Yo u h a v e t h e P O T E N T I A L f o r G R E AT N E S S .

-Steve Harvey

C O N T E N T S

03-01-EXC-13041-A /B Survival French for the Chinese Visitor 8

03-01-EXC-13161-A “Fun-learning” Japanese – Beginners’ Level“愉快學習”日本語 – 初級

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03-01-EXC-13181-A /B Basic Korean for the Busy – Elementary Level 12

06-01-EXC-16031-A Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) 1406-01-EXC-16061-A Understanding Emotions 1606-01-EXC-16221-A Introduction to Counselling: Basic Helping Skills 17

Foreword 1

Student Affairs Office Introduction 2

Enrolment information 3 - 6

Enquiries 23

Greetings

Language Series 語言系列

Physical and Mental Health Series 身心靈健康系列

F o r e w o r d E X C E L L

( Extra-Curricular Enrichment for Lifelong Learners)

Thank you for reading me.

We at PolyU aim at providing the best holistic education for our students, nurturing them to become critical thinkers, effective communicators, innovative problem solvers and socially responsible global citizens. Apart from the quality academic programmes run by faculties and schools, the Student Affairs Office offers our students with a wide variety of extra-curricular enrichment courses which could help you pick up essential life skills and become a more mature and confident person, unlock your unknown potentials and passions, broader your perspectives and expand your network. Through joining these enrichment programmes, you will find your university years more life-changing, exciting, rewarding and fulfilling.

Take a look at the courses we offer and go ahead to register for the courses that sound interesting to you or that can help you equip with the skills you need.

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S t u d e n t A f f a i r s O f f i c eI n t r o d u c t i o n

Vision

To nurture critical thinkers, effective communicators, innovative problem solvers and socially responsible global citizens for the benefit of Hong Kong, the nation and the world.

Mission

To support the all-round development and growth of students, and contribute to their success through the provision of a comprehensive range of, and strategically planned, services, co-curricular programmes and activities, as well as resources and facilities in the areas of student life, health and wellness, leadership and service as well as career.

Values

Student-Centered: Placing student development and student success at the core of everything we do.

Partnership: Partnering with internal and external stakeholders for the shared purpose of supporting student’s success and achieving the University’s goal.

Inclusive: Fostering an accessible, friendly, culturally diverse living and learning environment.

Future-ready: Moving with the time, embracing changes and challenges.

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E n r o l m e n t I n f o r m a t i o n

Extra-Curricular Enrichment for Lifelong Learners (EXCELL) courses are non-credit bearing and open for all current full-time PolyU students. Each student can enroll in a maximum of 7 EXCELL courses in each semester. If there are more applicants than the number of places offered, the places will be allocated by drawing lots. The criteria for lot drawing is as follows:

• The fewer offers a student got in the past, the higher the priority. Those who have never been allocated any courses before will be accorded the highest priority. • The more a student has applied for EXCELL courses in the past but did not get offers, the higher the priority. • The senior the year of study, the higher the priority. • The more the number of times a student has obtained an attendance of 80% or above in EXCELL /CDP courses in the past, the higher the priority. • Those students with record(s) of zero attendance will be accorded the lowest priority. • If a student has registered for a course in past semesters (i.e. has paid the enrolment fees), he/she will not be allowed to apply for the same course

If you will be graduating in this semester, and have problems applying for the EXCELL courses via POSS system, please contact us at excell.prog@polyu.edu.hk. Courses which are undersubscribed after the initial application period will be reopened for application. Interested students are invited to do walk-in registration in person. The time and venue for walk-in registration will be announced on website and through emails. Applications will close until all the places have been taken up or the commencement date of the respective classes, whichever is earlier. Some courses will have an earlier deadline. Please refer to the “Remarks" section of each course.

To enroll, students have to complete the online registration and pay an enrollment fee of HK$50 per course. For some courses, there are additional non-refundable charges for the materials provided.

Students may apply for partial or full waiver of the course fees with documented proof of their financial difficulties. For details, please contact us at excell.prog@polyu.edu.hk.

If you are more interested in music, arts and culture related courses, please visit the website of Culture Promotion and Events Office (CPEO) at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpeo/cpc/ for details.

For courses delivered in Chinese, we have provided an English title so that international students from around the world would be able to know a full list of courses on offer.

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Roll Call

The instructor is responsible for taking roll calls for his/her class. Students are not allowed to add/delete names or make any changes to the class register.

If you cannot find your name in the class register when you attend the class, please notify the instructor-in-charge immediately and contact the Student Affairs office (Room QT308, Tel: 2766 6800) the next day.

All students must attend the class punctually. Students’ attendance records will affect their chances of being admitted to EXCELL courses in future. If you are unable to come to a particular session on time or have to absent, please inform your instructor beforehand as far as possible and practicable.

Students who arrive 15-30 minutes late will have their attendance counted only if they could provide an explanation which could satisfy their instructor. Students who arrive 30 minutes or more after the commencement of the session will be considered as absent. If they leave before the session ends, the instructor can, at his/her discretion, decide on whether their attendance will be counted. The attendance records kept by the Student Affairs Office are considered as official records.

Students should value the learning opportunities offered by these extra-curricular enrichment courses. To make best use of these courses, they should attend all sessions punctually, and interact with other students and the instructor proactively.

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Important Points to Note

1. Attendance Rate Attendance rate must be over 60% for all courses unless otherwise specified. Students who fail to achieve the required attendance rate may affect the chances from joining other EXCELL courses in future.

2. Discipline To maximize the learning outcome and to respect the instructor and other students, students are required to behave probably. They are prohibited from the following:

(i) Use of mobile phones, pagers and/or other devices that are unrelated to learning; and

(ii) Disrespectful behavior or unauthorized activity that interferes with or interrupts the normal teaching and learning progress.

The course instructor will give verbal warning as appropriate to restore the order in class. After giving three warnings, the instructor may ask the student(s) to leave the venue for the benefits of other students. The case will then be reported to the Student Affairs Office for record purpose. Repeated offenders may be suspended from joining other EXCELL courses for a certain period of time.

3. Sit In Students are not allowed to sit in any courses which they have not been admitted. The instructor has the authority to invite those not on the roll call list to leave the venue, and note down their names for record purpose. Those students may be suspended from joining other EXCELL courses for a certain period of time.

4. Suspension of Session For enquiries about session suspension related to holidays, tropical cyclone warnings and rainstorm warnings, please refer to the PolyU Student Handbook athttps://www.polyu.edu.hk/ar/web/en/for-polyu-students/student-handbook/index.html.

5. Class CancellationFor better utilization of resources, there is a minimum viable enrollment number for each class. If the target cannot be reached, the class may be cancelled. Please check https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/sdu/holistic-student-development/excell/ before registering for the courses.

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Recognition

• Students meeting the attendance requirement for individual course will:• Have the achievement included in the Co-curricular Achievement Transcript

(CAT 課外發展證書); and• Be awarded an electronic Certificate of Attendance by the Student Affairs Office.

Language is not only a tool for communication, but an avenue for cultural exchange. Due to rapid globalization, language competency is becoming increasingly important. The Languages Series covers beginner and intermediate levels of speaking, reading and writing in various languages, such as Japanese, French and Cantonese, just to name a few. It is designed to help students attain language proficiency and ignite their desire to explore different cultures across the globe.

Language Series語言系列

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Course no.: 03-01-EXC-13041-A /B

Survival French for the Chinese Visitor

Whether students are planning a trip to France, would like to work in a French company, or are just interested in France and French, this course is ideal for them. It will give students a better understanding of the French people, language and culture through a discussion of real examples and cases. Students will see different aspects and angles of France, and they will hear stories that were never shown on TV or reported in newspapers. They will also learn how to survive in a French environment, and learning activities will be stress-free and fun.

Purpose:

After taking this course, students are expected to be able to:1. Introduce themselves and their family2. Talk about what they like and dislike3. Describe people, objects and a place/living environment4. Ask for direction5. Order food at a restaurant6. Travel in a French-speaking country and do shopping7. Give the time, day and month8. Talk about daily activities and habits9. Interact with people in French by asking and answering simple questions (in a shop, on the street, in a restaurant, etc)10. Write a short message: email, letter, postcard, etc

Language English Quota 20

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Details of the course:Date: 14, 17, 21, 24. 28, 31 Jul 2020 (Tue, Fri) 21, 28 Aug 2020 (Fri)

Time: Class A: 10:00-12:30Class B: 19:00-21:30

Mode of Delivery: Online teaching

Instructor:Mr Michael Alexandre LE CARDINALVisiting Lecturer at the Department of English of PolyU

Michael was born in France. He studied Cinema and Audiovisual at the University of La Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris). He taught French in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools.

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Course no.: 03-01-EXC-13161-A Language Cantonese Quota 20

“Fun-learning” Japanese – Beginners’ Level“愉快學習” 日本語 – 初級

Is learning Japanese difficult and boring? Absolutely not. The taste of “Fun-Learning” can definitely be found in this program. The instructor would explore with you the hearts of the Japanese while learning Japanese with joy. 學習日語是苦差? 此言差矣! 這課程能讓你一嚐 “愉快學習”的滋味。導師致力和你們一邊洞悉日本人的心, 一邊輕輕鬆鬆學習日語。

Purpose 課程目的:• This program provides an environment for students to learn Japanese language at beginner’s level through lively and practical topics. 透過生活化的範疇, 讓學生學習, 掌握最初級日語。• Students will also grasp the ideas of Japanese culture and have a glimpse of their mind-set through this course. 除了日語學習以外, 學生也能涉獵日本文化背後的日本人的想法。

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Instructor 導師:Ms Zoe Chan 陳佳華女士

Master Degree of Japanese for Professions 專業日語文學碩士

Zoe has been studying in Japan and working in various Japanese enterprises and manufacturers in HK for over two decades. With a strong passion to let people learn more about Japanese culture and share her joy in mastering a third language - Japanese, she started teaching a decade before.

Zoe在香港理工大學取得日語碩士學位。與日本結下不之緣的她, 曾留學日本, 學成歸來,一直都香港的

日本工商界打滾至今。只因懷著熱情, 要讓更多同好認識日本文化, 了解日本人的心態; 毅然分身, 10年

前在不知就裡的情況之下涉足學術界, 執起教鞭, 從此不能自拔。

Details of the course 課程詳情:Date 日期: 16, 23, 30 Jul 2020 20, 27 Aug 2020 (Thu)Time 時間: 15:30-18:30Mode of Delivery 上課模式: Online teaching 線上授課

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Course no.: 03-01-EXC-13181-A /B

Basic Korean for the Busy – Elementary Level“Basic Korean for the Busy” is suitable for learners who want to develop their basic communication skills in Korean in a short period of time.

Purpose:This course is composed of essential vocabulary, grammar and expressions for beginners derived from everyday situations and functions of real-life. Various tasks and activities are planned to enable students to acquire the target language grammar and apply it to practical situations.

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Instructor:Ms Jaery LeeMA in Korean as a second language and Korean language teacher's license (Second rate)

Ms Lee was born and raised in Central Seoul, Korea. She has been teaching Korean language in Hong Kong for more than 5 years and has an MA in Korean Language as a Foreign Language. Ms Jaery loves to teach not only Korean language but also Korean history and culture through her lectures.

Details of the course:Date: Class A: 13, 20, 27 Jul 2020 (Mon) 17, 22, 24 Aug 2020 (Mon, Sat)Class B: 15, 22, 29 Jul 2020 (Wed) 19, 22, 26 Aug 2020 (Wed, Sat)

Time:Class A & B: 13:00-15:0022 Aug - Class A: 11:00-13:0022 Aug - Class B: 14:00-16:00

Mode of Delivery: Online teaching

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. In this series, you will learn how to achieve a better state of physical and mental health and improve your quality of life. Please continue reading for more information about these courses.

Physical and Mental Health Series 身心靈健康系列

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Course no.: 06-01-EXC-16031-A Language English Quota 25

Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA)

Developed by Ms. Betty Kitchener and Professor Anthony Jorm, 2 well known Australian mental health experts in 2001. Gradually spread in 23 countries like Scotland, Finland, Canada, UK, USA, Singapore etc…. MHFA is the helping hand offered to a person who is developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves. MHFA certificate would be issued to the participants who have attended the 12 hours of training.

Purpose:• Acquire basic knowledge of common mental health problems• Identity the signs of mental health problems or crises• Provide preliminary and suitable support before the mental health problem gets worse• Know how to encourage those persons in need to seek professional help or make use of appropriate community resources

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Instructor:Ms Nancy ChongRegistered Social Worker, Mental Health First Aid Trainer Ms Wing FungRegistered Social Worker, Mental Health First Aid Trainer

Details of the course:Date: 14, 16, 21, 23 Jul 2020 (Tue, Thu)Time: 14:30-17:30Venue: N001

Remarks:1. MHFA Certificate would only be issued to the participants who have attended all sessions

(12 hours) of training.2. Additional non-refundable fee of HK$50 /person will be charged for the materials and certificate.

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Course no.: 06-01-EXC-16061-A Language English Quota 20

Understanding Emotions

How are you today? Happy? Excited? Disappointed? Angry? Frustrated? Anxious? We have different kinds of emotion every day every moment. Are you aware of your emotional status? Is it healthy? Is it constructive to your daily life? Any meanings of our emotions behind?

Come and join this workshop to better understand your emotion for having a happier life.

Purpose:• Enhance self-understanding on different emotions• Enhance self-understanding on the core relationship between our cognitive, emotion and behaviour

Instructor:Ms Sharon ToCounsellor in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Registered Social Worker

Details of the course:Date: 14, 16, 21, 23 Jul 2020 (Tue, Thu)Time: 10:30-12:00Mode of Delivery: Online teaching

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Course no.: 06-01-EXC-16221-A Language English Quota 20

Introduction to Counselling: Basic Helping Skills

In general, counselling can be described as “the activity of a trained person listening to someone who has a problem” (Cambridge Dictionary). As Gerard Egan (1998) mentioned, “helping takes place through a dialogue between helpers and clients”, “the communication skills of the helper are crucial amid the whole helping process.” These skills are the basic tools in understanding people’s needs in all helping contexts.

Those who are interested to grasp the skills in the helping process are recommended to join us and learn the essences. Experiential exercises and case discussion will be facilitated in illustrating the skilled-helper model.

Purpose:• To give an overview of the Skilled-helper Model and introduce the basic communication skills in the helping process • To facilitate the participants practicing the skills via case sharing and discussions

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Instructor:Dr Sharon WongSenior Counsellor in The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMs Salina ChanSenior Counsellor in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Details of the course:Date: 13, 15, 20, 22 Jul 2020 (Mon, Wed)Time: 15:00-16:30Mode of Delivery: Online teaching

Remarks:1. Participants are expected to be active in the learning process.

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Don’t lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out. ---Ethel

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You can never cross THE OCEAN until you have the COURAGE to lose sight of the SHORE. ---Christopher Columbus

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It is not what you look at that matters, it’s what you SEE. --- Henry David Thoreau

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Life isn't about waiting for the strom to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. ---Vivian Greene

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All enquiries concerning the EXCELL Programme should be directed to Student Affairs Office:

Reception Counter at QT308 (Tel: 2766 6800) during office hours9:00 – 12:00 and 14:30 - 19:00 (Monday – Friday)9:00 – 12:00 (Saturday)

Email: excell.prog@polyu.edu.hk Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/sdu/holistic-student-development/excell/

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