Minor in English | Department of English and Communication

Minor in English

Minor in English (71429-YEG)

Systematically develop your English language competence for the multilingual and multicultural workplace of the 21st century.

Programme aims

To help you become a confident and proficient English user and to increases your career opportunities
To develop your ability to communicate professionally across media and contexts
To understand the complex relationship between language and social issues
To enhance your global outlook and multicultural awareness

Requirement for claiming the Minor Award

To claim a Minor in English, students must complete 18 credits from the subjects listed below, with at least 9 credits being from level 3 or level 4 courses.

Exclusive programme(s) & programme codes

BA (Hons) Major in English Studies for the Professions (71418) and BA (Hons) Major in English and Applied Linguistics (71429)

Subject Syllabuses

Compulsory subjects

Subject Code	Subject Title	Subject Offering Department/ Faculty	Level	Credit Value
ENGL2005	English Lexis and Semantics	ENGL	2	3
ENGL3003	English Discourse in the Professions	ENGL	3	3
ENGL3031*	Language and Intercultural Communication for the Professions	ENGL	3	3

Elective subjects (three thematic areas)

English for professional communication
Subject Code	Subject Title	Subject Offering Department/ Faculty	Level	Credit Value
ENGL3012	Creative Writing in New Media	ENGL	3	3
ENGL4002	English as a Global Lingua Franca	ENGL	4	3
ENGL3029^	The Language of Advertising	ENGL	3	3
ENGL2B02/ENGL2BN02	New Media, New Meanings	ENGL	2	3

Language, culture, and society
Subject Code	Subject Title	Subject Offering Department/ Faculty	Level	Credit Value
ENGL4017	Critical Language and Cultural Studies	ENGL	4	3
ELC1A02	Multiethnic Identities and Lives	ELC	1	3
GEC1A05	Self-representation in New Media	GEC	1	3
CC2C08	Mutual Impressions of China and the West	CC	2	3
ENGL2016#	Language in Social Contexts	ENGL	2	3
ENGL4018	Language and Gender	ENGL	4	3

Aspects of English
Subject Code	Subject Title	Subject Offering Department/ Faculty	Level	Credit Value
ENGL2004	Analysis of English Pronunciation	ENGL	2	3
ENGL2006	Analysis of English Grammar	ENGL	2	3
CBS1A01P	Fun with Language	CBS	1	3
GEC1D36	Logic as a Foundational Science	GEC	1	3
ENGL3014	Literature in English: An Introduction	ENGL	3	3

^{* This subject replaces the original core subject ENGL4008 Intercultural Communicative Competence, effective as of the 2018-19 academic year. Students who have already taken and passed ENGL4008 can still fulfill the minor requirement.}

^{# This subject is introduced to replace the original elective subject ENGL2001 English for Professional Communication.}

^{^ This subject is introduced to replace the original elective subject ENGL3009 Language and Images in Advertising.}

^{Remarks: ENGL4008 Intercultural Communicative Competence, ENGL2001 English for Professional Communication, ENGL3005 Languages in Contemporary Societies, ENGL3009 Language and Images in Advertising and ENGL3007 English for the Media are deleted from the minor list with effect from the academic year 2018-19. FH1000 Freshman Seminar in Language, Culture and Communication and ENGL3019 Fundamentals of Media Communication are deleted from the minor list with effect from the academic year 2019-20. ENGL2C07 Loanwords: a kaleidoscope of cultures and languages in contact is deleted from the minor list with effect from the academic year 2020-21. ENGL1005 Freshman Seminar for Language Professionals is deleted from the minor list with effect from the academic year 2022-23. who have already taken and passed these subjects can still fulfill the minor requirement.}

Enquiries

Dr John Rogers

Programme leader of the Minor in English

FG327
+852 3400 3498
john.rogers@polyu.edu.hk