Underpinned by content-based instruction (CBI) (Richards & Rodgers, 2014), this project aims to develop a Language Small Private Online Course (LSPOC), which cultivates students’ intercultural competence (Jackson, 2018) and enriches students’ ideas and vocabulary when attempting IELTS essay writing and speaking tests. Intercultural education is treated as an end and a means in this project.Continue reading “A Language Small Private Online Course (SPOC) for IELTS Preparation and Intercultural Education”

In English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writing, students express difficulties in producing high quality essays. Having a mindset of ‘play the game by its rule’, students perceive a clear understanding of the assessment standards as an important step towards producing good written work; this is especially true when students are preparing themselves for high-stakes language tests namely IELTS.Continue reading “Developing an Exemplar Anthology and Online Exemplar Platform for IELTS Writing”

As a mobile device and tablet application, WordEngine is designed for boosting users’ knowledge in English vocabulary.  Given the cutting-edge reputation of WE in the field of Teaching English as a second, foreign, or other language (TESOL) some time ago, this TDG project was an attempt to introduce an alternative resource for enhancing the EnglishContinue reading “Enhancing HKIEd Students’ IELTS and General Vocabulary through Incorporating e-Learning into English Enhancement Courses”