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Supporting Courses & Services - Graduate Student
Writing Support Service
- This service aims to assist research postgraduate students who
need help with their academic writing in English. The service
will diagnose the specific features of a student's writing which
are leading to a breakdown in communication in order to raise
the students' awareness of those lexical and grammatical features
that will need attention during the writing and editing of the
student's thesis.
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A student should submit a substantial piece of writing, not
more than 15 pages in length, for critical reading. After a
consultant has diagnosed the main problems in the writing,
he/she
will meet with the student to discuss the paper and give feedback,
both spoken and written.
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It is important to realise that this is not a proofreading
service. The intention of the diagnosis and discussion
is to improve the student as a writer, by raising awareness
of language issues, rather than to improve the particular piece
of writing submitted. For this reason, students are advised
to take advantage of this service as early in their
postgraduate studies as possible so that they then have a reasonable amount
of time between the consultation and the actual writing of the
thesis to make the necessary improvements. Maximum benefit will
be gained from this service by students who have previously
attended the Introduction to Thesis Writing course.
- Each student is entitled to 4 hours of consultation. These 4
hours covers both diagnosis of problems and discussion time. Actual
one-to-one contact with the teacher will vary depending on how
much time is needed to diagnose the problems in the writing.
Eligibility and Enrolment
- All current MPhil/PhD students (including F/T and P/T) are
eligible for the above services during their candidature for
their degrees. However, each student is entitled to 4 hours
of free service only.
- For FREE service, students should complete the Application
Form for Support Services for MPhil/PhD Students (GS3) and
return the form to the Graduate
School.
- Further consultation hours are charged at HKD414 per hour.
Students are required to complete a separate form
for further service (GS4) which is obtainable from the Graduate
School on request. Those who are supported by their departments
should seek endorsement from their supervisors and Heads of departments,
and specify the number of hours sponsored and the departmental
account code to be charged. For self-financing students, please
submit the correct amount of payment.
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