• Arousing students’ interest in the linguistic and cultural aspects of English language
• Dabbling at different genres of English literature
• Enhancing the students' learning experience through both co- and extra-curricular activities

• Develops students' communicative proficiency in the field of academic and professional usage

• Enhances students' ability to comprehend word structure, describe how words are formed and produce correct and meaningful English sentences

• Demonstrates an appreciation of selected English literary works

• integrate communication skills and intercultural knowledge proficiently into academic and professional usage;
• demonstrate an understanding of the linguistics concepts and theories and produce English sentences in a more efficient way in both academic and professional contexts;
• demonstrate coherent writing in multiple genres (literary analysis and creative writing) as well as an awareness of critical and interpretive methods;
• demonstrate proficiency in oral and written language competence in both English and Chinese for future studies or work; and
• apply problem-solving, IT and critical thinking skills for handling further studies or career pursuit.

General Education (24 Credits)

• General English

• English for Oral Academic Communication

• Business Communication

• Chinese Language (Putonghua) for Communication I

• Chinese Language (Putonghua) for Communication II

• Introduction to Information Literacy

• Free Elective (Details​)

• Free Elective (Details​)

Programme Specific Courses (36 Credits)

• The Structure of Contemporary English

• Introduction to English Grammar

• English-speaking Cultures and Film Studies

• Discourse Analysis

• Advanced Business Written Communication

• Advanced English Grammar

• Advanced Business Oral Communication

• English for Public Relations

• Studies in Literature

• Arts Specific Elective (Details)

• Arts Specific Elective (Details)

• Arts Specific Elective (Details)

Apart from Chinese courses and courses which require students to have working knowledge of Chinese, all courses are normally taught in English.

The College has established an articulation agreement with Hong Kong Shue Yan University for our graduates to articulate to the following degree programmes:

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English (Year 2)

Some recent graduates of this programme were admitted to the local or overseas Bachelor’s Degree
programmes in Arts, such as:

• Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, City University of Hong Kong

• Bachelor of Arts (English Studies), The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Contemporary English Studies, Lingnan University

• Bachelor of Language Studies with Honours (English), The Open University of Hong Kong

• Bachelor of Arts, The University of Hong Kong

• Editing and Publishing

• Education

• Journalism

• Translation

Overseas Immersion Programme

The following scholarships were available for students with outstanding performance in academic studies, great achievement in extra-curricular activities and/or valuable contribution to the College/University/Community:

• Lingnan Club Scholarship
• Lingnan Education Organization Scholarship
• Lingnan University Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Scholarship