Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language & Literature and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in English Language Teaching
Programme Director: Dr Anita Y K Poon
 
The BA (Hons) in English Language & Literature and BEd (Hons) in English Language Teaching programme is a four-year full-time programme leading to the award of a "double degree" in English. It is jointly offered by the Department of English Language and Literature and the Department of Education Studies. It provides thorough preparation in two distinct disciplines: English Language & Literature and Education Studies. In addition, students who successfully complete the programme will hold recognized teacher status and will have satisfied the Government's English language proficiency requirement for professional English language teachers. During their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and teaching practice, and during the summer preceding Year III they will embark on an overseas Immersion Programme (6 to 8 weeks), designed to enhance their English proficiency and cultural awareness in an intensely English-speaking environment. Students will also be required to follow a number of Complementary Studies courses outside their two disciplines.

 

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
 
English Courses 51 units
  Education Courses 52 units
  Honours Project 6 units
  Complementary Studies Courses 24 units
    ───────
    133 units
 
Requirements
 
English Courses 51 units
a) English Required Courses (30 units):  
  Introduction to Language and Literature:  
ENG 1110 Introduction to the Study of Literature 3 units
  ENG 1190 Introduction to the Study of Language 3 units
  Requisite Skills:  
  ENG 2240 Research Skills in English Language & Literature 3 units
  Background to Western Cultural and Literary Traditions:  
  ENG 1160 Narrative Art 3 units
  Either     3 units
  ENG 1220
Literature & Culture )
  
  or   ) 3 units
  ENG 1260
Language, Culture & Society )
  
  Language Studies:  
  ENG 1150 English Grammar & Meaning 3 units
  ENG 2160 Language Acquisition & Language Learning 3 units
  ENG 2680 English Phonetics & Phonology 3 units
  ENG 3660 Language & Education 3 units
  ENG 3680 Discourse Analysis 3 units
b) English Elective Courses (21 units):  
  Up to two of the following courses:  
  ENG 2120 Western Drama 3 units
  ENG 2130 Literature & Society 3 units
  ENG 2140 Literature & Persuasion 3 units
  ENG 2170 Western Poetry & Poetics 3 units
  ENG 2190 Language Pragmatics 3 units
  ENG 2260 Text Analysis 3 units
  ENG 2270 American Popular Fiction after 1950 3 units
  ENG 2310 Literature, the Arts & Media 3 units
  ENG 2320 Literary World Masterpieces 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 2720 Creative Writing 3 units
  ENG 2750 Poetry 3 units
  ENG 2760 Language & the Humanities 3 units
  ENG 2820 Comparative Literature: Theory & Methodology 3 units
  ENG 2830 Western Critical Approaches to Literature 3 units
  Third Language* 3 units
  At least five of the following courses:  
  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 3440 Literature & the Nobel Prize 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 3670 Discovering Grammars 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 3740 Functional Approaches to Grammar 3 units
  ENG 3750 Special Topic in Comparative Literature 3 units
  ENG 3760 The Child & Literature 3 units
  ENG 3770 Literature & Film 3 units
  ENG 3780 Great Novels in English 3 units
  ENG 3820 Chinese-Western Literary Relations 3 units
  ENG 3830 Literature & Translation 3 units
  ENG 3850 Special Topic in Literature 3 units
  ENG 3860 Styles & Structures 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 4710 Advanced Topic in Comparative Literature 3 units
  ENG 4720 Advanced Topic in Literatures in English 3 units
  ENG 4730 Advanced Topic in Linguistics 3 units
  ENG 4740 Advanced Topic in Language Studies 3 units
 
Education Courses 52 units
a) Education Required Courses (32 units):  
EDUC 1030 Introduction to English Language Teaching 2 units
  EDUC 1050 Introduction to Educational Psychology 2 units
  EDUC 1060 Introduction to Sociology of Education 2 units
  EDUC 1080 Introduction to Philosophy of Education 2 units
  EDUC 1090 Teaching & Learning with Information & Communication Technology 2 units
  EDUC 1100 Teaching of Grammar & Vocabulary 2 units
  EDUC 2020 Curriculum, Assessment & Learning 3 units
  EDUC 2030 Teaching of Reading & Writing 2 units
  EDUC 2040 Classroom Communication & Management 3 units
  EDUC 2050 Teaching of Listening & Speaking 2 units
  EDUC 2080 Educational Research 3 units
  EDUC 3010 Language Arts & Enrichment Activities 2 units
  EDUC 3030 Integration, Reflection & Innovation in English Language Teaching 2 units
  EDUC 3040 Teacher's Personal & Professional Development 3 units
b) Field Experience (12 units):  
  EDUC 1070 School Experience 2 units
  EDUC 2130 Overseas Immersion Programme 2 units
  EDUC 3050 Supervised Teaching Practice I 4 units
  EDUC 3060 Supervised Teaching Practice II 4 units
c) Education Elective Courses (8 units)**:  
  EDUC 3630 Development of Children & Adolescents 2 units
  EDUC 3690 Inclusive Education & Special Educational Needs 2 units
  EDUC 4010 Teaching General Studies to Young Learners 2 units
  EDUC 4060 Teaching English to Adults 2 units
  EDUC 4080 Teaching English to Young Learners 2 units
  EDUC 4120 Teaching Mathematics to Young Learners 2 units
  EDUC 7070 Student Self Development 2 units
  EDUC 7100 Education System & Policy in Hong Kong 2 units
  EDUC 7110 Psychology of Adolescence 2 units
  EDUC 7130 School Management & Decision Making 2 units
  EDUC 7150 Creative & Critical Thinking 2 units
  EDUC 7170 School Guidance 2 units
  EDUC 7180 Action Learning in the Classroom 2 units
  EDUC 7200 Information Technology in Education 2 units
  EDUC 7230 Advanced Communication Skills 2 units
  EDUC 7250 Inclusive Education 2 units
  EDUC 7290 Moral & Civic Education 2 units
  EDUC 7901-9 Teaching of a Second Subject 2 units
 
Honours Project 6 units
  Either  
ENG 3591-2
Honours Project )
  
  or   ) 6 units
  EDUC 3591-2
Honours Project )
  
 
Complementary Studies Courses
24 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
 
  One Science course
3 units
  One non-major course
3 units
  Free elective course
3 units
    ──────
   
133 units
 
* Putonghua is not counted.
** Students are required to take a total of 8 units of EDUC elective courses of which at least 2 units must be a Level III or IV course.
 
 
 
©2011 Hong Kong Baptist University
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2011-2012
Last modified: August 2011