| Aims & Outcomes | The Minor of English Language gives students opportunities to explore the English language and also to acquaint themselves with some of its associated cultures through the various linguistics and literature courses offered. Those who graduate with English Language as a Minor will be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge about how the English language can be analysed and about how it is used to communicate in social, cultural and/or professional contexts. |
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| Offering Programme | BEd(EL) |
| Pre-requisite Requirements and Other Conditions for Claiming a Minor | Although no pre-requisite requirements are imposed, students should be aware that a threshold level of English language proficiency (e.g., IELTS 6.0 or above, or HKDSE English Language Level 3 or above) is expected for successful completion of the courses offered in this Minor. |
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List of Courses taken as Minor
Students who wish to obtain a Minor in English Language have to complete 15 cps (5 courses) offered from the following list.
| Domain | Course Code | Course Title | Dept |
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Electives (choose any 5 courses) | Introduction to Film Studies | LCS | |
Approaching Popular Media | LCS | ||
English Grammar for Teachers I [The title of this course is very similar to another courses, LIN3045 English Grammar and ENG2325 English Grammar I, which cannot be used to form Second Major/Minor in English Language. Please check the course code carefully during course registration] | LML | ||
Introduction to Linguistics | LML | ||
Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology | LML | ||
Introduction to Sociolinguistics | LML | ||
English Grammar for Teachers II [The title of this course is very similar to another courses, LIN3045 English Grammar and ENG3329 English Grammar II, which cannot be used to form Second Major/Minor in English Language. Please check the course code carefully during course registration] | LML | ||
| ENG2293 | Literature in Context (Pre-requisite ENG1327) [This course will not be offered from 2017/18 onwards and it is replaced by LIT2048 Literature in Context I: 1789-1914] | LCS | |
Intercultural Communication | LML | ||
ENG2347/ ENG1347 | Words and Their Meanings | LML | |
| ENG3251 | Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition [This course will not be offered from 2018/19 onwards and it is replaced by ENG3406 Second Language Acquisition and Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice] | LML | |
| ENG3265 | Exploring Written Genres [This course will not be offered from 2019/20 onwards] | ELE | |
Classroom Discourse Analysis | ELE | ||
Language and Gender | LML | ||
ENG3281 | Integrating Information Technology in the ESL Classroom [This course will not be offered from 2021/22 onwards and it is replaced by ENG3435 Integrating Information Technology in the ESL/EFL Classroom] | ELE | |
Teaching Grammar & Vocabulary | ELE | ||
Spoken and Written Discourse | LML | ||
English as a Global Language | LML | ||
Teaching Pronunciation (pre-requisite: ENG1326) | ELE | ||
Advanced Phonology (pre-requisite: ENG1326) | LML | ||
| ENG3416 | Written Genres and The Genre Approach to ELT | ELE | |
| ENG3435 | Integrating Information Technology in the ESL/EFL Classroom [Students who completed ENG3281 Integrating Information Technology in the ESL Classroom should not take this course again] | ELE | |
| ENG3437 | Fostering Intercultural Learning and Growing from Theory to Practice | ELE | |
Comparative Language Studies | LML | ||
Language Assessment [This course will not be offered from 2024/25 onwards] | ELE | ||
ENG4283 | Drama in the ESL Classroom (pre-requisite: LIT3049) | ELE | |
Pragmatics | LML | ||
Teaching English Literature | ELE | ||
| ENG4417 | Motiviation to Learn English: Theories and Practice | ELE | |
ENG4419/ ENG3406 | Second Language Acquisition and Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice [Students who completed ENG3406 and ENG3251 Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition should not take this course again] [This course will not offered from 2026/27 onwards and it will replaced by LIN4053 Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition] | ELE | |
| ENG4436 | Drama in the ESL/EFL Classroom (pre-requisite: LIT3049) [Students who completed ENG4283 Drama in the ESL Classroom should not take this course again] | ELE | |
| ENG4440 | Social Psychology of English Language Education | ELE | |
| ENG4450 | Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice [Student who completed ENG4419 Second Language Acquisition and Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice should not take this course again] [This course will be offered from 2026/27] | ELE | |
ELT Methodology: Innovation and Change | ELE | ||
Language, Brain and the Mind | LML | ||
| LIN4053 | Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition [Student who completed ENG4419 Second Language Acquisition and Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice should not take this course again] [This course will be offered from 2026/27] | LML | |
Approaching English Literature | LCS | ||
Literature in Context I: 1789 -1914 [Students who completed ENG2293 Literature in Context should not take this course again] | LCS | ||
Creative Writing | LCS | ||
Literatures in English: Poetry | LCS | ||
Drama Performance and Playwriting | LCS | ||
Readings in New Literatures in English | LCS | ||
Children’s and Adolescent Literature | LCS | ||
Literature in Context II: 1914 – 2000 | LCS | ||
LIT4053 | Traditions of English Literature: Britain & Ireland (pre-requisite: LIT1040 or LIT2048) [This course will not be offered from 2021/22 onwards] | LCS | |
Shakespeare | LCS | ||
Postcolonial Literatures in English | LCS | ||
| LIT4060 | Literature and the Environment | LCS |
FAQs about Minor
Online Application and Declaration
Course offering plan for Minor 2024/25
Contact:
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| General Enquiry on Minor | a5b059@eduhk.hk | 2948 7152 |