☛ No, you do not.

☛ However, we do strongly encourage you to participate in discussions of interest to you, as this is how you will get the most out of the course. We have a range of different discussions in each week of the course, some focusing on questions raised by a particular video, and others looking at language issues raised during the week.

☛ There is an Assessment Activity in each week of the course.

☛ Weeks 1 to 4: Language Quizzes - five questions at the end of each week - up to 30% in total for three out of the four weekly quizzes

☛ Weeks 3 and 4: Peer Assessment (up to 70%)

 is used to show Assessments. When you see this icon, your score counts towards your final grade.

☛ The Peer-Assessment counts for a total of up to 70% of the total grade. In this Assessment you need to use the skills you have built up during Weeks 1 to 3 of the course to answer an interview question. You need to record yourself answering the question, and then upload the sound file to a website called vocaroo . You should share the link for the sound file.

☛ We will provide some sample answers which are between 30 seconds and 2 ½ minutes long. You need to think about providing enough detail in your answer, while also maintaining the interest of your 'interviewers', in this case your fellow students.

☛ You can probably use your mobile phone to record a short sound file. Then you can upload the sound file to vocaroo and share it that way.

☛ At present it is not possible to create an account on vocaroo, so there are no worries there!

☛ We are using vocaroo for a number of reasons - (1) It's appears to be the simplest and most reliable service out there that meets our need; (2) It has been used by the other similar MOOCs successfully (3) The project leader thinks it is cool!

☛ Permanent storage is not provided by Vocaroo. If you want to keep you recording, you should save the sound file on your own computer / mobile phone.

☛ Yes, you can use another provider. The main thing is that you can easily share a link to the sound recording with other participants - make sure that the link is not set on private, or that the listener has to download the recording or sign in to be able to listen. One service you might want to use is audioBoo (this does require you to create an account).

☛ You need to get a score of at least 50% to get a certificate. However, we strongly encourage you to aim for as high a grade as possible. You can download the certificate from your edX dashboard once your have completed the course.

☛ If you would like to download the videos, go to "Download video here" which is right below each course content video and click on the link.

☛ In order to coordinate with your peers from around the world, this course uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The current time is shown above and you can use this site to convert to your own time zone.

☛ There are no prerequisites for English at Work in Asia: Job Applications, CVs and Cover Letters. We do hope that you have already completed Part 1 of this course: English at Work in Asia: Job Applications .

☛ If you understand most of the introduction video from Jessica and Bee, then your English level is good enough to complete the course. We recommend that participants have an English level equilvalent to IELTS Band 5 (TOEFL score 35). You can test your English level here. A score from this test recommending you take Cambridge English First Certificate (FCE) means that your English is good enough for this course.

☛ British English spelling is used in the materials on the MOOC. Note that some of the extra materials link to sites in North America. You should always try to be consistent when writing in English. Use British or American spelling; do not mix them.

 is used to show Questions Before You Watch. Instead of watching a video straightaway, we recommend that you think first for a few minutes about the questions that the video will address. We think this will help you get more from the videos.

 is used to show Assessments. These count towards your final grade.

 is used to show Quizzes. These do not count towards your final grade.

 is used to show Discussions. You are encouraged to take part in discussions as much as you can.

 is used to show Language Pages. Here you will find extra language input about grammar and vocabulary during each week of the course.

 is used to show Further Learning Materials. Here you will find extra readings and videos which we think you will find useful.

 is used to show Weekly Checklists. These will help you keep track of what you need to do each week.

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☛ Bee Dy and Jessica Xia.

☛ The two course instructors, Bee Dy and Jessica Xia, both played an important part in the development of the course.

☛ Other people who have been instrumental in the success of this MOOC include:

Chan Man
Chan Man is a Language Instructor at the English Language Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining the ELC, she taught at Monash University and City University of Hong Kong.

Adrienne Cheng
Adrienne has been a Language Instructor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 2013. She completed her undergraduate studies at York University, and has taught a wide range of students in various educational institutions in Toronto, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

Issa Ying
Issa has been a Language Instructor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since July 2015. Besides teaching in Hong Kong and the mainland, she is currently an executive member of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) and an associate editor of Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice.

Keenan Manning
Keenan has been working at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 2014. He has been involved in several video and IT projects in the ELC.

Charles Griffith
Charles has been working at the English Language Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 1995 initially as an English Language Instructor, and later as a university Lecturer. He’s also taught in Finland, Belgium and England. Charles also appears in many of the videos as an interviewer in Part 2 of the course.

Chris Shepard
Chris is a Language Instructor in the English Language Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has taught at the tertiary level for more than 12 years in Hong Kong, Mexico and the United States. Chris did the voiceover for the Allan Zeman Story video.

Mitchell Mak
Mitchell is a Language Instructor in the English Language Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has been teaching both academic and business English at tertiary institutions in Hong Kong since 2010.

Ian Brown
Ian is a Senior Educational Development Officer at the Educational Development Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

James Evans
James is one of the key interviewers in the project. You see him in videos with Dr Allan Zeman and Mr Philp Tsai. James has been working at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Language Instructor since 2008. He has also taught in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Portugal. He has a particular interest in Service Learning subjects and independent language learning.

Ksenia Troshina
Ksenia appears in many of the videos as an interviewee in Part 2 of the course. She is a Language Instructor at the English Language Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She believes that education should bring positive life-changing experience, both to students and to teachers.

Billy Chun-chuen Chan
Billy appears in many of the videos as an interviewee in Part 2 of the course. He is a Language Instructor teaching EAP/ESP courses at the English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His action research focuses on genres, new literacy and multimodality, and pedagogies in higher education.

Michele Ho
Michele appears in many of the videos as an interviewer in Part 2 of the course. She is a Language Instructor at the English Language Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer at various tertiary institutions and an in-house language trainer/coach at a wide array of corporations including investment banks, logistic solutions service providers and government departments. She is a writer of local textbooks and a teacher trainer / curriculum consultant of various local primary and secondary schools.

Peter Birch
Peter appears in many of the videos as an interviewer in Part 2 of the course. He is a Language Instructor at the English Language Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He’s been working in Hong Kong since 2004, and has also taught in Thailand, Cambodia and Greece.

Lucy Chan
Lucy appears in many of the videos as an interviewer in Part 2 of the course. She is a Language Instructor at the English Language Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

ELC Staff members
Many other ELC staff members have helped create this course by providing ideas and checking materials.

Student interviewees
Four very hard-working and talented students from the Hong Kong Polytechnic Univeristy also appeared in videos.

Chu Yee See Hannah
Muhammad Danial Cheng
Lai Yuen Kiu Cherie
Pierandrea Falchi

Adam Forrester
Adam is the leader of the project.

☛ Many teachers from the ELC will be helping with the moderation of this course. However, please remember to help each other and answer other students' questions. Contributing to and interacting in the discussions is the best way for you to learn from the course.

☛ Our moderators include:

• Adrienne Cheng
• Andy Jarvis
• Bee Dy
• Chan Man
• Issa Ying
• Jessica Xia
• Keenan Manning
• Ksenia Troshina
• Adam Forrester

☛ We also have Discussion Teaching Assistants (TAs). They include:

• Ann Soullier
• Billy Chan
• Bruce Morrison
• Chrissy Burns
• Darren Harbutt
• David Barnard
• Dawn Gillis
• Dennis Foung
• Ian Brown
• Irene Lee

Dr Allan Zeman is the Chairman of The Lan Kwai Fong Group

Mr Philip Tsai is the Vice Chairman of Deloitte China . Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management and tax services to clients through its global network of member firms in more than 150 countries with over 210,000 professionals.

Mr Robert Williams is the Principal & Director at Asia Media Search. Asia Media Search is a boutique recruitment firm specialising in Media and Event Marketing in Asia. You can see his LinkedIn profile here.

Dr Aditi Dubey-Jhaveri has been teaching language, communication and media courses to tertiary students in Hong Kong since 2004. Prior to starting her career in education, she worked for BBC World Service Radio as a news presenter and writer. You can see her LinkedIn profile here.