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BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons) Scheme in Language Sciences, Translation, and Speech Therapy

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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) Scheme in Language Sciences, Translation, and Speech Therapy (Linguistics and Translation / Language Sciences and Analytics / Speech Therapy)

Possible Curriculum Pathways

(a) Language and Communication Requirements (9 credits)
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
ENGL2000 English for Effective Communication
3
ENGL2001 English for Professional Communication
3
CBS2901 Chinese for Language Professionals
3

(b) AIDA (Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics) and IE (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) Requirements (3 credits)

Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS1903 Introduction to AI and Data Analytics for Language Professionals
2
CBS1904 Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Languages and Linguistics
1

(c) Leadership Education and Development (3 credits)
(d) Service-Learning Subject (3 credits)
(e) Cluster Area Requirements (CAR) (12 credits)

  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Science, Technology and Environment 
  • Chinese History and Culture
  • Cultures, Organizations, Societies and Globalisation

Students must also fulfil the Reading and Writing Requirements in English and Chinese.

(f) Healthy Lifestyle (Non-credit-bearing)

Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS1402 Introduction to Translation
3
CBS1902 Introduction to Linguistics
3
CBS2201 Introduction to Speech Therapy
3
CBS2400 Work Integrated Education (WIE)
3 (training credits)
CBS2904 Academic and Technical Chinese Writing
3
CBS2905 Introduction to Modern Chinese
3
CBS3802 Introduction to Interpreting
3
CBS3842 1 Consecutive Interpreting
3
CBS3843 Translation for Corporate Communication
3
CBS3844 Translation for the Media in the Digital Age
3
CBS3947 Programming and Data Analysis for Language Studies
3
CBS3948 Semantics: Meaning in Language
3
CBS3949 Sounds and Sound Systems of Language
3
CBS3950 Pragmatics: Language in Use
3
CBS4701 Project in Language Studies
6
CBS4801 Translation Studies
3
CBS4902 Comparative and Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English Grammar
3
ENGL2003 English for Advanced Academic Writing
3

1 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3802

Note: ENGL2003 “English for Advanced Academic Writing” and CBS2904 “Academic and Technical Chinese Writing” are double-counting subjects for students who choose the double-major academic pathway, which means the credits earned can not only fulfill the BALT major requirement, but can also fulfill the BAEAL major requirement.

Translation
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS3446 Corporate Communication: Theory and Practice
3
CBS4446 Intercultural Communication in Corporate Context
3
CBS4840 Translation for Science and Technology
3
CBS4841 Translation for Legal Work
3
CBS4843 2 Simultaneous Interpreting
3
CBS4844 Machine Aided Translation
3
CBS4845 Literary Translation
3
CBS4846 3 Translation Criticism
3
Linguistics
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS4943 Language and Society
3
CBS4956 4 Varieties of Chinese
3
CBS4957 5 Cantonese Linguistics
3
CBS4958 6 Fundamentals of Computational Linguistics
3
CBS4959 4 Syntax
3
CBS4960 7 Phonetics and Phonology
3
CBS4962 8 Corpus and Language Technology for Language Studies
3
Others
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CLC2940 Advanced Putonghua Communication Skills
3
Elective Subjects in Speech Sciences Offered by BALSS(CBS)
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS3402 Psycholinguistics
3
CBS3404 Language, Cognition and the Brain
3
CBS3408 Language Acquisition
3
CBS4945 Analysis of Language Samples: Clinical Implications
3
CBS4949 Child Communication Disorders and Special Education Needs (DSLR English)
3
CBS4950 Communication Disorders Across the Life Span
3
CBS4952 Language and Speech Production: Anatomical and Physiological Perspectives
3
CBS4953 Techniques in Language Sciences
3
Elective Subjects Offered by COMP
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
COMP1011 Programming Fundamentals
3
COMP2011 9 Data Structures
3
2 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3802
3 Pre-requisite subject: CBS1402
4 Pre-requisite subject: CBS2905
5 Pre-requisite subject: CBS2905 or CBS3403
6 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3947
7 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3949
8 Pre-requisite subject: CBS1902
9 Pre-requisite subject: COMP1011
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS1402 Introduction to Translation
3
CBS1902 Introduction to Linguistics
3
CBS2201 Introduction to Speech Therapy
3
CBS2905 Introduction to Modern Chinese
3
CBS2946 Work Integrated Education (WIE)
3 (training credits)
CBS2904 
(DSLR Chinese)		 Academic and Technical Chinese Writing
3
CBS3402 Psycholinguistics
3
CBS3404 Language, Cognition and the Brain
3
CBS3947 Programming and Data Analysis for Language Studies
3
CBS3948 Semantics: Meaning in Language
3
CBS3949 Sounds and Sound Systems of Language
3
CBS3950 Pragmatics: Language in Use
3
CBS4702 1 Advanced Topics in Quantitative Language Studies
3
CBS4799 Project in Language Sciences and Analytics
6
CBS4902 Comparative and Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English Grammar
3
CBS4962 2 Corpus and Language Technology for Language Studies
3
COMP1433 Introduction to Data Analytics
3
AMA1501 Introduction to Statistics for Business
3
ENGL2003
(DSLR English)		 English for Advanced Academic Writing
3
1 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3947
2 Pre-requisite subject: CBS1902
Language Sciences
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS3408 Language Acquisition
3
CBS4943 Language and Society
3
CBS4949 Child Communication Disorders and Special Education Needs
3
CBS4950 Communication Disorders Across the Life Span
3
CBS4952 Language and Speech Production: Anatomical and Physiological Perspectives
3
CBS4957 1 Cantonese Linguistics
3
CBS4959 2 Syntax
3
CBS4960 3 Phonetics and Phonology
3
Language Analytics
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS3410 4 Python for Language Analytics
3
CBS4703 Social Media and Social Network Analysis
3
CBS4704 5 Workshop on Language Analytics
3
CBS4844 Machine Aided Translation 
3
CBS4953 Techniques in Language Sciences
3
CBS4954 Statistics for Language Studies
3
CBS4958 4 Fundamentals of Computational Linguistics
3
Elective Subjects Offered by AMA and COMP
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS3410 Python for Language Analytics
3
CBS4703 Social Media and Social Network Analysis
3
1 Pre-requisite subject: CBS2905 or CBS3403
2 Pre-requisite subject: CBS2905
3 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3949
4 Pre-requisite subject: CBS3947
5 Pre-requisite subject: CBS4958
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS1402 Introduction to Translation
3
CBS1902 Introduction to Linguistics
3
CBS2201 Introduction to Speech Therapy
3
CBS2904 Academic and Technical Chinese Writing (DSLR Chinese)
3
CBS2905 Introduction to Modern Chinese
3
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
APSS3883 Behavioural and Social Sciences I
3
CBS3203 Clinical Linguistics: Semantics and Pragmatics
2
CBS3204 Anatomy and Physiology: Speech and Hearing Sciences I
3
CBS3205 Behavioural and Social Sciences II
3
CBS3206 Clinical Linguistics: Language Acquisition and Multilingualism
3
CBS3207 Clinical Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology
2
CBS4201 Anatomy and Physiology: Speech and Hearing Sciences II
3
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS2202 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Speech Therapy and Audiology
2
CBS3201 Communication Disorders and Audiology (DSLR English)
3
CBS4202 Preschool Communication Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
6
CBS4203 Communication Disorders of Neurogenic Origin: Assessment and Treatment
6
CBS4204 Disorders in Swallowing, Fluency and Voice: Assessment and Treatment
3
CBS4205 School-age Communication and Literacy Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
6
CBS4206 Geriatric Communication and Cognitive Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
6
CBS4207 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice for Communication Disorders
3
CBS4208 Craniofacial Disorders, Hearing Impairment, and Other Communication Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
3
CBS4209 Capstone Project
3
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS2291 Clinical Education I
1
CBS3292 Clinical Education II
3
CBS3293 Clinical Education III
1
CBS3294 Clinical Education IV
2
CBS4295 Clinical Education V
6
CBS4296 \Clinical Education VI
4
CBS4297 Clinical Education VII
6
CBS4210 Ethics and Professional Issues in Speech Therapy
1
CBS4211 Interdisciplinary Case Conference
3
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS2501 Introductory Japanese I
3
CBS2502 Introductory Japanese II
3
CBS3505 Intermediate Japanese I
3
CBS3532 Business Japanese
3
CBS3534 Spoken Japanese and Intonation
3
CBS3535 Intermediate Reading Japanese
3

CBS3536

 Intermediate Japanese II
3
CBS3537 Introductory Reading Japanese
3
CBS3538 Japanese culture: from Samurai to Hello Kitty
3
CBS4533 Advanced Japanese I
3
CBS4535 Advanced Japanese II
3
CBS4536 Intercultural Communication in Japanese
3
CBS4537 Advanced Reading Japanese
3
Subject Code Subject Title No. of Credits
CBS2631 Introductory Korean I
3
CBS2632 Introductory Korean II
3
CBS2633 Koreans and Their Cultural Identity
3
CBS3634 Intermediate Korean I
3
CBS3635 Intermediate Korean II
3
CBS3636 Korean Arts and Lifestyle
3
CBS3640 Korean through Media
3
CBS3641 Korean Language through Culture
3
CBS4637 Advanced Korean I
3
CBS4638 Advanced Korean II
3

CBS4639

 Translation and Interpretation between Korean and Chinese
3

The above subject lists are subject to revision. Offering of subjects is subject to the availability of teaching staff and viable enrolment number. The Department has the discretion on the offering semester and class quota, which is limited by classroom capacity.

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