Ellen Mok
Ellen is an Instructor at the ELC, HKPolyU. Find out more about Ellen here.
HKPolyUX
Learning English Through Short Stories
Improve your English by reading short stories!
Learning English Through Short Stories aims to increase YOUR reading proficiency, develop YOUR language and literacy skills, cultivate an interest in reading and help YOU to appreciate English literature.
There will be 10 short stories in this course:
- The Model Millionaire
- the Gift of the Magi
- The Red-Headed League
- Hills like White Elephants
- Eveline
- The Diamond Necklace
- the Country of the Blind
- Babylon Revisited
- Lottery
The course will look at the full texts of the short stories, and encourage critical reading. There will be both a literature and a language focus section.
Course Staff
Jessica Xia
Jessica is a Lecturer at the ELC, HKPolyU. Find out more about Jessica here.
Adam Forrester
Adam is a Senior Lecturer at the ELC, HKPolyU. Find out more about Adam here.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I join the course?
Follow these 3 easy steps!
Step 1: Create account:https://authn.edge.edx.org/register
Step 2: Activate account by clicking on link sent in email
Step 3: Enrol!
Who created the course?
The course was created by team above with the assistance of the Open Online Courses team and other staff in the English Language Centre of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
