CILL Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards Scheme

The aim of the CILL Awards Scheme is to help you become an independent learner. You are encouraged to try a variety of CILL’s learning activities.

Start with a Bronze Award

What you need to do:

  • study for 15 hours in CILL
  • finish the 5 Bronze worksheets for the book “The Study Skills Handbook” (copies in CILL)
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What you will get:
  • Bronze Certificate
  • Bronze CILL label
  • Coupon

Upgrade to the Silver Award

What you need to do:

  • study for a further 15 hours in CILL
  • finish the 5 Silver worksheets for the book “The Study Skills Handbook” (copies in CILL)

What you will get:

  • Silver Certificate
  • Silver CILL label
  • Photo on the bulletin board
  • Coupon
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Move up to the Gold Award

What you need to do:

  • study for a further 15 hours in CILL
  • upload the 5 Gold worksheets onto the Blackboard e-portfolio site
  • write a reflection of about 200 words on your independent English language learning

What you will get:

  • Gold Certificate
  • Gold CILL label
  • Photo on the bulletin board
  • Letter of recommendation
  • Coupon
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How to apply

The CILL Awards are based on:

  • the number of hours you spend in CILL (including hours doing WAP/ SAP and CILL Workshops held in Room A305)
  • the worksheets you complete

Remember

  • record your study hours in the CILL using the smart card reader when you enter and leave
  • Hours are not counted if you do not use your smart card
  • Hours are counted until 31 December (semester 1), 30 May (semester 2) and 31 August (Summer term)

Bronze & Silver Awards

  • study for 15 or 30 hours
  • ask the counter staff to write down the number of hours on the hours-checking form
  • return the completed worksheets to the counter staff

Gold Award

  • send an email to elc.cill@polyu.edu.hk to enrol in the Blackboard eportoflio course
  • complete a total of 45 hours study
  • upload the completed worksheets and 200-word reflection to the Blackboard portfolio course
  • ask the CILL counter staff to write down the number of hours on the hours-checking form

Further information

For further details and updates, please go to here.

Address and contact

Rm A305, 3/F via Core A
Enquiries: 2666 7526
Email: elc.cill@polyu.edu.hk

Last updated on: Thursday, August 26, 2021