The English Major is a four-year programme that covers all the basic aspects of English language and literature, as well as offering an opportunity to pursue a particular area of study in depth. The first year consists of three components: communicative skills, linguistics, and literature. This will provide the groundwork for more specialized studies in the remaining three years, in which you may choose between courses in linguistics and/or literature. Our Applied English Linguistics courses explore the dimensions of English language through a variety of topics including phonetics, grammar, rhetoric, society and culture. These courses will not only offer you a theoretical perspective on the language, but also improve your own practical uses of English. Our English Literary Studies courses follow the development of English literature from the Renaissance to the present, and show how literary histories are connected across geographical borders. These courses range from those which cover more canonical literature such as Shakespeare, Romanticism, Modernism, to those which cover contemporary media such as film and graphic novels, to courses such as Creative Writing and Drama in Performance in which you can show off your own artistic flair. Additionally, in your fourth year, you will work on an independent research project of your own choice which will be supervised by a professor in the department.

Some of our more popular courses include: Literature and Human Rights; Marvel, Graphic Novel, and The Superhero; Heroes and Monsters: From Gilgamesh to Game of Thrones; and Language and the Internet.

Our professors put a high value on meeting regularly with students, providing instructive feedback, and resolving any concerns students might have. Our lectures engage with up-to-the-minute developments in literary analysis and applied linguistics, and our tutorials are conducted in a spirit of open, interactive, and respectful dialogue.

For more information about individual courses, the composition of the English Major, or employment opportunities after graduation, please visit our website.

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For details of the undergraduate curriculum, please click here.

HK$ 42,100