The 11th International Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level is jointly organised by the Department of English of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Tsinghua University and School of International Studies of Zhejiang University, China. As a part of the celebration of the 80 years anniversary of PolyU, it aims to provide a platform for academics and research students to discuss and review various issues related to English studies in tertiary education. The theme of the conference is Rethinking ELT in Higher Education.