Preparatory Course of Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA) - English Language (Writing)

Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA) is jointly conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) and the Education Bureau (EDB). It is an assessment for the teachers/aspiring teachers to assess their proficiency in English Language/Putonghua in order to attaining the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) for teaching English/Putonghua.

For the LPA (English Language), it contains five papers, which are Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and Classroom Language Assessment. 

This course aims to help participants prepare for the Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA) - English Language (Writing) and develop knowledge and skills in teaching writing skills.

Upon successful completion of this preparatory course, participants will be able to:

• Familiarize themselves with the LPA performance descriptors for writing
• Understand the format and types of tasks involved in the writing assessment
• Present arguments coherently and accurately
• Identify and explain student errors clearly and concisely
• Identify and rectify student errors
• Provide written explanations for student errors/problems

Applicants must have attained

• Level 3 or above in English in HKDSE; OR
• Grade D or above in English (Syllabus B) in HKCEE; OR
• equivalent qualifications

Upon successful completion of the course with at least 80% attendance rate, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance from PolyU SPEED.

1.  Application form can be downloaded from this website.  Before completing the application form, please read carefully the "Guide for Applicants" on the form.

2.  Please submit one application form and settle the course fee by bank draft/ crossed cheque/ On-line Card Payment System for each course applied. For details of payment methods, please refer to Section 4 of the application form or this web page.

3.  Non-permanent residents of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) holding

(i) work visa/ entry permit; OR

(ii) visa/ entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) (except those from Mainland, Macao and Taiwan); OR

(iii) dependent visa/ entry permit (except those from Mainland, Macao and Taiwan), issued by the Director of Immigration of HKSAR Government may enroll in short-term courses in SPEED without seeking prior approval from the Director of Immigration.

These applicants are required to attach a copy of their identity document(s) and the valid visa/ entry permit to their application.  On admission, they will be required to provide the original identity document(s) and visa/ entry permit for verification. Throughout the course of study, it is the responsibility of individual students to ensure that their identity documents and visas/ entry permits are valid. Other non-local applicants can neither be registered as students nor commence their studies on the short-term courses in SPEED.

4.  Applications should be submitted on or before the deadline for application via one of the following means -

(a) By post or by hand:

Submit the completed application form, a copy of your academic qualification and a copy of your valid visa/ entry permit (if applicable) together with the bank draft/ crossed cheque/ payment confirmation page (for online payment) to School of Professional Education and Executive Development, HHB-404, 4/F, PolyU Hung Hom Bay Campus, 8 Hung Lok Road, Hung Hom,Kowloon, Hong Kong.

(b) By e-mail (for application with payment settled via online system only):

Submit the completed application form, a copy of your academic qualification and a copy of your valid visa/ entry permit (if applicable) together with the payment confirmation page by e-mail to ceo@speed-polyu.edu.hk.

Please choose either one of the following payment methods for course fee: 

(1)  Bank Draft/ Crossed Cheque

You could submit a bank draft/ crossed cheque (made payable to "The Hong Kong Polytechnic University") by post or by hand.  Please write your name, the course code and class code at the back of the bank draft/ crossed cheque.  Post-dated cheque will not be accepted.

(2)  On-line Card Payment System (by Visa/ Master/ FPS/ China UnionPay card)
You could settle the course fee via On-line Card Payment System by Visa/ Master/ FPS/ China UnionPay card.  For successful payment, please print the payment confirmation page for record and quote the invoice number (as shown on the payment confirmation page) on Section 4 of the application form. No separate hardcopy of the payment receipt will be issued for you.

According to the School's Refund Policy, course fees paid are normally not refundable, except cases of unsuccessful applications/ course cancellation.  Fees paid and places allocated are not transferrable.