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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


ENG at HKBUENG at HKBU

Scholarships

Small class size

Dedicated Staff

Quality Teaching Exchange/Summer Work

Double Major

Flexible Concentrations HP

A Minor


Cutting Edge: Integrated Studies

Cutting Edge: Integrated Studies

• English Literature

• Comparative literature

• Language

Foundational knowledge WILL be providedFoundational knowledge WILL be provided


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


Double Double MajorMajor


• 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


•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


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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


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


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


A Preview ofA Preview of

Coming AttractionsComing Attractions


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


Language and Language and AdvertisingAdvertising


Critical Approaches to Critical Approaches to Literature Literature


PhonologyPhonology


Language in EducationLanguage in Education


Literature and FilmLiterature and Film


SociolinguisticsSociolinguistics


Discourse StudiesDiscourse Studies


Language AcquisitionLanguage Acquisition


Detective StoriesDetective Stories


Co-Curricular ActivitiesCo-Curricular Activities


Overseas Study ExchangeOverseas Study Exchange

University of Leeds, UKUniversity of Leeds, UK

Ohio University, USAOhio University, USA


Overseas Study ExchangeOverseas Study Exchange

Mercer UniversityMercer University

Pepperdine University, USAPepperdine University, USA


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


English Society ActivitiesEnglish Society Activities

Academic Week Inauguration CeremonyOrientation Day

Annual Dinner

Orientation NightWalkathon


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


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


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 ))


English Poetry Writing Competition (since 2004)English Poetry Writing Competition (since 2004)Winners Reading their Poems at the Prize Presentation Ceremony Prize Winners


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


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