Ÿ Note-taking skills (2)

- Listen to the radio programme in English and take some notes while listening (1)

- Take down notes when watching videos without subtitles (1)

- Write a summary based on the news content (1)

2/15 (13.3%)

Speaking (38)

Ÿ Pronunciation

- Accent (3)

- Listen to radio programmes in English (e.g. BBC/RTHK etc.)

- Watch English movies/TV programmes (1)

- Record down the speech for improvement (1)

3/58 (5.2%)

38/44 (86.4%)

- IPA(International Phonetic Alphabet) transcript (7)

- Read aloud passages in newspapers or other scripts (6)

- Visit pronunciation websites and follow the samples to pronounce words (1)

- Check ipa in dictionary (1)

- Watch speech delivered by famous speaker/celebrity online (1)

- Ask friends to correct the mistakes made in pronunciation (2)

- Imitate the pronunciations from the english movies/ of native speakers (3)

- Communicate with others in English in daily life (1)

7/58 (12.1%)

Ÿ Tones and intonations (1)

- Watch TV series/movies and imitate the actors’ intonation (1)

1/58 (1.7%)

Ÿ Accuracy (5)

- Read aloud articles on newspaper/magazines and record down (4)

- Imitate movie actor’s way of speaking (1)

5/58 (8.6%)

Ÿ Fluency (20)

- Have discussions with friends in English and record it down (6)

- Read aloud articles in newspapers/magazines and poems (4)

- Imitate the way native speakers talk through watching movies/online videos (4)

- Practice presentation in front of classmates (2)

- Join Big Mouth Corner at polyu to practice oral English (2)

- Visit CILL (1)

- Give comments on newspaper articles and record it down (1)

- Summarize the main ideas of books/movie/drama after reading/watching (1)

- Review movies/ books orally (1)

- Develop the ability to think in English (1)

- Pay attention to intonation (1)

- Retell stories to friends (1)

- Have discussion with classmates in English (3)

- Talk to instructor after class (1)

- Do some voluntary job where English is used as a medium for communication (1)

- Read aloud the English news (2)

- Read newspapers/magazines in English (1)

20/58 (34.5%)

Ÿ Confidence/language competency (22)

- Read aloud (e.g. At least 2 pieces of articles/news/editorials written in english every day) (2)

- Read more authentic materials and jot down the new words and their meanings (2)

- Talk with english native speakers (e.g. Native speakers/exchange students at big mouth corner)/ write summary of the conversation (5)

- Have discussion with classmates in english (3)

- Attend elep oral speaking class (1)

- Practice presentation in front of classmates (1)

- Watch drama series with(out) subtitles (1)

- Use online platform to role-play and practice spoken english (1)

- Learn new words in animation/computer graphics (1)

- Watch speeches delivered by famous people (1)

- Make use of different tools e.g. Mirror/web-cam and record down the speech for improvement (2)

- Give a at least 2-minute speech to the peers (1)

- Have more discussion with other students/peers/native speakers in english (2)

- Watch online videos and tv programme in english, jot down part of their scripts and check for the meanings (1)

22/58 (37.9%)