Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Language and Culture - Programme Structure (2023 Autumn Intake and thereafter)

School of Arts and Social Sciences Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Language and Culture - Programme Structure (2023 Autumn Intake and thereafter)

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Language and Culture – Programme Structure (2023 Autumn Intake and thereafter) Year 1 Entry

  • The programme consists of 120 credits:

    69 credit-units of core courses;

    12 credit-units of Level-2000 major elective courses;

    12 credit-units of Level-3000 major elective courses;

    6 credit-units of elective courses;

    6 credit-units of General Education courses;

    6 credit-units of English language courses; and

    9 credit-units of University Core courses (on core values, social responsibilities, speech communications, and entrepreneurship).

Programme curriculum

List of Core Courses

Course Code
Course Title
English Language Areas
ENGL 1111AEF
The Structure of Modern English: Words and Sentences
ENGL 1121AEF
The Structure of Modern English: Sounds and Meaning
ENGL 2035AEF
World Englishes and Globalization
ENGL 3036AEF
English Language Media and Pop Culture
ENGL 4002AEF
New Trends in English Studies
ENGL 4003AEF
Gender, Language and Identity
ENGL 4004AEF
Thesis in English Language and Culture
LANG 4139AEF
Pragmatics
LANG 4534AEF
Stylistics
LANG 4135AEF
Discourse Analysis
Literature and Culture Areas
ENGL 1002AEF
Classic American Films
ENGL 1031AEF
Introduction to English Fiction
ENGL 1003AEF
British and American Short Stories
ENGL 1032AEF
Introduction to English Drama and Poetry
ENGL 2003AEF
Hitchcock Films
ENGL 2004AEF
Modern British and American Drama
ENGL 2006AEF
Asian Writings in English
ENGL 3026AEF
The Poetics of English in Popular Song Lyrics
ENGL 3037AEF
Culture and Adaptation Studies
ENGL 3021AEF
Shakespeare
ENGL 4001AEF
English Creative Writing
ENGL 4025AEF
Topics in Chinese-Western Literary theory and Poetics
ENGL 4042AEF
Major Authors in English Literature

List of Major Elective Courses

Course Code
Course Title
English Language Areas
ENGL 2042AEF
English Language and Hong Kong Culture
LANG 2133AEF
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
ENGL 3122AEF
English Grammar and Usage
LANG 3138AEF
Semantics
Literature and Culture Areas
ENGL 2001AEF
Globalization through English-language Films
ENGL 2005AEF
Folktales and Children's Literature in English
ENGL 2031AEF
English Literature in the Modern World
ENGL 2032AEF
Socio-cultural Issues in English Literature I
ENGL 2033AEF
Socio-cultural Issues in English Literature II
ENGL 2038AEF
British and American Food Culture in Media
ENGL 2039AEF
Horror, Violence and Culture
ENGL 3022AEF
Chinese Literature in English Translation
ENGL 3024AEF
Topic(s) in Chinese-Western Comparative Literature
ENGL 3040AEF
Special Topic(s) in Cultural Studies
ENGL 3041AEF
Cultural Representation of the Metropolis

Senior Year Entry

Entry of 2023/2024 Senior Year Entry:
  • Students admitted to the programme through Year-2 Entry are required to successfully complete 120 credits.
  • Students admitted to the programme through Year-3 Entry are required to successfully complete 80 credits.

List of Selected Courses

Course Code
Course Title
ENGL A203F
Hitchcock Films
ENGL A204F
Modern British and American Drama
ENGL A206F
Asian Writings in English
ENGL A211F
The Structure of Modern English: Words and Sentences
ENGL A221F
The Structure of Modern English: Sounds and Meaning
ENGL A235F
World Englishes and Globalization
ENGL A236F
English-language Media and Pop Culture
ENGL A241F
English Language and Hong Kong Culture
ENGL A205F
Folktales and Children's Literature in English
ENGL A237F
Culture and Adaptation Studies
ENGL A238F
British and American Food Culture in Media
ENGL A324F
Topic(s) in Chinese-Western Comparative Literature
ENGL A326F
The Poetics of English in Popular Song Lyrics
LANG A333F
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
LANG A334F
Stylistics
LANG A338F
Semantics

 

Senior Year Entry (2024/2025 hereafter) :
  • Students admitted to the programme through Year-2 Entry are required to successfully complete at least 96 credit-unit.
  • Students admitted to the programme through Year-3 Entry are required to successfully complete at least 66 credit-unit.

List of Core Courses

Course Code
Course Title
ENGL 1111AEF
The Structure of Modern English: Words and Sentences
ENGL 1121AEF
The Structure of Modern English: Sounds and Meaning
ENGL 2035AEF
World Englishes and Globalization
ENGL 3036AEF
English Language Media and Pop Culture
ENGL 4002AEF
New Trends in English Studies
ENGL 4003AEF
Gender, Language and Identity
ENGL 4004AEF
Thesis in English Language and Culture
LANG 4139AEF
Pragmatics
LANG 4534AEF
Stylistics
LANG 4135AEF
Discourse Analysis
Literature and Culture Areas
ENGL 1002AEF
Classic American Films
ENGL 1031AEF
Introduction to English Fiction
ENGL 1003AEF
British and American Short Stories
ENGL 1032AEF
Introduction to English Drama and Poetry
ENGL 2003AEF
Hitchcock Films
ENGL 2004AEF
Modern British and American Drama
ENGL 2006AEF
Asian Writings in English
ENGL 3026AEF
The Poetics of English in Popular Song Lyrics
ENGL 3037AEF
Culture and Adaptation Studies
ENGL 3021AEF
Shakespeare
ENGL 4001AEF
English Creative Writing
ENGL 4025AEF
Topics in Chinese-Western Literary theory and Poetics
ENGL 4042AEF
Major Authors in English Literature

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List of Major Elective Courses

Course Code
Course Title
English Language Areas
ENGL 2042AEF
English Language and Hong Kong Culture
LANG 2133AEF
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
ENGL 3122AEF
English Grammar and Usage
LANG 3138AEF
Semantics
Literature and Culture Areas
ENGL 2001AEF
Globalization through English-language Films
ENGL 2005AEF
Folktales and Children's Literature in English
ENGL 2031AEF
English Literature in the Modern World
ENGL 2032AEF
Socio-cultural Issues in English Literature I
ENGL 2033AEF
Socio-cultural Issues in English Literature II
ENGL 2038AEF
British and American Food Culture in Media
ENGL 2039AEF
Horror, Violence and Culture
ENGL 3022AEF
Chinese Literature in English Translation
ENGL 3024AEF
Topic(s) in Chinese-Western Comparative Literature
ENGL 3040AEF
Special Topic(s) in Cultural Studies
ENGL 3041AEF
Cultural Representation of the Metropolis