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\n\t\t\t Second Major in English Language and Linguistics\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"banner07\"\n

\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2024 onwards)\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\tPass at least 40 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:
\n1.\u00a0 EL1101E The Nature of Language
\n2.\u00a0 A minimum of 12 units at level-3000 or higher
\n3.\u00a0 A maximum of 8 units of EL-recognised courses\nNote:
\nList of EL-recognised courses:
\nCL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
\nCL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
\nCL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English) or CH3210 Chinese Anthropolinguistics
\nCL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
\nCL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics or CL3317 Chinese Sociolinguistics
\nCL3213 Chinese Semantics
\nCL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
\nCL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
\nEN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
\nNM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
\nNM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
\nNM3222 Interactive Storytelling
\nPH2242 Philosophy of Language
\nPH3245 Language and Thought
\nPH4242 Issues in the Philosophy of Language (4 units)<\/em>
\nPS4220 Rhetoric and Politics (4 units)
\n<\/em>TRA2111 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting
\n<\/em>\n

\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2022 and Cohort 2023)\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\tPass at least 40 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:
\n1.\u00a0 EL1101E The Nature of Language
\n2.\u00a0 A minimum of 12 units at level-2000 from the following:
\nEL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
\nEL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
\nEL2111 Historical Variation in English
\nEL2151 Social Variation in English
\n3.\u00a0 A minimum of 12 units at level-3000 or higher
\n4.\u00a0 A maximum of 8 units of EL-recognised courses\nNote:
\nList of EL-recognised courses:
\nCL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
\nCL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
\nCL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English) or CH3210 Chinese Anthropolinguistics
\nCL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
\nCL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics or CL3317 Chinese Sociolinguistics
\nCL3213 Chinese Semantics
\nCL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
\nCL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
\nEN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
\nNM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
\nNM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
\nNM3222 Interactive Storytelling
\nPH2242 Philosophy of Language
\nPH3245 Language and Thought
\nPH4242 Issues in the Philosophy of Language (4 units)<\/em>
\nPS4220 Rhetoric and Politics (4 units)
\n<\/em>TRA2111 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting
\n<\/em>\n

\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2021)\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\tPass at least 40 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:
\n1.\u00a0 EL1101E The Nature of Language
\n2.\u00a0 A minimum of 12 units at level-2000
\n3.\u00a0 A minimum of 12 units at level-3000 or higher
\n4.\u00a0 A maximum of 8 units of EL-recognised courses\nNote:
\nList of EL-recognised courses:
\nCL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
\nCL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
\nCL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English) or CH3210 Chinese Anthropolinguistics
\nCL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
\nCL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics or CL3317 Chinese Sociolinguistics
\nCL3213 Chinese Semantics
\nCL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
\nCL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
\nEN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
\nNM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
\nNM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
\nNM3222 Interactive Storytelling
\nPH2242 Philosophy of Language
\nPH3245 Language and Thought
\nPH4242 Issues in the Philosophy of Language (4 units)<\/em>
\nPS4220 Rhetoric and Politics (4 units)
\n<\/em>TRA2111 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting <\/em>\n

\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Language (Cohort 2019 to Cohort 2020)\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t

To major in English Language, students need to:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Pass EL1101E The Nature of Language. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.<\/li>\n
  2. Pass at least 36 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following:
    \n(1) \u00a0EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
    \n(2) \u00a0EL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
    \n(3) \u00a0EL2111 Historical Variation in English
    \n(4) \u00a0EL2151 Social Variation in English
    \n(5) \u00a0A minimum of 16 units at level 3000 or higher.
    \n(6) \u00a0A maximum of 12 units of EL-recognised courses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nNote:
    \nList of EL-recognised courses:
    \nCL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
    \nCL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
    \nCL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English) or CH3210 Chinese Anthropolinguistics
    \nCL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
    \nCL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics or CL3317 Chinese Sociolinguistics
    \nCL3213 Chinese Semantics
    \nCL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
    \nCL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
    \nEN2271 Introduction to Playwriting
    \nEN2272 Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction
    \nEN2273 Introduction to Creative Writing
    \nEN2274 Introduction to Screenwriting
    \nEN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
    \nEN3271 Advanced Playwriting
    \nNM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
    \nNM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
    \nNM3222 Interactive Storytelling
    \nPH2242 Philosophy of Language
    \nPH3245 Language and Thought
    \nPH4242 or PH4242HM Issues in the Philosophy of Language (5 units)<\/em>
    \nPS4220 or PS4220HM Rhetoric and Politics (5 units)<\/em>
    \nTS4213 Stylistics of Drama
    \nTRA2111 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting \n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Second Major in English Language and Linguistics Second Major in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2024 onwards) Graduation Requirements Pass at least 40 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following: 1.\u00a0 EL1101E The Nature of Language 2.\u00a0 A minimum of 12 units at level-3000 or higher 3.\u00a0 A maximum of 8 units of EL-recognised courses Note: List of EL-recognised courses: CL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation CL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting CL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English) or CH3210 Chinese Anthropolinguistics CL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors CL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics or CL3317 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) TRA2111 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting Second Major in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2022 and Cohort 2023) Graduation Requirements Pass at least 40 units of EL or EL-recognised courses which include the following: 1.\u00a0 EL1101E The Nature of Language 2.\u00a0 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