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)

• 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

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

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