School of Education and Languages
The School of Education and Languages comprises of the Department of Education and the Department of Applied Language Studies, and offers quality education to students through applied and creative curricula. The School offers 6 full-time face-to-face undergraduate programmes and a range of distance-learning/part-time programmes from sub-degree to doctoral levels. It aims to make contribution to initial teacher education and the professional development of teachers in Hong Kong; language education for teachers; early childhood education including special educational needs in ECE; and enhancing the Chinese and English language proficiency of students in the HKMU.
Besides offering academic programmes, the School also runs two centres: CPET and RIBiLT. Centre for Putonghua Education and Testing (CPET) organizes and administers the National Putonghua Proficiency Test in collaboration with the State Language and Writing Commission. The Research Institute for Bilingual Learning and Teaching (RIBiLT) is dedicated to fostering and extending the research capability of academics in the discipline of bilingual learning and teaching, and facilitating research output and development of good practices for bilingual education in Hong Kong schools.
Vision
To nurture young people to have the abilities to maintain inclusive and professional communication with the global communities, and to assume leadership in discovering new ways to serve.
Mission
To provide a caring and supportive environment for students to engage in an interdisciplinary and creative education, so that they can maximize their abilities and serve the global and local communities in their unique ways.
The School of Education and Languages aims to contribute to
