English
Studies (ES) includes both the study of literatures in English
(English and American literatures; creative writing; women's
writing; postcolonial and world literature in English; literary,
cultural and film studies; and critical theory) and English
language and linguistics (sociolinguistics; World Englishes;
language and identity; critical linguistics; discourse analysis;
literary linguistics). The English Studies major is designed
to expose students to a rich spectrum of approaches to the
study of English in a global environment and to promote a
broad understanding of the effects to which English is and
can be applied in a variety of discursive contexts. The courses
are mostly assessed by coursework. Students are encouraged
to demonstrate their understanding of topics and course materials
in critical and creative applications of their knowledge,
in the form of presentations, essays and research projects,
and to develop skills of accurate and historically sensitive
analysis, critical reading and thinking, and clear and coherent
argument in both writing and speaking.
Students
who declare a major or minor in English Studies will:
 Identify
and explain major issues in the study of English literature and
linguistics;
Express
their critical responses to the texts they study as a starting
point for formulating their own argument;
Question
and evaluate different perspectives to achieve a better understanding
of themselves and others as readers/writers and hearers/speakers;
Integrate
knowledge of English literature and linguistics in developing
a critical vocabulary in which to discuss and analyze topics in
English Studies;
Develop
an appreciation of the multicultural and heteroglossic nature
of English language and literature.
Admission
to the first year is on the basis of academic record including
at least a minimum C grade in the Use of English AS-level
exam or its equivalent.
Important notice: Non-JUPAS students intending to enroll in any of the first-year courses offered by the School of English (ENGL1009, ENGL1010 or LCOM1001) are required to submit a copy of their past examination results (such as AS-level, IELTS, TOEFL, GCSE, IB Diploma, National Higher Education Entrance Examination, etc.) to the School Office (Room 114, Main Building or fax to 2559 7139) as soon as possible (after the course selection was made online) but in any event not later than Friday, August 19, 2011 for the Head's consideration.
Students
intending to major or minor in English Studies must pass the
first-year prerequisite course ENGL1009 with a satisfactory
result of at least a C grade.
Syllabus
for students admitted in 2011-12
First
Year Course
Students
intending to major or minor in English Studies must pass the
first-year prerequisite course ENGL1009 Introduction to English studies (6 credits) with a satisfactory
result of at least a C grade.
Second
and Third Year courses
The
major in English Studies consists of 54 credits and the minor
in English Studies consists of 30 credits from the list below,
taken in the second and third years of the programme. An optional capstone
experience for advanced students is provided by elective final-year
research, lecture and seminar courses.
ENGL2002. Language in society (6 credits)
ENGL2004. English syntax (6 credits)
ENGL2007. Literary linguistics (6 credits)
ENGL2010. English novel I (6 credits)
ENGL2011. English novel II (6 credits)
ENGL2012. Contemporary literary theory (6 credits)
ENGL2022. Women, feminism and writing I (6 credits)
ENGL2027. Text and discourse in contemporary English (6 credits)
ENGL2030. World Englishes (6 credits)
ENGL2031. The semantics and pragmatics of English (6 credits)
ENGL2033. English novel III (6 credits)
ENGL2035. Reading poetry (6 credits)
ENGL2039. Language and gender (6 credits)
ENGL2045. Travel writing (6 credits)
ENGL2046. English words (6 credits)
ENGL2047. English discourse structures and strategies (6 credits)
ENGL2048. Language and jargon (6 credits)
ENGL2050. English corpus linguistics (6 credits)
ENGL2054. Race, language and identity (6 credits)
ENGL2055. American Gothic: Haunted homes (6 credits)
ENGL2057. Text and image (6 credits)
ENGL2065. Meaning and metaphor (6 credits)
ENGL2069. Form and meaning (6 credits)
ENGL2074. Postcolonial readings (6 credits)
ENGL2075. The idea of China (6 credits)
ENGL2076. Romanticism (6 credits)
ENGL2078. The novel today (6 credits)
ENGL2079. Shakespeare (6 credits)
ENGL2080. Women, feminism and writing II (6 credits)
ENGL2085. Creative writing I (6 credits)
ENGL2086. Creative writing II (6 credits)
ENGL2087. Persuasion (6 credits)
ENGL2089. Making Americans: Literature as ritual and renewal (6 credits)
ENGL2092. Postcolonial English (6 credits)
ENGL2093. Literary islands: English poetry and prose from the South Pacific and the Caribbean (6 credits)
ENGL2095. The East: Asia in English writing (6 credits)
ENGL2097. Imagining Hong Kong (6 credits)
ENGL2098. Call and response: Southeast Asian literature written in English (6 credits)
ENGL2099. Language, identity, and Asian Americans (6 credits)
ENGL2101. Culture and society (6 credits)
ENGL2103. Language and new media (6 credits)
ENGL2104. Language in the USA (6 credits)
ENGL2109. Writing diaspora (6 credits)
ENGL2110. Writing back (6 credits)
ENGL2111. Seeing Australia (6 credits)
ENGL2112. An introduction to the history of English (6 credits)
ENGL2113. Conrad and others (6 credits)
ENGL2115. Theories of language acquisition I (6 credits)
ENGL2116. Theories of language acquisition II (6 credits)
ENGL2117. English phonology and morphology (6 credits)
ENGL2118. Law and literature (6 credits)
ENGL2119. English in Hong Kong: Making it your own (6 credits)
ENGL2120. Science fiction and utopia (6 credits)
ENGL2121. Comedy, renewal, and cross-cultural drama (6 credits)
ENGL2122. Victorians at home and abroad (6 credits)
ENGL2123. Language and identity in Hong Kong (6 credits)
ENGL2125. English construction grammar (6 credits)
ENGL2126. Law, meaning, and interpretation (6 credits)
ENGL2127. Legal discourse and the mind (6 credits)
ENGL2128. Modernism (6 credits)
ENGL2129. English as a language of science (6 credits)
ENGL2130. Signs, language and meaning: Integrational reflections (6 credits)
ENGL2131. The Critic as Artist (6 credits)
ENGL3032. Advanced topics in English studies (12 credits)
ENGL3033. Research seminar in English studies (6 credits)
ENGL3034. Research seminar in English literary studies (6 credits)
ENGL3035. Research seminar in literary theory (6 credits)
ENGL3036. Research seminar in English linguistics (6 credits)
ENGL3037. Research seminar in language and society (6 credits)
CSIE2001. Cross-cultural issues and theories (6 credits)
CSIE2003. World literature (6 credits)
CSIE2004. The cosmopolitan imagination (6 credits)
LCOM2001. Theories of language and communication (6 credits)
LCOM2002. Language in the workplace (6 credits)
LCOM2003. Language and politeness (6 credits)
LCOM2004. Language, communication and the media (6 credits)
LCOM2005. Language, communication and globalisation: Politics, peril, pop (6 credits)
LCOM3001. Cultural dimensions of language and communication (6 credits)
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Special
Honours Programme
Students who have achieved outstanding academic performance in the first-year course with tutors' recommendation will be invited to become Special Honours candidates, for which they will be given priority for admission to senior ENGL, CSIE and LCOM courses as listed in the curriculum. Special Honours students majoring in English Studies must complete an additional 12 credits in the second and third years beyond the normal requirement, which may include a 6-credit research focused course, and achieve an average B+ or above in the courses that make up the 66-credit load. Upon completing their programme and meeting the Special Honours requirements, these students will be given special recognition by the School.
Coordinator
Dr
Otto Heim
Head
School of English
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
Tel.: (852) 2859 2770
Fax: (852) 2559 7139
E-mail: oheim@hku.hk
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