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B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Prof. Terry YipPhD Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, USA
Academic Staff (Literature)Academic Staff (Literature)
Dr. Tammy HoPhD King's College
London, UK
Prof. Stuart ChristiePhD California, Santa
Cruz, USA
Dr. Magdalen Ki
PhD Edinburgh,
UK
Dr. Jason PolleyPhD McGill,
Canada
Dr. Ruth HungDPhil Oxford,
UK
Dr. Jason LeePhD HKU, HK
Academic Staff (Linguistics)
Dr. Hiroko Itakura
PhD HKU, HK
Dr. YANG Suying PhD Victoria,
Canada
Dr. WEE Lian-heePhD Rutgers, USA
Dr. Kenneth Kong
PhD CityU, HK
Dr. John Wakefield
PhD PolyU, HK
Dr. Phoenix LamPhD PolyU, HK
Dr. Vinton PoonPhD Edinburgh,
UK
Why Choose English?
Why Choose English?
1. An international language 1. An international language
2. Improvement of English 2. Improvement of English
4. Career Advancement/Benefits 4. Career Advancement/Benefits
1. An international language 1. An international language
2. Improvement of English 2. Improvement of English
3. Concentrations: Language and Communication Studies, Literary & Comparative Studies, Combined (“flexible”) Concentration
3. Concentrations: Language and Communication Studies, Literary & Comparative Studies, Combined (“flexible”) Concentration
1. An international Language 1. An international Language
2. English Proficiency/Enhancement 2. English Proficiency/Enhancement
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
ENG at HKBUENG at HKBU
Scholarships
Small class size
Dedicated Staff
Quality Teaching Exchange/Summer Work
Double Major
Flexible Concentrations HP
A Minor
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Cutting Edge: Integrated Studies
Cutting Edge: Integrated Studies
• English Literature
• Comparative literature
• Language
Foundational knowledge WILL be providedFoundational knowledge WILL be provided
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Combined (Flexible) Concentration (8 TOTAL electives courses in in Years 3 /4)
Literary and Comparative StudiesLiterary and Comparative Studies
Language and Communication StudiesLanguage and Communication Studies
Cross-Concentration StudiesCross-Concentration Studies
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Double Double MajorMajor
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
• ENG+CHI• ENG+REL
Minor (15 Minor (15 units)units)
Minor (15 Minor (15 units)units)
• Foreign Language (French, German, Japanese etc)
• Translation• Creative Writing• Theatre Studies• Business, Marketing• Journalism
ScholarshipsScholarships
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
•The Edmund A. Anderson Prize in Sociolinguistics•Madame K.Y. Hui Memorial Scholarship•Mr. K.K. Ip Memorial Scholarship•Mr. Hui Po Wan Memorial Scholarship•Mrs. Hui Ng Lai Wah Memorial Scholarship•Madam Po Chun Leung Memorial Scholarship•Excellent Honours Project Award•Phonetics and Phonology Prize•Rainbow Award for Honours Project on Social Justice
Scholarships for English Major Students:
Programme Structure Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum)(4-year Curriculum)
Majors 60 Units Major Required Courses 30 units Major Elective Courses 24 units Honours Project 6 units
General Education 38 Units Core Requirements 26 units Distribution Requirements 12 units
Electives 30 Units
Total: 128 Units
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
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GE 38 units Electives 30 units
Total: 128 units
GE 38 units Electives 30 units
Total: 128 units
ENG: 60 units Core: 10 courses
Electives: 8 coursesHP: 2 courses
ENG: 60 units Core: 10 courses
Electives: 8 coursesHP: 2 courses
Year 1Year 1 Year 2Year 2 Year 3Year 3 Year 4Year 4
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Major Required CoursesMajor Required Courses
1. E1. ENGL NGL 1005 English, Creativity, and Culture1005 English, Creativity, and Culture2. ENGL 2005 Introduction to the Study of 2. ENGL 2005 Introduction to the Study of LanguageLanguage3. ENGL 2007 3. ENGL 2007 Literary and Comparative Literary and Comparative StudiesStudies4. ENGL 2006 4. ENGL 2006 LanguageLanguage, Culture and Society, Culture and Society OrOr ENGL 2015 ENGL 2015 LiteratureLiterature and Culture and Culture5. ENGL 2016 5. ENGL 2016 SoundsSounds of English Around the World of English Around the World 6. ENGL 2017 Stepping Stones in English 6. ENGL 2017 Stepping Stones in English GrammarGrammar7. ENGL 2025 The Art of 7. ENGL 2025 The Art of StorytellingStorytelling8. ENGL 2026 Argumentation and 8. ENGL 2026 Argumentation and PersuasionPersuasion9. ENGL 2027 Academic and Professional 9. ENGL 2027 Academic and Professional WritingWriting10. ENGL 3005 10. ENGL 3005 Research SkillsResearch Skills in English Language and in English Language and
LiteratureLiterature
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum)Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum)
Major Elective Courses 24 units
Flexible Concentration Structure - with or without a concentration
2 Concentrations: i) Language and Communication Studies ii) Literary and Comparative Studies
Variety of Courses Architecture of Grammar Stories of English Advanced Seminar in Language & Gender Literature & the Nobel Prize Faces of Comparative Literature Comics & Graphic Novels
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
A Preview ofA Preview of
Coming AttractionsComing Attractions
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Language and GenderLanguage and GenderB.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Global ShakespeareGlobal ShakespeareB.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Literature and the Nobel Literature and the Nobel PrizePrize
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Language and Language and AdvertisingAdvertising
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Critical Approaches to Critical Approaches to Literature Literature
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
PhonologyPhonology
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Language in EducationLanguage in Education
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Literature and FilmLiterature and Film
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
SociolinguisticsSociolinguistics
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Discourse StudiesDiscourse Studies
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Language AcquisitionLanguage Acquisition
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Detective StoriesDetective Stories
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Co-Curricular ActivitiesCo-Curricular Activities
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Overseas Study ExchangeOverseas Study Exchange
University of Leeds, UKUniversity of Leeds, UK
Ohio University, USAOhio University, USA
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Overseas Study ExchangeOverseas Study Exchange
Mercer UniversityMercer University
Pepperdine University, USAPepperdine University, USA
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Overseas Summer Work Overseas Summer Work AttachmentAttachment
Metropolitan Attachment Metropolitan Attachment ProgrammeProgramme
大都會體驗計劃 大都會體驗計劃 American Red Cross, Chicago, USA
World Relief Atlanta, USA
StarEvents, Chicago, USA
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
English Society ActivitiesEnglish Society Activities
Academic Week Inauguration CeremonyOrientation Day
Annual Dinner
Orientation NightWalkathon
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Speech ContestsSpeech Contests
• Second Runner-up, Toastmasters International Speech Contest
• Champion, Prepared Speech, HKBU Toastmasters Club Speech Contest
• Champion of the 1st Inter-Universities Bilingual Speech Contest (organized by the Equal Opportunities Commission)
• Winner of the 7th Metro Lions Cup Intervarsity Speech Contest 2009
• Winners of the English Speaking Contest presented by the Language Centre
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Harvard National Model United NationsHarvard National Model United Nations (( 哈佛模擬聯合國會議哈佛模擬聯合國會議 ))
held in Boston, USAheld in Boston, USA
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
English Majors in the China Synergy Programme English Majors in the China Synergy Programme forfor
Outstanding Youth (Outstanding Youth ( 海外海外傑青滙中華傑青滙中華 ))
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
English Poetry Writing Competition (since 2004)English Poetry Writing Competition (since 2004)Winners Reading their Poems at the Prize Presentation Ceremony Prize Winners
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Career ProspectsCareer Prospects 10% of our students continue to do a 10% of our students continue to do a
second degree (Cambridge U, London second degree (Cambridge U, London U, Lancaster, Leeds, York, Ohio, U, Lancaster, Leeds, York, Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina etc)Indiana, South Carolina etc)
Translation Translation Mass Media Mass Media Advertising / Public Relations Advertising / Public Relations MarketingMarketing Administration / ManagementAdministration / Management Civil ServiceCivil Service TeachingTeaching
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
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