3 FHM Newsletter ． 人文學院通訊 Message from the Dean Turning Challenges into Opportunities Welcome to the 3rd issue of the Faculty of Humanities’ Newsletter. In line with the Institute’s strategic development into a multidisciplinary university, the Faculty of Humanities (FHM) has overcome huge challenges to go through a long way from the Faculty’s restructuring, the revalidation of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies to the Programme Area Accreditation in Chinese Studies and English Studies until we have reached the final step for the university title recently. On 9 and 10 February 2015, the University Grants Committee (UGC) Review Group Panel conducted a visit to HKIEd to review the Institute’s application for the university title. The Review Group is now working on its Report to be presented to UGC around September 2015, for the latter’s submission to the Education Bureau’s consideration and recommendation to the Executive Council for approval. Although the final outcome is yet to be known, I do trust that with our rigorous preparation and proven capability, we have together demonstrated to the Panel our strengths and quality in developing into a multidisciplinary university. As part of our efforts contributing to this mission, the Faculty has been designing new programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, such as the new 5-year Bachelor of Education (Honours) (History) (BEd (HIST)) which is an Institutewide initiative to offer a greater variety of choices to potential students interested in subjects across the broad fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences. An interview with Dr. Barry Crosbie, the Programme Leader-Designate of the new BEd(HIST) will give you more insights about the objectives and unique features of this brand new programme which will be launched in 2015/16 academic year. Taking this opportunity, I also wish to congratulate a number of Faculty members who have been highly recognised for their excellent achievements in teaching and research. First of all, let me congratulate Dr. Chan Chi-tak (LCS) who was named Artist of the Year (Arts Criticism) at the 2014 Hong Kong Arts Development Awards organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in April 2015. In addition, Dr. Yip Cheuk Wai’s (LCS) book titled “Emotion is What Matters: Chinese Literature” was selected as one of the best 100 Teen Reads (thoughts and morals, humanities and history) in 2014 by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People’s Republic of China. In the 2013/14 Teaching Awards Scheme, we were very pleased to honour Dr. Man Ying Ling (CHL), the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award; and Dr. Chuk Yim Ping (LML) and Ms. Blanche Chu (CLE) who were both awarded the Certificate of Merit. In the latest 2015 World University Rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in April 2015, HKIEd has a quantum leap in its position in the area of Education – from 51-100 last year to the 15th in the world and 3rd in Asia this year. Our Linguistics, albeit a newly introduced discipline, is also within the 101-150 world group. This is very encouraging which has proven again our excellence in teaching and research in relevant disciplines with international standard. Being the youngest Faculty in the Institute, FHM sees the opportunity for growth and future development. Over the past years, we have been taking a big step to build upon our pre-existing strengths to focus on high quality programme offerings and research initiatives, thanks to a group of dedicated academic/teaching staff members and administrative colleagues. With all our concerted efforts, I am sure that we will continue to take on all the challenges ahead and to make our contribution to Hong Kong and beyond, with our long-established strengths in teacher education and humanities disciplines complementary to education. Professor Chan Kwok Kou, Leonard Dean, Faculty of Humanities 香港教育學院（教院）致力發展成為一所以教育 為本、建設多元學科的大學。為了配合教院的 發展策略，人文學院展開了一系列的工作，從 學院重組、語文研究榮譽文學士的課程覆審， 以至中文研究及英文研究學科範圍評審，直至 最近教院完成了大學正名的最後一步，人文學 院克服了重重的挑戰，取得了顯著的成績。大 學教育資助委員會（教資會）於2015年2月9至 10日到訪教院，就教院正名申請進行實地考 察。檢討小組現正撰寫報告，並將於2015年 9月完成及送呈教資會。屆時，教資會將向教育 局提交相關報告，再由教育局決定是否向行政 會議作出推薦及通過。最終結果有待確定，然 而，我深信同寅已經充分地向檢討小組展示了 學院的實力及素質，足以發展成為一所多元學 科的大學。 人文學院秉承一貫的使命，積極籌辦嶄新的學 士及碩士課程，如即將於2015/16年度開辦五年 制歷史教育榮譽學士。此課程是根據校方的倡 議而籌劃，期望為學生提供更多人文學科及社 會科學相關課程的選擇。候任課程主任Dr. Barry Crosbie將會在專訪中闡述課程的目標和特色。 我亦藉此機會衷心祝賀幾位在教學及研究方面 表現卓越的教學同工。首先，文學及文化學系 陳智德博士剛於2015年4月榮獲香港藝術發展 局頒發「2014香港藝術發展獎」的「年度藝術家 獎」（藝術評論）；同系的葉倬瑋博士的著作《情 意流轉─中國文學》亦獲中國國家新聞出版社廣 電總局選為2014年向全國青少年推薦百種優秀 圖書（思想作品、人文歷史類）之一。此外，中 國語言學系文英玲博士在2013/14年度獲得卓越 教學獎，而語言學及現代語言系祝艷萍博士及 語文教育中心朱穎琪女士亦分別獲得表揚狀。 在2015年4月公布的Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2015世界大學排名榜上，教院在教育領域中 的排名由去年的第51-100位，大幅躍升至全球 第15位，在亞洲更名列第三。同樣令人感到鼓 舞的是在語言學方面的排名，雖然我們在相關 領域發展時間相對較短，排名也能佔據全球首 101-150位，足以印證我們在教研方面的能力， 達至國際水平。 人文學院成立雖短，但這也正正是我們的機 遇。在同仁携手協力下，人文學院憑藉既有的 學術基礎，不斷優化課程，建立更多學科及提 升研究質量，在過去幾年取得了超卓的成績。 繼往開來，我們秉持教研相長的宗旨，迎向挑 戰，致力推動人文學科以及相關的教師培育， 共同為本港以至其他地區的教育與學術發展作 出貢獻。 人文學院院長 陳國球教授 把握機遇，共迎挑戰
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