The English Department will offer a newly structured programme in 2024-25. 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.
Students need to complete 124 credits in the five components of the degree:
| Language Courses | 8 credits |
| Departmental Core Courses | 59 credits |
| Departmental Electives | 30 credits |
| General Education Courses | 12 credits |
| Free Electives | 15 credits |
| TOTAL | 124 credits |
On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:
1. To strengthen students’ English proficiency for global communication in competitive and trilingual environments
2. To sharpen awareness of the linguistic, literary, and cultural aspects of English studies
3. To provide broad educational exposure which encourages bilingual competence and multicultural sensitivity and development
4. To foster personal, intellectual, and career development through the study of English language and literatures in English
5. To initiate students to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge in the digital era
Students are allowed to take Departmental Electives to fulfill Free Electives credit requirements. They can also choose Departmental Electives that are out of their current year of study. In this respect, it should be noted that senior year students are not allowed by regulation to take Year One courses (unless they need to do so in order to graduate).
The BA (Hons) in English provides students with a solid foundation in the linguistics, literary and cultural aspects of the English language and competence in translating and interpreting between English and Chinese.
| Language Courses | 8 credits |
| Departmental Core Courses | 59 credits |
| Departmental Electives | 30 credits |
| General Education Courses | 12 credits |
| Free Electives | 15 credits |
| TOTAL | 124 credits |
On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:
1. Develop effective communication skills in English across various contexts, media, and modalities
3. Relate literary texts of different forms and genres to their socio-historical context
4. Appraise the interdisciplinary nature of English Studies through exploring the complexity of texts, language, and culture
5. Formulate critical questions and creative ideas by approaching language from linguistics, literary, and cultural perspectives
Students are allowed to take Departmental Electives to fulfill Free Electives credit requirements. They can also choose Departmental Electives that are out of their current year of study. In this respect, it should be noted that senior year students are not allowed by regulation to take Year One courses (unless they need to do so in order to graduate).
