Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature
 
The English Language and Literature Programme seeks to provide:
 
a) A rigorous and rewarding educational experience for its students, including strengthening their English language proficiency and their ability to think and work critically, independently, and creatively;
b) A foundation of knowledge in literature and language that enables students to learn a variety of new approaches and methodologies in the areas of Literary and Comparative Studies and Language and Communication Studies;
c) Exposure to the canon and traditions of English literature and language as an enduring legacy for the culture and community of Hong Kong.
 
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
 
I) Major Courses 54 units
II) Honours Project 6 units
III) General Education 38 units
IV) Free Electives# 30 units
    ───────
  128 units
 
# Students may take additional GE courses in any category to fulfil the “Free Electives” requirement. A maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfilment of the “Free Electives” requirement.
 
Requirements
 
I. Major Courses 54 units
  Major Required Courses (30 units)  
  ENGL 1005 English, Creativity & Cultures 3 units
ENGL 2005 Introduction to the Study of Language 3 units
  ENGL 2007 Literary & Comparative Studies 3 units
  Either      
  ENGL 2006
Language, Culture & Society )
  
  Or   ) 3 units
  ENGL 2015
Literature & Culture )
  
  ENGL 2016 Sounds of English around the World 3 units
  ENGL 2017 Stepping Stones in English Grammar 3 units
  ENGL 2025 The Art of Storytelling 3 units
  ENGL 2026 Argumentation & Persuasion 3 units
  ENGL 2027 Academic & Professional Writing 3 units
  ENGL 3005 Research Skills in English Language & Literature 3 units
         
  Major Elective Courses (24 units)  
  Students must take a total of eight Major Elective Courses, at least four of which should be at 3000 or 4000 level. If students would like to graduate under a specific concentration, they must complete at least six concentration courses, plus at least two courses outside the student’s chosen concentration.
         
  Language & Communication Studies  
  Six courses from the following, plus two other courses from outside the concentration:
  ENGL 2095 Foundations of Language Studies 3 units
  ENGL 3007 Discourse Studies 3 units
  ENGL 3026 Special Topic in Language 3 units
  ENGL 3027 Special Topic in Linguistic Theory 3 units
  ENGL 3107 Acquiring & Learning a Language 3 units
  ENGL 3205 Components of a Word 3 units
  ENGL 3206 Critical Discourse Analysis 3 units
  ENGL 3207 Language & Intercultural Communication 3 units
  ENGL 3305 Studying Meaning 3 units
  ENGL 3306 Understanding Phonological Patterns 3 units
  ENGL 3307 Architecture of Grammar 3 units
  ENGL 4006 Advanced Topic in Language 3 units
  ENGL 4007 Advanced Topic in Linguistic Theory 3 units
  ENGL 4017 Advanced Seminar in Language & Gender 3 units
  ENGL 4025 Analysing Multimodal Communication 3 units
  ENGL 4026 Exploring Intercultural Communication through Films & Literature 3 units
  ENGL 4027 Exploring Bilingualism & Bilingual Education 3 units
  ENGL 4035 Functional Grammar 3 units
  ENGL 4036 Language, Communication & Advertising 3 units
  ENGL 4037 Language & the Workplace 3 units
  ENGL 4045 Language in Education 3 units
  ENGL 4047 Perspectives on Universal Themes 3 units
  ENGL 4055 Stories of English 3 units
  ENGL 4056 Theoretical Linguist Meets World 3 units
  ENGL 4057 Unravelling Syntax 3 units
  Third Language (excluding Putonghua) 3 units
         
  Literary and Comparative Studies  
  Six courses from the following, plus two other courses from outside the concentration:
  ENGL 2035 The Short Story 3 units
  ENGL 2036 Pre-Modern Drama 3 units
  ENGL 2056 Faces of Comparative Literature 3 units
  ENGL 2076 Poetry 3 units
  ENGL 2077 Critical Approaches to Literature 3 units
  ENGL 2086 Poetry & Poetics 3 units
  ENGL 3015 Creative Writing 3 units
  ENGL 3036 Chinese-Western Literary Relations 3 units
  ENGL 3037 Creative Writing Workshop 3 units
  ENGL 3045 Great Novels in English 3 units
  ENGL 3046 Literature & the Nobel Prize 3 units
  ENGL 3055 Literature & Film 3 units
  ENGL 3066 Modern & Contemporary Drama 3 units
  ENGL 3096 The Child & Literature 3 units
  ENGL 3105 Twentieth-Century Literature 3 units
  ENGL 3106 Modern & Contemporary Poetry 3 units
  ENGL 4016 American Popular Fiction after 1950 3 units
  ENGL 4046 Hong Kong Stories in English 3 units
  ENGL 4065 Dystopian Fiction 3 units
  ENGL 4066 World Literatures 3 units
  ENGL 4067 Comics & Graphic Novels 3 units
  ENGL 4075 Special Topic in Comparative Literature 3 units
  ENGL 4076 21st Century Fiction 3 units
  ENGL 4077 Detective Fiction 3 units
  ENGL 4085 Special Topic in Literature 3 units
  ENGL 4086 Shakespeare & His Contemporaries 3 units
  ENGL 4087 Special Topic in Critical Theory 3 units
  ENGL 4095 Gender & Literature 3 units
  ENGL 4096 Diaspora Writing in English 3 units
  ENGL 4097 Gothic Literature 3 units
  ENGL 4105 Comparative Drama 3 units
  ENGL 4106 Literary Journalism 3 units
  ENGL 4107 Postcolonial Fiction 3 units
         
II. Honours Project 6 units
  ENGL 4898-9 Honours Project 6 units
         
III. General Education 38 units
         
IV. Free Electives 30 units
    ───────
    128 units
 
 
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Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015