LCH1061 Academic English (Social Sciences) II Semester 2, 2020/21
LCH1061 Academic English (Social Sciences) II
Take-Home Test (30%)
Briefing Notes
Date: 11 April 2021 (Week 10 Sunday)
Test Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (2 hours for completing the test)
The question paper file will only be available on Moodle Centralised Group
during this period.
Submission 4:01 pm – 4:30 pm (Time for online submission)
Period:
Submission The Turnitin submission link on the Moodle page of individual class
Platform:
Guidelines: The question paper file (MS Word file) will be available on Moodle Centralised
Group at 2:00 pm, 11 April 2021.
You need to:
1. SAVE the question paper file as a MS Word file on the desktop of your
computer with this format of file name: LCH1061 Test_Class_Full
Name.docx (e.g. LCH1061 Test_201_Chan Tai Man David.docx),
2. TYPE your name, student number, and class on the first page of the file,
3. TYPE your answers in the space provided after each question in the file,
4. UPLOAD the completed Take-Home Test file (a Microsoft Word file -
docx) to Turnitin on your Class Moodle Page as soon as the Submission
要打開個file 確保佢係開到 Period starts.
5. DOUBLE-CHECK your submission during the Submission Period. You
have to check if you have submitted the correct and completed file.
Unsuccessful submission, including submitting a wrong/empty file and a
file in a wrong format, will be counted as NO SUBMISSION, and 0 mark
will be given.
Handwritten answers are NOT acceptable.
ALL questions are compulsory to be answered.
In case there is a problem uploading the completed Take-Home Test file to
Moodle Turnitin, students may use their HKCC student email account to email
the file to the class lecturer’s CPCE teacher email account, but NO extra time
will be allowed for such email submission.
Format: There are THREE sections in the assignment:
Section A: Short Questions (60%) – 7 Questions
Section B: Proofreading (20%) – 8 Mistakes
Section C: Paragraph-Writing (20%) – One paragraph: 200-250 words
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Important Notes
The Take-Home Test lasts from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on 11 April 2021. After the test, there will
be a Submission Period of 30 minutes (i.e. from 4:01 pm to 4:30 pm) for you to upload your
completed Take-Home Test file to Moodle. The Submission Period is NOT part of the test time,
and you are strongly advised to submit your completed test paper as soon as the Submission
Period starts, and in any case no later than 4:30 pm. It is your responsibility to ensure that you
submit your answers on time (i.e. at or before 4:30 pm).
Please note that:
(1) 20% of your marks will be deducted if you submit your completed Take-Home Test file
via Turnitin between 4:31 pm and 5:00 pm;
(2) You will receive 0 mark if you submit your completed Take-Home Test file after 5:00 pm;
(3) In the unlikely circumstances that the Moodle/Turnitin system malfunctions, you should
email your completed Take-Home Test file to your subject lecturer, and you must do so
within the Submission Period;
(4) You should ensure your computer and home WIFI function well. For late submissions due
to technical incompetence, faults and/or failures, the penalties stated in (1) and (2) shall
apply;
(5) If you submit a wrong file, and you email the correct file to your subject lecturer after the
Submission Period, the penalties of (1) and (2) shall still apply.
(6) You must complete the Take-Home Test all by yourself:
o You must work on the test all by yourself, without any forms of communication
with any classmates and/or other person(s);
o You must use your own textbook, teaching materials, and notes, which should not
be shared with other classmates, either physically or electronically;
o You must work on the test in a venue where no other classmates are present.
(7) Any established plagiarised cases will be subject to disciplinary actions such as mark
deduction, disqualification, or even expulsion by the College.
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Take-home Test - FAQs
1. How can I open, save, and edit the question paper file that restricts editing?
Answer: The web version of MS Word does not allow you to edit a file that restricts editing. If you
do not have the full version of MS Office installed on the device (with Windows/Mac OS) you are
going to use in the test, please follow the instructions below to install the full suite of MS Office:
The installation procedures are as follows:
1. Login to CPCE Portal
2. Open Office 365 OWA (webmail)
3. Click the nine dots (App Launcher) button at the top-left corner
4. Click “Office 365”
5. Click “Install Office”
Should you have further enquiries, please contact ITU (HHB Hotline: 3746 0818) as soon as possible.
2. Where can I download the question paper file of the take-home test?
Answer: Log into Moodle and go to LCH1061 Centralised Group. You will see the file of the
question paper under “Week 10: Take-home Test (11 April 2021)”. Download the question paper file
(Microsoft Word Document) to the desktop of your computer (NOT any cloud drive as Turnitin may
not allow you to upload a file from a cloud drive).
3. How much time do I have for answering the questions in this assessment?
Answer: The test duration is 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm on 11 April 2021.
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4. When can I submit my completed question paper file?
Answer: After the test is released, the submission link is ready for your submission. In other words,
you can submit your completed question paper file any time during the test and submission period.
However, you are advised to submit the completed file as soon as the Submission Period starts at
4:01 pm. The Submission Period is meant to give you time to do three things:
(1) Submit your file;
(2) Double-check your file after submission;
(3) Fix any problems.
If you start your submission at the last minute, you may not have time to double-check your files or
fix problems. Double-checking your submission is a MUST. Experience tells us that students may
submit a file with a wrong file format or a totally wrong file. When that happens, you will get 0 mark
for the Take-Home Test.
5. What is counted as late submission?
Answer: All files received during the period of 4:31 pm – 5:00 on 11 April 2021 will be counted as
late submission and a total of 20% of your marks will be deducted. If your file is submitted at or after
5:01, you will get 0 mark in this assessment.
6. How can I submit my completed question paper file?
Answer: Please refer to the details in the pdf file “Take-home Test - Turnitin Instructions for
Students”.
7. Can I make multiple submissions for this assessment?
Answer: Yes, you can submit the completed question paper file to Turnitin for more than once before
the end of the Submission Period (4:30 pm, 11 April 2021). However, please remember that you have
to be responsible for your submissions. Therefore, you should double-check that the file you
submitted is the CORRECT one. Any blank file, wrong file, or corrupted file submitted to Turnitin
will be treated as no submission. Most importantly, you should make sure that you can submit the
completed question paper file to Turnitin within the Submission Period.
8. If technical problems occur on Moodle, what should I do?
Answer: Please note that we have checked with ITU. According to ITU, Moodle can cater for 700
log-ins at one go. Generally speaking, there will not be a problem. However, to ensure that you can
get the question paper file and submit the completed file successfully, the email system will be used
as a backup channel:
After the test is released on Moodle, you will also receive an email containing a link for you to
download the same question paper file.
In case you encounter any technical problem in your submission, please send your completed
question paper file to the designated email account of your lecturer before the end of the
Submission Period (4:30 pm, 11 April 2021).
Therefore, technical difficulties will NOT be a reasonable excuse for late submission.
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9. During the assessment, if I have questions to ask, what should I do?
Answer: You can contact your lecturer by email or other means provided by your lecturer.
In case there is any special announcement, we will inform students by posting a message on
Moodle (Centralised Group) and by email.
LCH1061 Subject Lecturers’ Email Addresses:
Class Subject Lecturer Email Address:
201, 202, 203 Wendy Sze
[email protected] 204, 205, 206 Debbie Lam
[email protected] 207, 208, 209 Natalie Chan
[email protected] 210, 211, 212 Cindy Cheung
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Topics Covered: (Textbook pages)
LCH1060 AE I (Semester 1) LCH1061 AE II (Semester 2, Weeks 1-8)
Introduction to Academic Writing: Common Essay Types:
From a Paragraph to an Essay (Ch. 1, pp.2-21) Argument Essays (Ch. 7, pp.142-169)
Exploring an Academic Essay (Ch. 2, pp.22-43)
A Process Approach to Writing an Academic Data Collection Methods:
Essay (Ch. 3, pp.44-53) Designing Questionnaires
Using Sources in Academic Writing (Ch. 4, Interviewing Skills
pp.54-84) Incorporating Primary Data into Essays
(Supplementary Notes)
Grammar and Sentence Skills: Grammar and Sentence Skills:
Consistent Verb Tense Usage (Ch. 5, pp.102- Transitions and Connectors, Modals, and
103) Adverbs (Ch. 7, pp.157-165)
Connectors (Ch. 5, pp.97-101; Ch. 6, pp.128- Adjectives (Ch. 12, pp.233-236)
129) Sentence Types (Ch. 13, pp.237-242)
Sentence Fragments (Ch. 5, pp.103- 104) Sentence Structure (Ch. 14, pp.243-251)
Comparative Forms (Ch. 6, pp.129- 131) Participial Phrases (Ch. 15, pp.252-255)
Parallel Structure (Ch. 6, pp.132-133) Additional Grammar Exercises (Ch. 16, pp.256-
Subject-Verb Agreement (Ch. 9, pp.209-213) 267)
Verb Tense System (Ch. 10, pp.214- 226) Review of Academic Writing Process (Appendix
6, pp.283-287)
Verb Forms: Gerunds and Infinitives (Ch. 11,
pp.227-232) Connecting Words (PESCS Ch.14, pp.97-101)
The Basics of Verb Tenses (PESCS Ch.12, Passive Voice (PESCS Ch. 15, pp.102-105)
pp.81-87) Prepositions in Time Expressions (PESCS Ch.
Articles (PESCS Ch. 13, pp.88-96) 16, pp.106-108)
Pronoun Consistency (PESCS Ch.18, pp.110- Prepositional Phrases of Place (PESCS Ch. 17,
111) p.109)
Reading and Vocabulary Skills: Reading and Vocabulary Skills:
Building Vocabulary: Guessing Meaning from Learning Word Forms (PESCS Ch. 10, pp.73-
Context (PESCS Ch.7, pp.60-61) 75)
Building Vocabulary: Understanding Prefixes Distinguishing between Formal and Informal
(PESCS Ch.8, pp.65-66) Vocabulary (PESCS Ch. 11, p.78)
Building Vocabulary: Recognizing Suffixes Differentiating Multiple Meanings of a Word
(PESCS Ch.9, pp.69-70) (PESCS Ch. 11, pp.78-79)
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