode in their first year of studies during the course enrollment and add/drop period.

I. Standard Mode

EITHER

a single 3-hour class each week

 

OR

1-hour class plus

a 2-hour class each week

 

OR

2-hour class plus

a 1-hour class each week

 

The standard mode runs over 12 weeks in either the first or second semester of the students’ first year.

Classes are scheduled in one of the following formats each week:

  • A single 3-hour session.
  • A combination of a 1-hour session and a 2-hour session.
  • A combination of a 2-hour session and a 1-hour session.

II. Intensive Mode

Two intensive modes are offered in an academic year. The intensive mode consists of two modules. Students need to complete both modules to pass the course in their first year of studies.

EITHER

Last two weeks of August +

First two weeks of January in the following year

OR

First two weeks of January +

First two weeks of June in the same year

 

Each module consists of six sessions. Three sessions will be held per week, with each session lasting 3 hours.

3. Assessment Methods

INDEPENDENT LEARNING TASKS

ESSAY (50%)

PRESENTATION (50%)