The Department of English Language and Literature invites you to explore the exciting learning opportunities offered by the our undergraduate degree: the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English, which allows you to specialise in one or more of four aspects of English studies - Literature, Linguistics, Translation and Cultural Studies. The Department also offers MPhil and PhD programmes which provide opportunities to conduct research in areas ranging from Shakespearean Studies to Environmnetal Ethics & Culture, Second Langauage Acquisition, Discourse Analysis, Translation Criticism and Gender Studies, among many others.
Starting from 2024 - 2025, the English Department will offer a newly structured programme. The programme will be primarily divided into two streams, Linguistics Stream and Literature Stream. It will take an interdisciplinary approach to the areas related to languages and communication, literary and cultural studies. For more details of our programme objectives and outcomes, click here.
Work Placement (optional):
120 hours per semester.
Types of Work Placement: Editing
For more details, click here.
Career Prospects:
Education, Publishing, Editing, Translation, Marketing and PR, Project and Art Management,
Hotel and Hospitality, Media and Journalism, Administration and Management in private and public sectors
For more details, click here.
Humans have always told stories and literature is the study of these stories. It comes in various formats such as novels, drama, movies, comics and many more. Literature tells stories about all types of people, places and even plants and animals.
We have a number of courses in the literature streams (2024 - 2025 cohort), including:
Women's Writing & Feminist Readings,
Children's Literature, Literature and Film,
Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature
Reading and Writing the Environment
For the list of the courses we offer, click here.
Lectures, discussions and presentations:
Students will be taught in face-to-face classrooms, and they are encouraged to engage in academic discussions and presentations over a number of issues.
Departmental Seminars:
Guest speakers from various institutions are invited to give talks to our students across a wide range of topics related to English studies and cultural matters.
Local and International Research Opportunities:
Students are encouraged to expand their research interests in a number of academic activities organised by the department and other local and international institutions.
Exchange Programmes:
Students will have opportunities to join exchange programmes and enjoy 1-2 semesters in an overseas university. They will enrich their knowledge of English studies through the curriculum offered by different institutions.
Noon Research Forum
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Date: 30 October 2024
Venue: Language Center RLG104
Speakers: Dr. Michelle Chan, Dr. Marjorie Cheung, Miss Yolanda Guan & Miss Jamie Tse
Lunchtime Research Seminar
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Date: 16 September 2024
Venue: Language Center RLG104
Speakers: Dr. Rebekah Bale, Dr. Jenny Wan, and Dr. Thomas Chan
Students: Stephy Kan, Clement Su