Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English 2008-09

Mode :	Full-Time
Normal Durarion :	4 Years
Credits Required for Award :	124
Head of Department :	Prof. Wong Kin Yuen
Tuition fee :	HK$49,000
Application date :	30/6/2008 - 19/7/2008

Special Features
General Objective
Minimum Entry Requirements
Programme Structure
Career Prospects
Procedures for Application

Special Features

1.

To strengthen productive skills in written and spoken English;

2.

To provide broad educational exposure which encourages bilingual competence and multicultural sensitivity and development;

3.

To stimulate intellectual growth through providing an educationally generalist programme;

4.

To encourage student exploration of cultural heritages through critical analyses of English language and literatures in English;

5.

To initiate students to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge in a hybrid, weblike and complex 21st century.

General Objectives

The programme is designed to be a portal to entry-level careers in both the private and public sectors. Upon completion of the programme, graduates will be equipped to function as junior professionals in a variety of settings. Their training will prepare them to adapt to prospective private or public institutional methods, procedures and requirements. In addition, their theoretical foundation will enable them to pursue higher-level training and educational opportunities.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Applicants* must:

1.

have passed the HKCEE with at least six E grade subjects or above, including Chinese and
English; and
have passed Chinese Language and Culture and Use of English in the Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level ('AS' Level) Examination, plus passing at least one Advanced Level ('A' Level) subject in Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination in one sitting or equivalent;

2.

Associate Degree Holders; or

3.

have attained equivalent education standards from overseas countries.

*

All candidates for admission will be interviewed as part of the selection process.

Programme Structure

‧ English Skills I & II
‧ Oral English
‧ Introduction to Literature
‧ Introduction to Cultural Studies
‧ Introduction to Translation
‧ Introduction to Linguistics
‧ Romantics and Romantic Sceptics
‧ Victorian Literature and Society
‧ Renaissance Literature and the English Society, 1516-1667
‧ Modern Asian Fiction
‧ Persuasive Writing
‧ Academic Writing
‧ Textual Analysis of 20th Century Fiction
‧ The Language of Poetry
‧ Literature & Film
‧ Modern Drama
‧ Critical Analysis of Drama
‧ Themed Fiction
‧ Shakespeare
‧ American Literature

‧ Contemporary Literature
‧ Comparative Literature
‧ Technoscience Culture
‧ Travel & Culture
‧ Popular Culture
‧ Women’s Writing & Feminist Readings
‧ Literature, Culture and Ecological Ethics
‧ Phonological Studies in World Englishes
‧ Pedagogical Grammar
‧ Psycholinguistics
‧ Sociolinguistics
‧ Issues in Pragmatics
‧ Literary Translation
‧ Interpreting
‧ Media Translation
‧ Translation and Globalization
‧ Contemporary Translation Theory and Its Applications
‧ Interdisciplinary Approach to English Studies

Career Prospects

Graduates can seek employment as

1.

Translator, Interpreter, Journalist, Teacher, Executive, Management Trainee, Advertising, Editor; or

2.

Further studies in Literature, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Translation etc.