Achieving language standards comparable with benchmark examinations
English major students are exempt, through their degree studies, from the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) which requires all teachers to demonstrate their language proficiency by passing the government's Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) examinations. Not content with relying on the exemption alone to guarantee standards, the Institute has developed its own Internal Test of English Language Proficiency which is comparable to government standards. Students majoring in English must reach the standard defined by this assessment before they are allowed to progress to their final year.

In the same way, Chinese major students who intend to take Putonghua Teaching Methodology as an option have to sit for an Internal Test of Putonghua Proficiency which they are expected to pass before being allowed to take the relevant modules. This rigorous process has helped to ensure that the language standards of our prospective language teachers are comparable to the LPR levels set by government.