Single Major B.A. (Honours) in English Language and Linguistics

Single Major B.A. (Honours) in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2022 onwards) (CHS students)

Graduation Requirements

Pass at least 60 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:

1. 1. EL1101E The Nature of Language
  2. A minimum of 12 units at level-2000 from the following:
    (i) EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
    (ii) EL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
    (iii) EL2111 Historical Variation in English
    (iv) EL2151 Social Variation in English
  3. A minimum of 36 units at level-3000 or higher, with
    (i) a minimum of 20 units at level-4000 or higher
    (ii) a maximum of 4 units at EL level-5000 (subject to the Department’s approval)
  4. A maximum of 8 units of EL-recognised courses
  Note:
  A maximum of 8 units from the following EL-recognised courses may be read to fulfil EL Major requirements:
  CL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
  CL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
  CL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English)
  CL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
  CL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics
  CL3213 Chinese Semantics
  CL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
  CL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
  EN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
  NM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
  NM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
  NM3222 Interactive Storytelling
  PH2242 Philosophy of Language
  PH3245 Language and Thought
  PH4242 Issues in the Philosophy of Language (4 units)
  PS4220 Rhetoric and Politics (4 units)

Single Major B.A. (Honours) in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2021) (CHS students)

Graduation Requirements

Pass at least 60 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:

1. 1. EL1101E The Nature of Language
  2. A minimum of 12 units at level-2000
  3. A minimum of 36 units at level-3000 or higher, with
    (i) a minimum of 20 units at level-4000 or higher
    (ii) a maximum of 4 units at EL level-5000 (subject to the Department’s approval)
  4. A maximum of 8 units of EL-recognised courses
  Note:
  A maximum of 8 units from the following EL-recognised courses may be read to fulfil EL Major requirements:
  CL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
  CL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
  CL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English)
  CL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
  CL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics
  CL3213 Chinese Semantics
  CL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
  CL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
  EN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
  NM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
  NM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
  NM3222 Interactive Storytelling
  PH2242 Philosophy of Language
  PH3245 Language and Thought
  PH4242 Issues in the Philosophy of Language (4 units)
  PS4220 Rhetoric and Politics (4 units)

Single Major B.A. (Honours) in English Language (Cohort 2016 - Cohort 2020)

Graduation Requirements

To major in English Language, students need to:

Pass EL1101E The Nature of Language. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.
Pass at least 84 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:
(1) EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
(2) EL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
(3) EL2111 Historical Variation in English
(4) EL2151 Social Variation in English
(5) A minimum of 60 units at level 3000 or higher, with
(i) a minimum of 40 units at level 4000 or higher
(ii) a maximum of 1 level 5000 EL course (subject to department's approval)
(6) A maximum of 12 units of EL-recognised courses

Note:
A maximum of 12 units from the following EL-recognised courses may be read to fulfil EL Major requirements:

CL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
CL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
CL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English)
CL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
CL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics
CL3213 Chinese Semantics
CL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
CL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
EN2271 Introduction to Playwriting
EN2272 Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction
EN2273 Introduction to Creative Writing
EN2274 Introduction to Screenwriting
EN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
EN3271 Advanced Playwriting
NM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
NM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
NM3222 Interactive Storytelling
PH2242 Philosophy of Language
PH3245 Language and Thought
PH4242 or PH4242HM Issues in the Philosophy of Language (5 units)
PS4220 or PS4220HM Rhetoric and Politics (5 units)
TS4213 Stylistics of Drama

Single Major B.A. (Honours) in English Language (Cohort 2015)

Graduation Requirements

Pass at least 100 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:

EL1101E The Nature of Language
EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
EL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
EL2111 Historical Variation in English
EL2151 Social Variation in English
A minimum of 60 units at level 3000 or higher, with
• a minimum of 40 units at level 4000 or higher
• a maximum of 1 level 5000 EL course (subject to department’s approval).
Level 4000 courses count for 5 units each except the Honours Thesis which counts for 15 units.
A maximum of 12 units of EL-recognised courses

Note:
A maximum of 12 units from the following EL-recognised courses may be read to fulfil EL Major requirements:

EN2271 Introduction to Playwriting
EN2272 Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction
EN2273 Introduction to Creative Writing
EN2274 Introduction to Screenwriting
EN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
EN3271 Advanced Playwriting
PH2242 Philosophy of Language
PH3245 Language and Thought
PH4242 Issues in the Philosophy of Language
PS4220 Rhetoric and Politics
TS4213 Stylistics of Drama