HKU Calendar for the Academic Year 2023-24 (For Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Students)
Important dates of 2023-24 for UG Students (including the semester dates, course selection schedule and others)
Introductory Courses
Prerequisite:
A minimum Level 5 in English Language HKDSE exam, or an equivalent score in another recognized English proficiency test.
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1013 | 20th century literature and culture (Dr. Nan Zhang) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1042 |
World Englishes (Dr. Daniel Weston) (For students admitted in 2021-22 or before, this course will be counted as Introductory course from List B after completion. Please refer to your syllabus at https://english.hku.hk/Undergraduate/Curriculum/English_Studies.) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1062 | Reading and writing about literature (Dr. Elizabeth Ho) | Lit. | |
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1018 |
Language and gender (Dr. May Li) (For students admitted in 2021-22 or before, this course will be counted as Introductory course from List A after completion. Please refer to your syllabus at https://english.hku.hk/Undergraduate/Curriculum/English_Studies.) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1027 | Analyzing discourse (Dr. Sara Lai-Reeve) | L&C | |
| ENGL1032 | Late Victorian texts and contexts (Professor Julia Kuehn) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1041 | Modernity and literary modernism (Dr. Chloe Leung) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1043 | An introduction to 20th-century English poetry (Dr. Peter Kennedy) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1052 | Introduction to theatre studies (Dr. Simon Ng) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1061 | Introduction to psycholinguistics (Ryan Lai) | L&C |
Prerequisite:
Passed 3 introductory courses (with at least one from both List A and List B).
*For students in BA&LLB, successful completion of LALS2001 Introduction to law and literary studies will also fulfill 6 credits of introductory ENGL course (List B) for admission to advanced ENGL courses for English non-majors.
Additional prerequisite for a capstone course:
Final-year students normally should have completed 30 credits of introductory courses and 24 credits of advanced courses in the major (including transferred credits).
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2039 | Gender, sexuality and discourse (Dr. Brian King) | L&C | |
| ENGL2085 | Creative writing (Blair Reeve) | Lit. | |
| ENGL2115 | Theories of language acquisition (Dr. Sara Lai-Reeve) | L&C | |
| ENGL2119 | English in Hong Kong: Making it your own (Dr. Sinead Kwok) | L&C | |
| ENGL2126 | Law, meaning, and interpretation (Professor Christopher Hutton) | L&C | |
| ENGL2141 | Doing discourse analysis (Dr. Sara Lai-Reeve) | L&C | |
| ENGL2142 | Milton (Dr. Brandon Chua) | Lit. | |
| ENGL2146 | Cognitive semantics (Ryan Lai) | L&C | |
| ENGL2150 | The city and modernity (Dr. Simon Ng) | Lit. | |
| ENGL2159 | Twenty-first century English poetry (Dr. Peter Kennedy) | Lit. | |
| ENGL2188 | Language and food (Dr. Hanwool Choe) | L&C | |
| ENGL2189 |
Eighteenth century drama: The rise of celebrity culture (Dr. Brandon Chua) (Non-permissible combination for students admitted in 2022-23 and before: ENGL1053 Eighteenth century drama: The rise of celebrity culture) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL3040 | Internship in English studies (capstone experience) (Dr. May Li) | L&C or Lit., depending on internship nature | |
| ENGL3041 |
Senior colloquium in English studies (capstone experience) (Professor Don Kulick) |
L&C | |
| LCOM3005 | Internship in language & communication (capstone experience) (Dr. May Li) |
L&C or Lit., depending on internship nature |
*Note: Students admitted in 2020-21 or before may choose the LCOM course codes. Students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter may only choose the ENGL course codes.
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHU9032 | Language, institution and power (Dr. David Edmonds) | |
| CCHU9053 | Contested words, disputed symbols (Dr. Sinead Kwok) | |
| CCHU9085 | When animals talk back (Professor Don Kulick) |
Introductory Courses
Prerequisite:
A minimum Level 5 in English Language HKDSE exam, or an equivalent score in another recognized English proficiency test.
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1051 | English sounds (Dr. Ricky Chan) | L&C | |
| ENGL1056 | Introduction to language and communication (Dr. Hanwool Choe) | L&C | |
| ENGL1059 | Introduction to pragmatics (Dr. Brian King) | L&C |
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1028 | Awakenings: Exploring women’s writing (Dr. Kristen Murray) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1033 | Intercultural Communication (Professor TK Lee) | L&C | |
| ENGL1036 | Meaning and metaphor (Professor Kendall Johnson) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1040 | Rewriting and writing back (Dr. Haewon Hwang) | Lit. | |
| ENGL1049 |
Early English sonnets (Dr. Nicholas Luke) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1050 | An introduction to research methods in sociolinguistics (Dr. Hanwool Choe) | L&C | |
| ENGL1055 | Language myths and realities (Ryan Lai) | L&C |
Prerequisite:
Passed 3 introductory courses (with at least one from both List A and List B).
*For students in BA&LLB, successful completion of LALS2001 Introduction to law and literary studies will also fulfill 6 credits of introductory ENGL course (List B) for admission to advanced ENGL courses for English non-majors.
Additional prerequisite for a capstone course:
Final-year students normally should have completed 30 credits of introductory courses and 24 credits of advanced courses in the major (including transferred credits).
*Note: Students admitted in 2020-21 or before may choose the LCOM course codes. Students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter may only choose the ENGL course codes.
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHU9084 | The law in everyday life (Dr. Anya Adair) |
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Applicable to UG English Studies major students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter: Major students who have successfully passed at least seven courses (three introductory courses and four advanced courses) with a literature OR language and communication focus, respectively, will be given a School of English certification, upon request, which attests to this specialization in the “Literature Stream” or “Language and Communication Stream.” If applicable, a dual recognition in both the “Literature Stream” and “Language and Communication Stream” is possible. Please note that the declaration and certification of specialization stream(s) is optional and students can graduate with a major in English Studies without declaring any specialization stream(s). Notes:
Specialization streams:
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