This course is designed to help students with a good level of English proficiency to learn essential academic English skills for university studies. In particular, the course will focus on the development of expository texts including summaries and essays based on library and Internet research. Course content includes topic and audience analyses, library research methods, summarizing and paraphrasing skills, proper documentation of sources, presentation practice and self-access online learning. Course-tied workshops will be provided in support of students’ learning. This is an advanced foundation course which is compulsory for first-year students who have attained HKDSE level 5 or its equivalence, and is a prerequisite for Level Two and Three courses. (This course is not suitable for students who have attained HKDSE level 5* or above or its equivalence.)