Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature
 
The intellectual aims of the BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature Programme include:
 
a) The presentation of a coherent discipline which ensures rigorous mental training, the development of independent, critical thinking, and an appreciation of the life of the mind;
b) The instruction of students in literature and language studies in order that their minds be informed by great art, thought, and the expression of humane ideals;
c) The dissemination of the central works of the Western literary tradition to yet another generation of young people; the preservation of these cultural treasures; the relating of these works to the study of language; and
d) The encouragement of an enthusiasm for lifelong learning so that students will be prepared and able to adapt to changing personal and social conditions.
 
The practical objectives of the Programme include the education of graduates who are:
 
a) Prepared to enter postgraduate study requiring sophisticated knowledge of English language and/or literature; and
b) Prepared to enter a wide diversity of careers in education, civil service, business, and cultural affairs for which fluent English and flexible, critical and imaginative thinking are necessary.
 
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
 
Major Courses 60 units
  Complementary Studies Courses 36 units
    ────
    96 units
 

1. Major Courses (60 units)
The programme of BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature provides a curriculum of 60 units progressing from introductory to advanced courses over a three-year period. The curriculum culminates in the Honours Project which enables the student to complete a significant, independent work.

2. Complementary Studies Courses (36 units)
Complementary Studies courses enable students to acquire an understanding of and a lively feeling for values, so that they are better able to cope with the challenges of the complex socio-economic, cultural, religious and political aspects of life in the contemporary world.

 
Requirements
 
Major Required Courses 27 units
a) Introduction to Language and Literature (9 units):  
ENG 1110 Introduction to the Study of Literature 3 units
  ENG 1190 Introduction to the Study of Language 3 units
  Either      
  ENG 1220
Literature & Culture )
  
  Or   ) 3 units
  ENG 1260
Language, Culture & Society )
  
b) Requisite Skills (3 units):  
  ENG 2240 Research Skills in English Language & Literature 3 units
c) Oral and Literary Traditions (3 units):  
  ENG 1160 Narrative Art 3 units
d) Language Studies (6 units):  
  ENG 1150 English Grammar & Meaning 3 units
  ENG 2680 English Phonetics & Phonology 3 units
e) Honours Project (6 units):  
  ENG 3591-2 Honours Project 6 units
         
Major Elective Courses 33 units
Students must take a total of eleven major elective courses. Eight courses (24 units) must be chosen from one of the three concentrations, plus three courses chosen from the other concentration(s). At least five of the total eleven courses must be at 3000 and/or 4000 level.
 
1. Language in Depth (24 units)  
ENG 2160 Language Acquisition & Language Learning 3 units
  ENG 2190 Language Pragmatics 3 units
  ENG 2260 Text Analysis 3 units
  ENG 2640 Language Change & Language Contact 3 units
  ENG 2650 Topics in English Grammar 3 units
  ENG 2660 Vocabulary in Context 3 units
  ENG 2670 The English Language & Communication across Cultures 3 units
  ENG 2760 Language & the Humanities 3 units
  ENG 3450 Language & Gender 3 units
  ENG 3610 Bilingualism & Bilingual Education 3 units
  ENG 3640 Special Topic in Linguistics 3 units
  ENG 3650 Special Topic in Language Studies 3 units
  ENG 3660 Language & Education 3 units
  ENG 3670 Discovering Grammars 3 units
  ENG 3680 Discourse Analysis 3 units
  ENG 3740 Functional Approaches to Grammar 3 units
  ENG 4730 Advanced Topic in Linguistics 3 units
  ENG 4740 Advanced Topic in Language Studies 3 units
  Third Language* 3 units
         
2. Literature in Depth (24 units)  
  ENG 2130 Literature & Society 3 units
  ENG 2140 Literature & Persuasion 3 units
  ENG 2170 Western Poetry & Poetics 3 units
  ENG 2270 American Popular Fiction after 1950 3 units
  ENG 2720 Creative Writing 3 units
  ENG 2750 Poetry 3 units
  ENG 2830 Western Critical Approaches to Literature 3 units
  ENG 3440 Literature & the Nobel Prize 3 units
  ENG 3710 Single Author Forum: Prose Fiction 3 units
  ENG 3720 Single Author Forum: Poetry 3 units
  ENG 3730 Single Author Forum: Drama 3 units
  ENG 3760 The Child & Literature 3 units
  ENG 3780 Great Novels in English 3 units
  ENG 3850 Special Topic in Literature 3 units
  ENG 3870 American Literature 3 units
  ENG 3920 Twentieth-Century Literature 3 units
  ENG 3930 Twentieth-Century Poetry 3 units
  ENG 3940 Shakespeare & His Contemporaries 3 units
  ENG 3950 Creative Writing Workshop 3 units
  ENG 3990 Special Topic in Western Critical Theory 3 units
  ENG 4720 Advanced Topic in Literatures in English 3 units
        3 units
3. Stylistics and Comparative Literature (24 units)  
  ENG 2120 Western Drama 3 units
  ENG 2310 Literature, the Arts & Media 3 units
  ENG 2320 Literary World Masterpieces 3 units
  ENG 2820 Comparative Literature: Theory & Methodology 3 units
  ENG 2830 Western Critical Approaches to Literature 3 units
  ENG 3280 Major Theme in Literature 3 units
  ENG 3290 Major Genre in Literature 3 units
  ENG 3410 Major Movement or Trend in Literature 3 units
  ENG 3420 Modern Drama 3 units
  ENG 3430 The Short Story 3 units
  ENG 3750 Special Topic in Comparative Literature 3 units
  ENG 3770 Literature & Film 3 units
  ENG 3820 Chinese-Western Literary Relations 3 units
  ENG 3830 Literature & Translation 3 units
  ENG 3860 Styles & Structures 3 units
  ENG 3990 Special Topic in Western Critical Theory 3 units
  ENG 4710 Advanced Topic in Comparative Literature 3 units
 
Complementary Studies Courses 36 units
Core Requirements  
  ENG 1211 Oral Communication & Public Speaking 3 units
  ENG 1212 Academic & Professional Writing 3 units
  I.T. 1180 Information Management Technology 3 units
  LANG 1480 University Chinese 3 units
  U.L. 1121-2 University Life 0 unit
  Physical Education Courses 0 unit
  Values and the Meaning of Life Course 3 units
  Distribution Requirements  
  Any two courses outside Humanities, of which one must be Science course 6 units
  Any two non-major/option courses 6 units
  Free elective courses 9 units
        ────
        96 units
 
* Putonghua is not counted.
 
 
 
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Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2011-2012
Last modified: August 2011