Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English
Concentration in Literary and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Concentration Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon completion of the Concentration in Literary and Cultural Studies, students should be able to:
Concentration in Literary and Cultural Studies
Students have to complete any five of the following courses in the upper division to declare a concentration:
| ENG335 | Popular Culture |
| ENG385 | Shakespeare |
| ENG386 | Renaissance Literature and the English Society, 1516 - 1667 |
| ENG388 | American Literature |
| ENG389 | Travel and Culture |
| ENG460 | Contemporary Literature |
| ENG484 | Romantics and Romantic Sceptics |
| ENG485 | Victorian Literature and Society |
| ENG479 | Science Fiction in Literature and Films |
| ENG480 | Special Topic in Literature |
| ENG489 | Visual Culture Studies |
Concentration in Linguistics and Translation Studies (LTS)
Concentration Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon completion of the Concentration in Linguistics and Translation Studies, students should be able to:
Concentration in Linguistics and Translation Studies
Students have to complete any five of the following courses in the upper division to declare a concentration:
| ENG330 | Gender, Language and Translation |
| ENG364 | Second Language Acquisition |
| ENG366 | Interpreting II |
| ENG381 | The Sound System of English |
| ENG387 | Media Translation |
| ENG410 | Linguistic Approaches to Translation |
| ENG486 | Issues in Pragmatics |
| ENG487 | Contemporary Translation Theory and Its Applications |
Education Concentration in English (ECE)
Concentration Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon completion of the Education Concentration in English, students should be able to:
Education Concentration in English (ECE)
Students have to complete the Departmental Core Course, the Work Placement Course and choose one or two of the Departmental Electives and one or two of the Inter-departmental Electives in order to complete the concentration:
| ENG364 | Second Language Acquisition |
Work Placement course (3 credits):
| ENG360 | Work Placement (Education) |
Departmental Electives 3-6 credits (choose at least one course):
| ENG325 | Task-based Language Teaching1 |
| ENG361 | Pedagogical Grammar |
| ENG381 | The Sound System of English |
| ENG460 | Contemporary Literature |
| ENG486 | Issues in Pragmatics |
Inter-Departmental Electives 3-6 credits (choose at least one course)
| PSY307 | Educational Psychology2 |
| HIST467 | History of Education in Hong Kong 香港教育史 |
| IDP401 | Digital Technologies in Teaching3 |
| SOC313 | Sociology of Education |
Notes:
1ENG325 Task-based Language Teaching will take effect from 2025/26.
2Students will have to fulfil a prerequisite course – PSY120 Lifespan Developmental Psychology – before they can attempt PSY307 Educational Psychology.
3 IDP is the course code for Interdisciplinary courses. For students taking IDP401 to fulfil the Education Concentration, the course would be considered an Inter- Departmental Elective. For all other students, IDP401, as well as PSY307, HIST467 and SOC313 would be considered as Free Elective courses.
Student Sharing
Stephy Kan
I take education as my concentration because I am interested in inspiring and interacting with students.
The department offers other courses to reinforce our foundation in teaching, and also provides work placement for students. After this work placement, I found my interest in the education field. Thus, I intend to apply for teaching positions after I graduate.
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Clement Su
The education concentration offered by HKSYU is an incredible program that greatly benefited me as a student who is venturing into the educational sector. The main reason why I chose to take part in this concentration was the opportunity to learn from the internship, which offered great insight into the inner workings of schools in Hong Kong. Several courses offered by the university also contributed to my success and confidence in becoming an educator.
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