BA (Hons) in English and Applied Linguistics - Our Students & Alumni

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Scheme in English and Applied Linguistics

Our award-winning students

The core setting for my university life is the Department of English. It is an inclusive community where the professors are approachable and extremely friendly. My studies centred around English linguistics and communication, which helped me to realise my interests in languages and pursue further study in Linguistics.

Amy XU

Awardee of Outstanding Student, Faculty of Humanities 2015

I chose to study this BA programme because I have a strong interest in and deep passion for language. The programme offers holistic courses that emphasise the importance of applying theory to practice. It also developed my intercultural communicative competence, which enabled me to work well with people from different cultural backgrounds on various social projects.

Amy CHAN

Awardee of The Most Outstanding PolyU Student 2017

It is a very comprehensive programme, offering a wide variety of interesting courses, which equipped me with effective communication strategies and professional knowledge of the English language. I believe that through all of these excellent experiences under the programme, I have built a solid linguistic foundation for further advancing and enriching my knowledge of English language and literature by pursuing a postgraduate degree.

Lois CHIU

Awardee of Outstanding Student, Faculty of Humanities 2018

PolyU Student Sharing: The Most Outstanding PolyU Student 2017

Amy Chan, graduate of 2018 from our BA programme and The Most Outstanding PolyU Student in 2017, shared how the programme has prepared herself to be a professional communicator and talked about her initiative to serve society upon graduation.

Amy has an outstanding academic performance and proactively participated in extra-curricular activities during her university life. In the video, she explained her interest in and deep passion for language. The internship experience in the CLP Limited Group Public Affairs department has allowed her to apply the professional knowledge she learnt from our BA programme.

As a co-founder of an education-related enterprise DoEd (渡一), Amy is determined to work together with her friends to trigger the potentials of Hong Kong secondary students by equipping them with life skills through experiential learning opportunities.

International Student Sharing: Study our BA programme at HK PolyU

Maciej Nowakowski, a graduate from Poland in our BA programme, developed his interests in foreign relations and journalism with the knowledge and training received from our programme as well as engaging in the culturally diverse student life in PolyU.

Maciej highlighted that studying in PolyU offers opportunities for students to go beyond the understanding of Asian and European culture both academically and socially like writing a paper on English-Turkish translation and sharing personal experience at cultural events.

Alumni Sharing

“What I value most from this programme is the training of a critical thinking mindset. A wide range of courses from gender issues and media analysis to sociolinguistics and business English has sharpened my big picture skills and enabled me to challenge hidden assumptions. These transferable skills are vital to my current role in an international management consulting company, where I distil and digest a lot of information while translating complex ideas into digital strategies and business cases.
Beyond lectures, international exposure is a major highlight of my university life. I joined an internship programme in Australia, arranged by the Department, and represented PolyU in debate tournaments in Germany and Korea and conferences in Singapore and Shanghai. These out-of-classroom experiences have inspired me to think about cultural diversity and what it means to be a truly global citizen in addition to developing my intercultural communicative competence. More than just a nurturing ground for careers, the diverse opportunities in PolyU have equipped me with the capability for lifelong learning that every leader of tomorrow embraces.”

BAEAL sharing- Vivian Leung

Vivian LEUNG
^{Chevening Scholar & Former TEDx

Programme

Manager

Graduate of 2014}

BAEAL-sharing--Phoenix-Lam

Phoenix LAM
^{Associate Professor, Department of English and Communication

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Graduate of 2003 (BA) & 2008 (PhD)}

“I re-joined the Department of English and Communication, my alma mater, in the summer of 2016 as an assistant professor, after having worked at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Open University of Hong Kong. It was at the Department of English and Communication where I obtained my bachelor’s degree and doctorate. It was also at the Department where I enjoyed one of the happiest periods of my life as a student. Since my undergraduate years, I have been impressed by the outstanding quality of the academic staff, both in terms of teaching and research. As a student, I never had the experience of failing to access a book or a journal article from the library, either physically or online. I was also fortunate enough to have received scholarships for my undergraduate and postgraduate studies, both of which were first-class education experience comparable to one from any other top university in the world. The collaboration between the Department and institutions worldwide allowed me to participate in overseas study programmes in the UK and in Sweden. I would not have had so many excellent opportunities for academic and personal development had it not been because of the Department. For that I am forever grateful.”

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