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1 B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Integrated English: The Way Forward B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature

2 Academic Staff (Literature)
Dr. Jason Polley PhD McGill, Canada Prof. Stuart Christie PhD California, Santa Cruz, USA Prof. Terry Yip PhD Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Magdalen Ki PhD Edinburgh, UK Dr. Tammy Ho PhD King's College London, UK Dr. Jason Lee PhD HKU, HK Dr. Ruth Hung DPhil Oxford, UK

3 Academic Staff (Linguistics)
Dr. Kenneth Kong PhD CityU, HK Dr. YANG Suying PhD Victoria, Canada Dr. John Wakefield PhD PolyU, HK Dr. Hiroko Itakura PhD HKU, HK Dr. Vinton Poon PhD Edinburgh, UK Dr. WEE Lian-hee PhD Rutgers, USA Dr. Phoenix Lam PhD PolyU, HK

4 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Why Choose English? 1. An international language 1. An international Language 1. An international language 2. English Proficiency/Enhancement 2. Improvement of English 2. Improvement of English 3. Concentrations: Language and Communication Studies, Literary & Comparative Studies, Combined (“flexible”) Concentration 4. Career Advancement/Benefits

5 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward ENG at HKBU Scholarships A Minor Double Major Small class size Dedicated Staff Quality Teaching Exchange/ Summer Work Flexible Concentrations HP

6 Cutting Edge: Integrated Studies
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Cutting Edge: Integrated Studies English Literature Comparative literature Language Foundational knowledge WILL be provided

7 Combined (Flexible) Concentration
Integrated English: The Way Forward Combined (Flexible) Concentration B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature (8 TOTAL electives courses in in Years 3 /4) Literary and Comparative Studies Language and Communication Studies Cross-Concentration Studies

8 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Double Major Minor (15 units) ENG+CHI ENG+REL Foreign Language (French, German, Japanese etc) Translation Creative Writing Theatre Studies Business, Marketing Journalism

9 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Scholarships Scholarships for English Major Students: The Edmund A. Anderson Prize in Sociolinguistics Madame K.Y. Hui Memorial Scholarship Mr. K.K. Ip Memorial Scholarship Mr. Hui Po Wan Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Hui Ng Lai Wah Memorial Scholarship Madam Po Chun Leung Memorial Scholarship Excellent Honours Project Award Phonetics and Phonology Prize Rainbow Award for Honours Project on Social Justice

10 Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum)
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum) Majors Units Major Required Courses 30 units Major Elective Courses 24 units Honours Project 6 units General Education 38 Units Core Requirements 26 units Distribution Requirements 12 units Electives Units Total: Units

11 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward 334 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 GE 38 units Electives 30 units Total: 128 units ENG: 60 units Core: 10 courses Electives: 8 courses HP: 2 courses

12 Major Required Courses
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Major Required Courses 1. ENGL English, Creativity, and Culture 2. ENGL Introduction to the Study of Language 3. ENGL Literary and Comparative Studies 4. ENGL Language, Culture and Society Or ENGL Literature and Culture 5. ENGL Sounds of English Around the World 6. ENGL Stepping Stones in English Grammar 7. ENGL The Art of Storytelling 8. ENGL Argumentation and Persuasion 9. ENGL Academic and Professional Writing 10. ENGL Research Skills in English Language and Literature

13 Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum)
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Programme Structure (4-year Curriculum) Major Elective Courses 24 units Flexible Concentration Structure - with or without a concentration 2 Concentrations: i) Language and Communication Studies ii) Literary and Comparative Studies Variety of Courses Architecture of Grammar Stories of English Advanced Seminar in Language & Gender Literature & the Nobel Prize Faces of Comparative Literature Comics & Graphic Novels

14 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward A Preview of Coming Attractions

15 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Language and Gender

16 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Global Shakespeare

17 Literature and the Nobel Prize
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Literature and the Nobel Prize

18 Language and Advertising
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Language and Advertising

19 Critical Approaches to Literature
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Critical Approaches to Literature

20 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Phonology

21 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Language in Education

22 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Literature and Film

23 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Sociolinguistics

24 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Discourse Studies

25 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Language Acquisition

26 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Detective Stories

27 Co-Curricular Activities
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Co-Curricular Activities

28 Overseas Study Exchange
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Overseas Study Exchange University of Leeds, UK Ohio University, USA

29 Overseas Study Exchange
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Overseas Study Exchange Mercer University Pepperdine University, USA

30 B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature
Integrated English: The Way Forward Overseas Summer Work Attachment Metropolitan Attachment Programme 大都會體驗計劃 American Red Cross, Chicago, USA StarEvents, Chicago, USA World Relief Atlanta, USA

31 English Society Activities
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward English Society Activities Academic Week Inauguration Ceremony Orientation Day Orientation Night Walkathon Annual Dinner

32 Speech Contests Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Integrated English: The Way Forward Speech Contests Winners of the English Speaking Contest presented by the Language Centre Winner of the 7th Metro Lions Cup Intervarsity Speech Contest 2009 Champion of the 1st Inter-Universities Bilingual Speech Contest (organized by the Equal Opportunities Commission) Second Runner-up, Toastmasters International Speech Contest Champion, Prepared Speech, HKBU Toastmasters Club Speech Contest

33 Harvard National Model United Nations (哈佛模擬聯合國會議) held in Boston, USA
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Harvard National Model United Nations (哈佛模擬聯合國會議) held in Boston, USA

34 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward English Majors in the China Synergy Programme for Outstanding Youth (海外傑青滙中華)

35 English Poetry Writing Competition (since 2004)
Integrated English: The Way Forward B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature English Poetry Writing Competition (since 2004) Winners Reading their Poems at the Prize Presentation Ceremony Prize Winners

36 Integrated English: The Way Forward
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language & Literature Integrated English: The Way Forward Career Prospects 10% of our students continue to do a second degree (Cambridge U, London U, Lancaster, Leeds, York, Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina etc) Translation Mass Media Advertising / Public Relations Marketing Administration / Management Civil Service Teaching

37 Thank you!

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