Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in English Language Teaching
Programme Director: Mr LAI, Kwok Hung
The BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and BEd (Hons) in English Language Teaching programme is a five-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 and Literature and Education Studies. Students who successfully complete the programme will hold recognised teaching status and will have satisfied the government’s English proficiency requirement for professional English language teachers. In addition, students will be equipped with knowledge and skills in teaching English in both primary and secondary schools. They will be required to select their option of study—i.e. either Dual Foci (for primary and secondary language teaching) or Secondary-in-depth Focus (for secondary language teaching) in Year 3. During their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and supervised teaching practice, and during the summer preceding Year 3, they will embark on a six to eight weeks’ Overseas Immersion Programme designed to enhance their learning in an English-speaking environment. Off-Campus Learning is offered during the second semester of Year 3. Students will also be required to follow a number of University Core, General Education and Social Sciences Common Core courses outside their two disciplines.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | English Courses | 51 units |
| II) | Education Courses | 51 units |
| III) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| IV) | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| V) | Overseas Immersion Programme | 3 units |
| VI) | One-Semester Off Campus Learning | 12 units |
| VII) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VIII) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| IX) | Free Electives# | 9 units |
| 167 units |
# Students may take additional Healthy Lifestyle courses and/or General Education (Level 1 or 2) courses in any categories, subject to a maximum of 6 units, to fulfil the Free Electives requirement.
Requirements
| I. | English Courses | 51 units |
| English Required Courses (27 units) | ||
| Introduction to Language and Literature | ||
| ENGL2005 Introduction to the Study of Language | 3 units | |
| ENGL2007 Literary and Comparative Studies | 3 units | |
| Requisite Skills | ||
| ENGL3005 Research Skills in English Language and Literature | 3 units | |
| Background to Western Cultural and Literary Traditions | ||
| Either | ||
| ENGL2006 Language, Culture and Society | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| ENGL2015 Literature and Culture | 3 units | |
| ENGL2025 The Art of Storytelling | 3 units | |
| Language Studies | ||
| ENGL2016 Sounds of English around the World | 3 units | |
| ENGL2017 Stepping Stones in English Grammar | 3 units | |
| ENGL2026 Argumentation and Persuasion | 3 units | |
| ENGL2027 Academic and Professional Writing | 3 units | |
| English Elective Courses (24 units) | ||
| Students must take a total of eight Major Elective Courses (24 units). At least four of the total eight courses must be at 3000 level or above. | ||
| ENGL1005 English, Creativity and Culture | 3 units | |
| ENGL2035 The Short Story | 3 units | |
| ENGL2036 Pre-Modern Drama | 3 units | |
| ENGL2076 Poetry | 3 units | |
| ENGL2077 Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL2086 Poetry and Poetics | 3 units | |
| ENGL2095 Foundation of Language Studies | 3 units | |
| ENGL3007 Discourse Studies | 3 units | |
| ENGL3015 Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| ENGL3025 Faces of Comparative Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL3026 Special Topic in Language | 3 units | |
| ENGL3027 Special Topic in Linguistic Theory | 3 units | |
| ENGL3036 Chinese-Western Literary Relations | 3 units | |
| ENGL3037 Creative Writing Workshop | 3 units | |
| ENGL3045 Great Novels in English | 3 units | |
| ENGL3046 Literature and the Nobel Prize | 3 units | |
| ENGL3055 Literature and Film | 3 units | |
| ENGL3066 Modern and Contemporary Drama | 3 units | |
| ENGL3096 The Child and Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL3105 Twentieth-Century Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL3106 Modern and Contemporary Poetry | 3 units | |
| ENGL3107 Acquiring and Learning a Language | 3 units | |
| ENGL3205 Components of a Word | 3 units | |
| ENGL3206 Critical Discourse Analysis | 3 units | |
| ENGL3207 Language and Intercultural Communication | 3 units | |
| ENGL3305 Studying Meaning | 3 units | |
| ENGL3306 Understanding Phonological Patterns | 3 units | |
| ENGL3307 Architecture of Grammar | 3 units | |
| ENGL4006 Advanced Topic in Language | 3 units | |
| ENGL4007 Advanced Topic in Linguistic Theory | 3 units | |
| ENGL4016 American Popular Fiction after 1950 | 3 units | |
| ENGL4017 Advanced Seminar in Language and Gender | 3 units | |
| ENGL4025 Analysing Multimodal Communication | 3 units | |
| ENGL4026 Exploring Intercultural Communication through Films and Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL4027 Exploring Bilingualism and Bilingual Education | 3 units | |
| ENGL4035 Functional Grammar | 3 units | |
| ENGL4036 Language, Communication and Advertising | 3 units | |
| ENGL4037 Language and the Workplace | 3 units | |
| ENGL4045 Language in Education | 3 units | |
| ENGL4046 Hong Kong Stories in English | 3 units | |
| ENGL4047 Perspectives on Universal Themes | 3 units | |
| ENGL4055 Stories of English | 3 units | |
| ENGL4056 Theoretical Linguist Meets World | 3 units | |
| ENGL4057 Unravelling Syntax | 3 units | |
| ENGL4065 Dystopian Fiction | 3 units | |
| ENGL4066 World Literatures | 3 units | |
| ENGL4067 Comics and Graphic Novels | 3 units | |
| ENGL4075 Special Topic in Comparative Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL4076 21st Century Fiction | 3 units | |
| ENGL4077 Detective Fiction | 3 units | |
| ENGL4085 Special Topic in Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL4086 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries | 3 units | |
| ENGL4087 Special Topic in Critical Theory | 3 units | |
| ENGL4095 Gender and Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL4096 Diaspora Writing in English | 3 units | |
| ENGL4097 Gothic Literature | 3 units | |
| ENGL4105 Comparative Drama | 3 units | |
| ENGL4106 Literary Journalism | 3 units | |
| ENGL4107 Postcolonial Fiction | 3 units | |
| Third Language (Putonghua is not counted) | 3 units | |
| II. | Education Courses | 51 units |
| Education Required Courses (33 units) | ||
| EDUC1005 Introduction to Educational Psychology | 2 units | |
| EDUC1015 Teaching and Learning with Information and Communication Technology | 2 units | |
| EDUC1016 Introduction to Sociology of Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC1017 Introduction to Philosophy of Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC1026 Introduction to English Language Teaching (ELT) | 2 units | |
| EDUC1027 Teaching of Grammar and Vocabulary | 2 units | |
| EDUC2005 Classroom Communication and Management | 3 units | |
| EDUC2006 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning | 3 units | |
| EDUC2007 Educational Research | 3 units | |
| EDUC2017 Teaching of Reading and Writing | 2 units | |
| EDUC2025 Teaching of Listening and Speaking | 2 units | |
| EDUC3007 Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs | 2 units | |
| EDUC3015 Teacher’s Personal and Professional Development | 2 units | |
| Either | ||
| EDUC4026 Integration, Reflection and Innovation in English Language Teaching (Primary) | 2 units | |
| Or | ||
| EDUC4027 Integration, Reflection and Innovation in English Language Teaching (Secondary) | 2 units | |
| Either | ||
| EDUC4035 Language Arts and Enrichment Activities (Primary) | 2 units | |
| Or | ||
| EDUC4036 Language Arts and Enrichment Activities (Secondary) | 2 units | |
| Field Practice (11 units) | ||
| EDUC1025 School Experience | 2 units | |
| EDUC3006 Supervised Teaching Practice I | 4 units | |
| EDUC3017 Supervised Teaching Practice II | 5 units | |
| Education Elective Courses (7 units) + | ||
| EDUC3035 Development of Children and Adolescents | 2 units | |
| EDUC4006 Teaching English to Adults | 2 units | |
| EDUC4007 Teaching English to Young Learners | 2 units | |
| EDUC4015 Teaching General Studies to Young Learners | 2 units | |
| EDUC7070 Student Self Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC7100 Education System and Policy in Hong Kong | 2 units | |
| EDUC7110 Psychology of Adolescence | 2 units | |
| EDUC7130 School Management and Decision Making | 2 units | |
| EDUC7150 Creative and Critical Thinking | 2 units | |
| EDUC7170 School Guidance | 2 units | |
| EDUC7180 Action Learning in the Classroom | 2 units | |
| EDUC7230 Advanced Communication Skills | 2 units | |
| EDUC7290 Moral and Civic Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC7901 Teaching of a Second Subject (Chinese) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7902 Teaching of a Second Subject (Information and Communication Technology) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7903 Teaching of a Second Subject (History) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7904 Teaching of a Second Subject (Mathematics) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7905 Teaching of a Second Subject (Economics) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7906 Teaching of a Second Subject (Putonghua) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7907 Teaching of a Second Subject (Science Education) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7908 Teaching of a Second Subject (Liberal Studies) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7909 Teaching of a Second Subject (Geography) | 2 units | |
| EDUM7540 Introduction to STEM Education | 2 units | |
| Education Required Electives for Dual Foci: | ||
| EDUC4017 Coping with Changes in Primary Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC4025 Developing Literacy Skills in Young ESL Learners | 2 units | |
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| Either | ||
| EDUC4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| EDUC4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| ENGL4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| ENGL4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| IV. | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| Core Course (1 unit) | ||
| SOSC1006 Invitation to Social Sciences | 1 unit | |
| Experiential Learning in Action (3 units) + | ||
| Either | ||
| SOSC3005 Community and Civic Engagement | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| SOSC3006 Global Outreach | 3 units | |
| V. | Overseas Immersion Programme | 3 units |
| EDUC2026 Overseas Immersion Programme+ | 3 units | |
| + Students taking EDUC2026 Overseas Immersion Programme will fulfil the course requirement of Experiential Learning in Action under “Social Sciences Common Core”. Students have to fulfil the 3 units derived from Experiential Learning in Action by taking EDUC Major Elective course(s). Hence, students are required to take a total of 10 units of EDUC Major Elective courses. | ||
| VI. | One-Semester Off Campus Learning | 12 units |
| VII. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VIII. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| IX. | Free Electives | 9 units |
| 167 units | ||
