The Workplace English Campaign(WEC) launched a new series of Announcement of Public Interest (API) on television and radio with the theme, "Better English, Better Prospects", to promote the importance of improving one’s English proficiency.

Please click here to view the APIs.

The Workplace English Campaign has sponsored a new series of TV and radio programmes, “English Made Easy 2011”, to introduce some useful English expressions in various situations.

Produced by RTHK, the series will be launched in July 2011 with broadcasting schedule as follows:

Radio programme – Starting from 2 July, 9:00 p.m. on every Saturday on RTHK 2
TV programme – Starting from 13 July, 7:00 p.m. on every Wednesday on TVB Jade Channel

Review of the programme, please visit http://rthk.hk/elearning/english2011.

Be a new fan of Workplace English Campaign Facebook, you will get a FREE copy of "One-Minutes English". If you refer a new fan, you will get a DVD of "Hong Kong Welcomes You".

To register, please call 3527 0172 during office hours.

Dr. Danny C. H. Leung, Assistant Professor of Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a well-received workshop on the use of English in emails and letters.

• Review videos of the workshop:
  - Part 1 – Introduction (12:00)

- Part 2 – Ten COMMON ERRORS among white collars(A) (22:41)
- Part 3 – Ten COMMON ERRORS among white collars(B) (23:35)
- Part 4 – Ten TACTICS to improve written communication(A) (24:44)
- Part 5 – Ten TACTICS to improve written communication(B) (38:52)
- Part 6 – Ten SMARTIES for structuring emails (28:04)
- Part 7 – Ten PRACTICAL GUIDES on writing effective emails (19:54)
 
• Download Notes of workshop
• Download PowerPoint of the workshop

Review videos of other workshop

The Workplace English Campaign sponsored a new series of TV and radio programmes, "English Made Easy", to introduce some useful English expressions in various situations.

· "Hong Kong Welcomes You" (2009 version)–in Chinese only

A radio-cum-video programme produced in support of the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games to introduce some English phrases and vocabulary commonly used in receiving overseas visitors.

• Review of radio and video programmes

· Videos: "Understanding some common English errors and how to overcome them" by Prof. David Li

Prof. David C.S. Li of the Department of English, Hong Kong Institute of Education hosted two well-received workshops to discuss some English errors which are commonly found among Hong Kong Chinese users of English.

• Review videos of the second workshop:


- Part 1 – too + Adj + to + VP (33:46)
- Part 2 – Independent clause as Subject (28:49)
- Part 3 – Pseudo-tough movement (19:42)

• Download Student's Notes of second workshop

• Review videos and Student’s Notes of first workshop


 

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